All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Everything you need to know about the Strawberry Festival Quilt Show

The 43nd Strawberry Festival Quilt Show, sponsored by the Quilters at Heart Guild, the Upshur County CEOS, and our prize sponsor, Mountain State Quilting, will be held at the Rockefeller Center Gymnasium on the West Virginia Wesleyan College campus.

The days and hours of the show are:

Thursday, May 19 from 9:00-6:00
Friday, May 20 from 9:00-6:00
Saturday, May 21 from 9:00-1:00  (NOTE THE NEW CLOSING TIME.)

If you’d like to display quilt items in the Show, please bring them to the Rockefeller Center on Monday, May 16 from noon to 5:00 or Tuesday, May 17 from 9:00 to 5:00. 

Registration forms and information about categories are available on the Strawberry Festival website www.wvstrawberryfestival.com, from local quilt shops, or on the Quilters at Heart Facebook page.

There will be prizes for the top winners, generously provided by Mountain State Quilting of Philippi.  A gift certificate for $100 will awarded to Best in Show, $50 to Judge’s Choice and $50 to People’s Choice.

In addition to the Quilt Show, there will be a Boutique where hand-made items may be purchased, as well as the opportunity to buy raffle tickets for the charity quilt made by Guild members.  This year’s recipient of the proceeds from the raffle quilt will be Ruth’s House, and the drawing will be held in October.

Contact Luanne Bowers at 304-613-8155 or Patti Anderson at 304-531-2858 if you have any questions.

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