June 17, 2014 Country Booster

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16 pages, June 17, 2014 From left to right: Lesley Stoddart, Elaine Hook, Judy Hoehn and Margery Rowlands of the Battle River Quilters’ Guild display the quilt that will be raffled off at the show on June 27 and 28 at the Chuck MacLean Arts Centre.

Battle River Quilters’ Guild Annual Show at the Chuck MacLean Arts Centre on Friday and Saturday June 27 & 28th. The show runs Friday, from 10 am to 6 pm and Saturday, from 10 am to 4 pm. About 20 quilts will be on display as well as clothing, table runners and placemats. Additional vendors will also be displaying products. The featured piece will be this year’s raffle quilt; the proceeds from this will be donated to The Camrose Women’s Shelter. The guild has made quilts for numerous community programs, individuals, and organizations including Habitat for Humanity and those affected by the Slave Lake fire. For more information about the guild, contact Judy Hoehn at 780-672-5344

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Carrying on the time-honoured tradition of quilt making, the ladies of the Battle River Quilters’ Guild meet regularly to put their creative talents to use by making beautiful projects to benefit others in the community. The culmination of this year’s work will be on display at the


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