Quilter of the Year

Nancy Everling, Cal-co Quilter’s Quilt Quilter of the Year

Cal-co Quilter’s Guild, 2012 Quilter of the Year, Nancy Everling, says she has never met a quilter she didn’t like. “Quilters are so friendly and always willing to share and help another quilter.” She attributes her sewing skills and involvement in quilting with the many friendships she has acquired in the guild since her retirement as an RN in 2001. Nancy first learned of the Cal-co Quilter’s Guild at the guild’s quilt show in Marshall when a friend (Quilter of the Year 2011, Rita Frost) from many years ago invited her to a meeting. At that first meeting Nancy volunteered to be in charge of Hospitality. And she has been volunteering and working ever since. She has served on the board as Member-at-large as well as Hospitality and served on the Nominating Committee. For the last 7 years she has been chairperson of Intake of Quilts at the annual quilt show and volunteers in the Cal-co Café.

Nancy has attended quilt camp, bus trips and participates in Quilts for Kids, and Hospice Quilts in addition to being a member of 3 different quilting circles, Ladies of the Lake, Thursday Threaders, and Quilting Divas.

In quilting, Nancy’s love right now is machine appliqué using fusible webbing and blanket stitching. Her favorite part of any project is fabric selection which can be more time consuming than doing the project. Nancy also enjoys doing redwork and other embroidery stitching as well as piecing quilts.

Christmas is Nancy’s favorite time of year and much of her display at the quilt show will be Christmas quilts. One of her very first quilts will also be at the show. It was a class in making Moon Glow by designer, Jinny Beyer, in which she won her first ribbon. Nancy’s display of her work promises to be one not to miss.

One of Nancy's first quilts, Moon Glow. Pattern by Jinny Beyer. Nancy does not recommend making this one for new quilters...what a struggle to make this but now so proud.

Nancy volunteers for Quilts for Kids sponsored by Cal-co Quilter's Guild and has donated many quilts as well for hospice.

Nancy enjoys doing handwork and working with wool. This wool wallhanging is found in her kitchen.

A Pat Sloan design made by Nancy Everling.

A Garden of Stitches by Nancy.