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CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia Division of Culture and History's annual exhibition, Quilts and Wall Hangings 2009, is on display in the Great Hall of the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston.

The juried exhibition features 58 exquisite quilts and wall hangings representing the talents of West Virginia quilters. Quiltmaking is one of West Virginia's oldest and most treasured art forms, and this annual display has become a tradition with visitors from all over the United States and abroad. The exhibit will be on display through Sept. 7.

Prizes were awarded in four categories: pieced quilts, appliqued quilts, mixed/other quilts and wall hangings.

The Culture Center is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. The Archives Library closes at 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and is closed on Sunday.

For more information about Quilts and Wall Hangings 2009, contact Jacqueline Proctor, deputy commissioner for the Division, at 304-558-0220.

Here are the 2009 exhibitors and their pieces:

Dawn Adkins, Hurricane (Shangri La); Jerry Adkins, Hurricane (Around the Block); Kimberly Adkins, Jeffrey (Carpenter's Cabin); Geneal Bailey, LeRoy (Fiesta Stars); Linda Bailey, Beaver (Feedsack Wild Flowers); Christine Ballengee, Charleston (Log Cabin); Phyllis Barnett, Ravenswood (Grandmother's Fan); Leslie Bollinger, Charleston (Grandma's Attic); Betty Bond, Lost Creek (Oriental Stack-N-Whack Fan and Quilted Puzzle); Mary Brown, Hurricane (Fairy Dust); Gerry Bail Chapman, Ripley (Garden of Flowers); Dorothy Clendenin, Cross Lanes (U.S.A.); Elwanda Dennison, Mt. Clare (Weaver Fever); Brenda Fisher, Charleston (Garden Patch); Rosemary Fisher, Little Birch (Mountain Quilt Sampler and Rooster Sampler); Joanne Frazier, Union (A Man's Sampler); Linda Fredrick, Morgantown (Hearts and Flowers and Mariner's Compass and More); Donald Fritz, Sutton (Birds and Flowers); Joy Fritz, Sutton (Sampler and Blocks: Bonnet Girls); Charli Fulton, Charleston (Diamond Escaping A Square); Phyllis Griffith, South Charleston (Monet's Wedding Ring); Terry Lee Harper, Charleston (Tribute to the West Virginia Air National Guard and My Hope for America); Dixie Hensley, Barboursville (December Rose); Shirley Hildreth, Spencer (Friendship Garden); Norma Jeffers, Belle (Rings and Cabins and West Virginia Wild Flowers); Dolores "Dee" Johnson, Huntington (Fabric Portrait); Fran Kordek, Elkins (Feathers in the Wind and The Celtic Collection); Barbara Lantz, Charleston (An Aukland Christmas and The Little Brown Bird); Betty Loyd, Philippi (Gypsy); Chris McDaniel, Philippi (May Basket); Barbara McLaughlin, Hurricane (Endless Summer); Evelyn Miller, Charleston (Spring Portrait and Hearts and Flowers); Mary Parsons, Charleston (Sunny Garden); Pennie Price, Scott Depot (Sampler); Sharon Price, Beckley (Sunday Dinner); Kimberly Roberts, Nettie (Simple Blessings); Sally Rowe, Cottageville (Pulling Strings); Lynda Sago, Fairmont (Mini Logs); Patsy Smith, Martinsburg (Purple Passion); Cathy Sowa, Frametown (Pineapple); Nancy Swisher, Fairmont (Trip Around the World and Aquamarine Ambience); Judith Tenney, Buckhannon (Basket of Logs); Gladys Thomas, South Charleston (Oklahoma Twister); Gail Vaillancourt, Newton (Burgoyne Surrounded); Willama Wales, Lesage (Attic Window); Shelby Walker, Lewisburg (Somewhere in the Garden); Ida Watson, Hurricane (West Virginia Wild Flowers).

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The 2009 Quilts and Wall Hangings show is on display through Sept. 7, at the Great Hall of the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston. Above is Betty LoydÕs ÒGypsy,Ó which won Best of Show and First Place Pieced. At right is Evelyn MillerÕs wall hanging ÒSpring Portrait,Ó which won the Purchase Award.

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