2024 Opportunity Quilt:
The Colors of the Valley
“Colors of the Valley,” the 2024 opportunity quilt, was designed and pieced by Colleen Pelfrey. The photograph in the center was printed on fabric and beautifully quilted by Km Buzolich, and the binding and sleeve were sewn by Eileen Milligan. The use of the photograph in the middle, The Buttes and the Blossomed River, was generously donated by Jeremy Vesely our of Paradise CA. (jeremyvesely.com) The quilt measures 60″ x 60″, and was raffled off on March 10, 2024 at the end of the quilt show.
Featured Quilter for the 2024 Quilt Show
Hello my name is Mary Marusin. Welcome to “The Colors of the Valley” quilt show. I’m thoroughly honored and excited to be your featured quilter. I was born and raised in Yuba City with five brothers and two sisters. My Mom always had a sewing machine set up and scraps of fabric to play with. Making Barbie clothes by hand was my first start of loving to create by cutting and sewing the pieces together.
In seventh grade my sisters and I joined the local 4H club. My first class was learning the basics of sewing and I continued taking classes learning to make clothes with very patient and talented teachers. I still remember the orange Kettle cloth skirt with double stitching and getting a first place at the Yuba Sutter Fair. After 4H it was on to high school and home economics. Many dresses were made on a weekend to wear to school on Monday.
When I was young our family traveled to Missouri to visit our parents families. I remember seeing the quilts my grandmother made and having them on her beds. She was my inspiration. She would give my Mom beautiful quilts over the years. We still have her quilts and cherish them. But in 1983 I was wanting to make a quilt for my two year old daughter’s bed. Yuba College was offering quilt classes and I signed up. This is how my journey in quilting started and I still have her well used and loved quilt.
Several years later I joined the Valley Quilt Guild. This gave me the opportunity to meet fellow quilters and making long lasting friendships through our love of quilting. Quilting with others on Sew Days and retreats has been a wonderful experience. I found out what BOM was and have been hooked. This means Block of the Month. Maybe not just one block but several and at the end of a year the blocks are put together in a quilt. This is how I came to love Sampler quilts. In 2007 I became part of the Calendar Girls group and we made and exchanged blocks with each other and created our own design. They are some of my most loved quilts.
I love sharing my quilts with family and friends. My husband, three children and seven grandchildren are the light of my life and will have many quilts to say Mom or Grandma made this for me. Have an
enjoyable day looking at all the beautiful quilts!
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Past Quilt Shows
2023: Land That I Love
2022: Traditional with a Twist
2021: Dancing with the Stars
2020: Journeys
2019: Heart and Home
2018: Rhapsody in Red
