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Joanne Sherman of Truman will be the featured quilter for the upcoming Prairie Star Quilt Guild quilt show.
The event will be held 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Bethel Church in Fairmont.
Sherman learned how to sew from her mother when she was just a young girl.
"I used to sew clothes but I've just been doing quilts now for a long time," she explained.
In addition to quilts, which are her favorite to make, Sherman has a collection of pot holders she produced.
Sherman has around 50 quilts. She has been averaging about two per year for the past few years.
"The closet's full and all the bed's are full too," she noted.
All the quilts she has made vary in sizes, colors and patterns.
One quilt was 82 inches by 70 inches and comprised of pretty pink colors. Another was 105 inches by 96 inches and intended for a king-size bed. Another she called "wild" because of its vibrant blue color. It was 82 inches by 82 inches.
Nearly all of the quilts have a patch in the corner indicating the size and what year they were made.
Some quilts also signify something more meaningful. One was put together in 2007 and was the special president's quilt, signifying the year Joanne was president of the Prairie Star Quilt Guild. Another patch proclaimed the quilt was made in 1986, quilted by Joanne's mother, Elaine, and pieced together by Joanne.
"That's a special one," Sherman said.
Sherman hand-stitches all of her pieces, then puts them together by machine. The work is meticulous, and takes months to finish, especially for larger quilts.
"I think hand-quilting is somewhat of a lost art," said Joanne's husband, John.
Sherman formerly got her fabric and patterns in Fairmont, but now gets them in Mankato. She has a lot of extra materials but, then again, she needs them.
I'm always working on a piece," she said, adding, "This is just what I do. It's my hobby."
The Prairie Star Quilt Guild is comprised of 60 members from around the area who meet the second Monday of the month at Fairmont Evangelical Covenant Church. In addition to Joanne's display, there will be more than 125 other quilts and wall hangings on display that members have made. Several items will be available for purchase.
There also will be vendors selling items, as well as lunch, cookies and coffee available both days of the show.