The Eleventh annual Sequoyah Quilt Show is scheduled for Saturday, October 19 during the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 20 during the hours of 11:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m. inside the Historic Summerville Depot, located at 119 East Washington Street in downtown Summerville. Quilts of all ages, colors, patterns, and designs will be on display, along with live demonstrations. The show will feature a wide variety of modern, antique, and rare quilts. Those looking to purchase quilts, quilt related items, or quilting products may also find something at this event.

Two Bed Turning demonstrations are scheduled during this year’s show. Audiences will have the chance to enjoy Bed Turnings at 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the depot Freight Room on Saturday. Southern Bedding is a proud sponsor of this portion of the quilt show. Bed Turning demonstrations are a unique way of telling the stories and history of quilts to appreciative audiences who are intrigued with the stories the quilts can tell. They are a pictorial history of the lives and experiences as told from the quilters themselves.

The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum’s passenger train is expected to arrive Saturday and Sunday around 1:00 p.m. Train enthusiast will enjoy the turning of the antique steam engine on Summerville’s turntable. Admission is free to the public. The Sequoyah Quilt Show is part of a series of events of the “Steam Into Summerville Railroad Days”, which ends with the Trains & Tracks Expo on November 2-3.

As a special Sunday addition, there will be Summerville Cemetery Living History Tours at 1:30 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. Free shuttles to the Summerville Cemetery are scheduled to load and depart from the depot 15 minutes prior to each tour.

For more information on this event contact Summerville Main Street at (706)859-0900 Ext. 1337.