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Colourful quilts on display in Ladner

Annual event to feature between 150 to 200 entries adorning local businesses
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Ladner Village will be full of beautiful quilts Sunday.

Quilting enthusiasts from across the province will be flocking to Ladner Village for the 13th annual Quilt Walk and Classic Car show on Sunday, Aug. 20.

Carol Tario Bobick, owner of The Quilted Bear and quilt walk organizer, said she anticipates between 150 and 200 quilts will be on display.

"The quilts really started pouring in after the August long weekend," she said. "Last year we had 153 quilts in total, so I'm hoping to have a few more this year. It's funny, I kind of start to panic about a week before thinking I won't have enough quilts to fill all the windows, and then they all come in. It's going to be a great show."

More than 40 shops in historic Ladner Village will be filled with the beautiful quilts, which have been lovingly made by local B.C. quilters. There will be quilts made by young children, as well as quilts completed by local designers and everything in between. As you stroll the streets of Ladner, pick up a ballot and vote for your favourites and then drop your completed ballot off at The Quilted Bear at 4869 Delta Street.

Anyone can enter a quilt they have made. Registration forms can be picked up at The Quilted Bear in Ladner. The cost to register a quilt is just a toonie with all proceeds going to the Delta Hospital Foundation, whose volunteers will also be hand helping out at the various storefronts.

The Delta Chamber of Commerce summer students will also be volunteering prior to the event, as they will spend three days hanging the quilts in the various storefronts.

For the second year in a row, the Quilts of Valour will be on display at the Ladner United Church thanks to the generosity of the Maj. Rev. Jim Short.

All of these quilts have been made by volunteers from the Boundary Bay Quilt Guild with all donated materials and time. The quilts will be donated to returning soldiers and their families.

There will also be a featured quilter at this year's event.

Uschi Greiner from Sechelt quilts and shows at The Quilted Bear once a month. She has been quilting for more than 25 years and specializes in wool applique. She dyes all her wool and other fabrics and has been teaching wool applique classes since 2001.

She will be demonstrating her stitching techniques on Sunday, and a number of her quilts will be on display.

"I think the event is unique because you have all the wonderful quilts on display and also all the vintage cars, so couples can come and enjoy both aspects," explained Tario Bobick.