Quilts benefit SPRD scholarships

The Sisters Library Community Room is full of small wonders. Quilts, that is. Small ones that will make a big difference for kids in Sisters.

Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show hosted a quilt challenge called "Small Wonders," in which quilters made more than 80 quilts that are on display at the Sisters Library through May. The display includes quilts made by the Sisters Middle School ARTS Discovery students and the kindergarten enrichment classes at Sisters Park & Recreation District.

The quilts will be sold at the Sisters Summer Fair the week before the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show and 25 percent of the proceeds will be donated to SPRD's Bonnnie Malone Scholarship Fund. The fund allows kids who can't afford program fees to participate in district activities.

A reception and awards ceremony was held Friday, May 20. Awards were as follows: Viewer's Choice Award - Joanne Myers, Bend; Judge's Choice Award - Kristin Shields, Bend; Best Use of Color - Mary Nyquist Koons, Eugene; Best Use of Recycled Materials - Charlene Kenny, Redmond; Best use of Innovative Techniques - Kathie Leonard, Prineville.

It's not too late to donate a quilt for the fundraiser. Details are on the Contests/Exhibits page of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show website, http://www.SistersOutdoorQuiltShow.org.