June 5-8, 2019
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        • 3. How to Paint a Barn Quilt - Abby Hicks
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        • 6. Free As A Bird - Louise Harris
        • 7. Be Mine Heart Zipper Pouch - Shannon White
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        • 22. Ribbon Box Quilt - Crystal Mortensen
        • 23. Beehive Needle Keep - Jennifer Anderson
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        • 30. Welcome Pineapple - Crystal Mortensen
        • 31. Summer Wool Banner - Jennifer Anderson
        • 32. Feathers - Sariah Mortensen
        • 33. Seasonal Wool Mats, Tray & Table Runner - Wendy Liddle
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        • 48. My Hood - Shannon White
        • 49. Periwinkle - Crystal Mortensen
        • 50. Beginners Kid's Camp II - Meredith Harris
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        • 52. Binding & Alternate Endings - Deonn Stott
        • 53. Costa Maya - Lynette Bingham
        • 54. Square Dance - Melissa Corry
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The Panguitch Quilt Walk Story:

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In 1863 the first group of the pioneers came to Panguitch from Parowan under the leadership of Jens Neilson.  They followed the route over the rugged Bear Valley, part of the Spanish Trail.  Crops were planted but the season was short and they did not mature.  The winter of 1864-1865 was extremely cold and snow was deep.  The closest supplies were either one hundred and fifteen miles to the north in Gunnison, or forty miles to the west over the difficult Bear Valley Road in Parowan.

Seven men, Alexander Matheson, William Talbot, Thomas Richards, Jesse Lowder, John Butler, Thomas Adair, and John Paul Smith left Panguitch to go to Parowan to get flour and food for the starving colony.  At the head of Bear Valley they had to abandon their two yoke of oxen and a light wagon because of the deep snow.  They proceeded on foot.  The only progress that could be made over this frozen, crusted snow, was to lay a quilt down, walk to the end of it, relay it and walk again.  In this way they reached Parowan.

The following information was recorded by Alexander Matheson:  "We decided that if we had faith as big as a mustard seed, we could make it and bring flour to our starving families.  So we began the quilt-laying in prayerful earnestness.  The return trip was harder with the weight of the flour, but we finally made it to our wagon and oxen and on home with thankfulness to the Lord for his goodness.  The whole settlement welcomed us,  because we had been gone longer expected.  There had been prayers, tears, and fears which turned to rejoicing and cheers."

By Neucile T. Yardley, Grace L. Sandberg, Lucile M. Bridges, Elaine Baldwin


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