Rita Meyerhoff to present program - "Crazy Quilts, Old and New"



Rita Meyerhoff  Rita Meyerhoff will present “Crazy Quilts, Old & New” at the Estes Valley Quilt Guild meeting August 10 at 6:30PM.  Crazy Quilts were the craze in 1876 and were seen all over the world. They were extremely popular in1890’s.  It is believed that the idea of crazy quilts might have come from an antique Japanese vase that had a crackle glaze pattern.  Rita will share many examples of antique and new crazy quilts and their history.

Rita Meyerhoff has been a sewer and crafter since she was a young girl, particularly in the areas of cross-stitch and embroidery.  In 1993, she tried quilting by making her first sampler block quilt.  Rita particularly enjoys crazy quilting techniques - anything from a full-size quilt to creating unique crazy quilt products such as pincushions, chatelaines, and wall hangings.  She has won numerous awards for her quilts at local quilt shows such as Colorado Quilt Council and Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum‘s Echter’s Garden Quilt Shows.  Rita’s latest Crazy Quilt was accepted into the Houston International Quilt show in 2015.