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Upper Cumberland Quilt Festival

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Location Cookeville
Dates September 18, 2014 - September 20, 2014
Description:

From Upper Cumberland Quilt Festival Website:

The Upper Cumberland Quilt Festival (U.C.Q.F.) was organized in 1988 as a major fundraiser for the Algood Senior Citizens Center and has continued to be an annual event for the City of Algood and for the Upper Cumberland Region. It provides an opportunity for showcasing the quilts of women and men of the region, state and surrounding states.

The U.C.Q.F. mission continues to be: "to preserve the art and heritage of quilting and related arts, showcase quilts and needle arts, and provide education and a meeting place of experts in the related fields".

The festival has grown each year in number and quality of quilts displayed, now numbering over 600 quilts each festival. Quilt Guilds from the Upper Cumberland have displayed their guilds quilts in historic homes for the past several years.

Attendees have been able to participate in a "Quilt Walk" to view quilts and homes. This has created interest not only in the fine quilts but also in the local architectural history of Algood. The latest project associated with the festival is the "Quilt Trail" where quilt patterns are painted on beautiful area barns.

This festival has been made possible through the support of the community and Tennessee Arts Commission grants. Local school children have been involved in various ways through the years. Art Classes at Algood and Baxter Schools painted patterns on blocks to be attached to barns.
The Algood School Library has participated by having a quilt show in their library during the festival, using that opportunity to teach children about quilts. It is one of the sites open during the festival. Local City officials, Chamber of Commerce, Trinity Assembly Church, Algood United Methodist Church, Algood Furniture Store, and Burtons Chapel Methodist Church, have provided space and have been involved each year of the festival. Masters Health Care has provided financial support, a quilt show in their dining room and staff to help with the festival. Local banks have provided sponsorship, with Jackson Bank & Trust being this year's sponsor. Local radio, newspaper, television and magazines have provided advertising. The Algood Senior Center members (especially quilters) have ownership and pride in the festival and have participated in all the activities.

A new and very successful feature was added to the Festival in 2008 in the form of a Preview Show and Dinner with a quilt and cake auction to raise additional funds. With this feature new clientele participated as participants and contributors.

In 2010 Barn Tours were added to the Festival. All day touring of Putnam and adjoining counties to see quilt patterns painted on barns and historic buildings along with lunch and some shopping created new excitement and reached new participants to the Festival.
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