Former quilters’ guild president receives viewer’s choice award
By Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Olivia Bradbury
She may be the past president, but Georgina King is still at the top of her game as evidenced by her winning the viewer’s choice award at the Seams Like Yesterday Quilt Show held this past summer.
King was formally presented with the award during the Pigeon Inlet Quilters Guild’s first meeting of the 2026-2027 year, held last month at the Avalon Wolverines Search and Rescue building in Bay Roberts.
Quilt show committee co-chairpersons Cynthia Whelan and Darlene Tilley gave a report about Seams Like Yesterday.
Whelan credited the entire Pigeon Inlet Quilters’ Guild with the show’s success.
“Thank you to every member of this guild,” she said. “There was nobody that didn’t contribute in some way.”
Whelan said all aspects of the show went well, and that she had only heard positive feedback about it. “I have not heard one negative comment about the show. The only thing I’ve heard is thank you,” she said.
Over the two days it was held, 687 people visited the show. Whelan noted it was held around the same time as other competing events, and suggested future shows be held earlier in the summer. She also shared details about the show’s cost and revenue. The guild made $9,500 to go towards its next quilt show.
Tilley thanked the chairpersons of the show’s subcommittees, who stood up one by one and received a round of applause.
During the show, visitors could vote for their favourite piece. All of the quilts and other crafts on display were made by past and present Pigeon Inlet Quilters’ Guild members. The viewer’s choice award went to King’s “April” quilt.
King was presented a rosette ribbon from the Canadian Quilters Association and brought along the winning quilt for the guild’s meeting. King said the quilt is 20 years old. It started after she saw a photo of a similar quilt and wanted to learn the technique. She and a friend took a one-day class. Though it was difficult, King said, she persevered until she learned. When King was told by the teacher that she would not be capable of adding a border to the quilt, King refused to take her word for it. She added a border that she is still pleased with today.
King said she will teach the technique at a quilting retreat this year. She also agreed to hold a workshop for the members of the Pigeon Inlet Quilters Guild.