“Of course, it’s a beautiful quilt – who wouldn’t want the masterpiece of a quilt? It’s a piece of art!””

Candy Anderson

For more information on the Wyoming State Quilting Guild, see their website at wsqg.org. To learn more about some hometown quilting groups who gather regularly to quilt, contact Shelton at 507-459-9750.

WHEATLAND – Wyoming State Art Guild donated two books to the Platte County Library featuring quilting. The funds to purchase the books came from a year-long “opportunity quilt” raffle in which a quilt is displayed across the state and raffle tickets are sold for the opportunity to win. This year, Wheatland crafter Candy Anderson held the winning ticket. She was able to take home the quilt made by master quilter Di Wilsey Geer from Cheyenne, called “A tisket, a tasket, what’s in your basket.”
“Of course, it’s a beautiful quilt – who wouldn’t want the masterpiece of a quilt? It’s a piece of art!” Anderson said. “Any time you enter a raffle, though, it’s not because you expect to win: it’s to benefit the cause, and what a cause it is to help the literacy program within the whole state of Wyoming.”
Anderson wanted to highlight the generosity of quilters. “Their purpose in life is to bless somebody with a quilt, whether as a gift or fundraisers, etc. This literacy fundraiser is a perfect example of the powerful things quilters can accomplish,” she said.
The raffle raised $3,500, less costs of material for the quilt, to buy an instructional quilt book and a children’s storybook featuring quilts for the libraries. The announcement was made at the annual retreat in Cheyenne, which was partly organized by Linda Shelton of Wheatland. The retreat hosted over 250 quilters from around the state who collaborated and participated in classes by nationally known quilting teachers. Classes were geared for a variety of quilters, from beginners on up.
“It’s a great organization to belong to. Wyoming quilt stores and individual quilters across the state have at least one weekend retreat each year. It’s a great