Quilt show set for weekend

Anyone who enjoys quilts will likely find something of interest at the third annual High Plains Quilt Festival.

Organizers say nearly 200 quilts will be on display Friday and Saturday at the Memorial Building. Classes and seminars will be offered, and several vendors will offer fabric and other quilt-related products.

Elizabeth Lawrence, chairman of the festival’s organizing committee, said the show began with several quilters who wanted to have a quilt festival.

This is the first year the entries will be judged. Pam Zenick of Canyon, Texas, will be the judge.

Lawrence said the entries include full-size and miniature pieced, appliqu