Quilters Sew Depiction of Montezuma County History for New Museum

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While the Montezuma

County historical society

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plans the new exhibits and displays

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in the soon to open Heritage Museum.

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At least one piece of artwork

has earned a permanent place

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on the museum's walls.

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I'm Wendy Graham Settle.

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A Montezuma County quilting

group recently completed a quilt

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of historical scenes and places

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for display in the new

Montezuma Heritage Museum.

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And it just happens to

be a fundraiser too.

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You know, it, it started out,

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we knew that the history

museum was a long time coming

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for the city of Cortez.

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And every history museum needs a quilt.

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And so, in Cortez

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we have a group called

Blocks Without Borders

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and, and that's the way

we, the way we roll.

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It's, everybody is very

creative and artistic.

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And I went to the group and asked

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if they would be willing to help make

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a hist- a quilt for the museum.

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And,

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13, very talented women

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jumped in and made 20 blocks.

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The historical society provided

us with historic photos,

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and all of the quilter artists,

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picked a photo that

they wanted to work on.

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Some pick two or three,

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and used those black and white photos,

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and then translated them into fabric.

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The quilt depicts iconic scenes

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from Montezuma County's heritage

and historical landmarks.

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Including Kiva, old school

and commercial buildings,

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cattle ranching, shepherding

and the fruit orchard economy.

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13 volunteers took eight

months to complete 20 blocks.

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We figure that the entire quilt

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probably took about 350 hours,

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total. When you combine everyone's hours,

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for the planning and design and assembly.

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The quilt will be displayed

in the new museum's

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meeting and presentation room.

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With the quilters names and sponsors

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included in the exhibit text.

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You can sponsor one of the

blocks for $250 a piece.

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Eight blocks are still available.

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The museum is expected to open

in late summer or early fall.

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To donate, contact the museum county

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historical society at montezumamuseum.org

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I'm Wendy Graham Settle.

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