Embroidered Quilt Art Talk

October 18th 2025 at 2:30p

at O’Brien Memorial library, 51771 Blue River Drive, Blue River, OR 97413

Gallery Wall and Art Talk

Join us at the library, Saturday October 18th at 2:30pm, and discover the story behind the quilt created by three women, featuring embroidered state flowers and birds.

I moved to the McKenzie Valley area in 1978. I have always been a seamstress and learned embroidery from my mother at age four. Embroidery is my hobby in the evenings. Upon quitting work, I learned about “Comforts for Children” in 2008 and have averaged about 15 quilts per year to donate since then. Mostly these are small panel quilts, but a few per year are usually embroidered. It keeps me out of trouble!

Rita Stadel

I am a retired accountant, glad to replace spreadsheets with a garden and fabric. I started sewing as a child, graduating to garments and quilting as time went on. I currently “play with fabric” with the Sew 'n So's in Leaburg and with the Emerald Valley Quilt Guild. We make and donate quilts for a number of charitable organizations, including the Eugene Mission and Comforts for Children. When Rita completed the state flower and bird embroidered squares, I found the perfect fabric and constructed the top of the quilt.

Marian Alter

I have been a quilter since 2007 when I joined Project Linus in Colfax, CA. After returning to Oregon, I joined the Leaburg Sew 'n So's. In 2019 I bought a Pfaff quilting machine from a fellow quilter who needed funds to buy a long arm. I keep busy with sewing quilts for Comforts for Children at the Campbell Center and working at the local nursery.

Ellen Johnson