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Dennis McMahon speaks with Marti DelNevo, Vermont Quilt Festival Chairperson. Vermont Quilt Festival will be returning in-personn to the Champlain Valley Exposition.
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A
This
is
Dennis
McMahon
and
welcome
to
positively
Vermont
and
we
are
recording
our
first
show
of
2023
and
we
are
pleased
to
have
as
our
guest
Marty
Del
nivo
the
chair
of
the
forthcoming
Vermont
quilt
Festival,
to
tell
us
all
about
the
wonderful
world
of
quilting
and
how
Vermont
fits
in
this
world
and
some
very
exciting
events
coming
up
in
the
near
future
and
later
on.
At
the
show,
welcome
Marty.
B
Well,
I
I've
been
as
far
as
quilting
goes,
I've
been
quilting
for
over
30
years
and
after
having
a
successful
career
with
IBM
for
39
years,
when
I
retired
in
2016
I
thought
I
had
always
been
a
volunteer
with
Vermont
quilt
festival
for
years.
I'd
entered
some
quilts
and
I
thought.
Well,
maybe
now
it's
my
time
to
give
give
back
to
the
organization
so
I
joined
as
the
contest
chair
at
the
end
of
2016..
B
A
B
Well,
it's
no
longer
your
grandmother's
quilt
quilting
world
where
everything
was
calicos
and
hand-tied
or
you
know,
maybe
they
did
crazy
quilts
for
it
for
display.
Basically
in
quilting
these
days,
anything
goes
and
the
festival
does
showcase
traditional
quilts
and
modern
quilts,
which
are
very
graphic,
very
a
lot
of
open,
negative
space
that
people
use
for
quilting.
B
A
B
Unlike
a
lot
of
my
friends
who
have
grandmothers
and
great
grandmothers
that
they
that
they
learn
from,
but
I
think
I
mean
from
what
I've
learned
over
the
years.
Quilting
was
initially,
it
was
a
very
American
thing
and
was
used
to
make
it
was
they
were.
It
was
a
utility,
it
was
a
necessary.
It
was
a
need.
People
needed
to
be
worn,
so
it
started
with
I
think
a
lot
of
people
using
maybe
clothing
that
was
worn
out
and
the
women
of
the
time
would
sit
together
and
or
in
the
evening.
B
Perhaps
even
you
know,
cut
fabric
and
put
bits
of
fabric
together
in
order
to
make
quilts
for
for
the
beds
for
the
family.
I
think
from
from
Reading
I
also
know
that
it
was
a
a
social
thing.
Groups
of
women
would
get
together
and
that's
where
you
get
the
quilting
bees
from
women
would
get
together
and
help
each
other
finish
a
quilt,
because
it
was
all
all
hand
quilted
and
even
when
I
started,
quilting
back
in
you
know,
back
in
the
early
late
80s
early
90s,
there
was
still
a
lot
of
hand.
B
Quilting
going
on,
and
machine
quilting
was
a
little
bit
frowned
upon,
but
but
then
I
think
in
history.
Women
also
started
to
use
yes
more
wealthy
families.
We,
we
know
we've
seen
quilts
if
you
go
to
the
Shelburne
Museum
here,
you'll
see
many
many
quilts
which
you
know
were
made
from
very
expensive
materials
and
they
were
used
more
for
decorative
purposes
and
then
different
parts
of
the
country
or
different
parts
of
the
world
have
different
different
quilting
techniques.
That
are,
you,
know
more
or
less
specific
or
indicative
of
of
their
areas.
B
A
B
Well,
Richard
Cleveland
was
the
was
the
founder
of
the
Vermont
quilt
Festival.
He
started
it
basically,
as
a
guild
show
I
believe
back
in
the
middle
middle
70s,
when
there
was
a
huge
Resurgence
of
quilting
in
the
United
States,
probably
due
to
the
bicentennial
at
the
time,
and
so
that's
where
it
started.
He
he
for
my
quilt.
B
B
B
B
A
And
the
interest
in
the
in
the
art
form
is
also
I
suppose
spawn
some
Collections
and
some
valuations,
and
some
rare
quilts
and
I
guess,
like
any
other
hobby,
some
value
with
in
the
collections
themselves.
You
know
I
I
know
people
are
not
going
in
there
to
just
get
an
award-winning
or
a
it's
that
kind
of
thing.
But
what
about?
How
it's
increasing
value
with
the
whole
economic
aspects
of
this
art
form
over
the
years.
B
But
in
years
past
I
mean
it's
a
multi-billion
dollar
industry
there.
You
know-
and
one
thing
I
know
that
during
the
pandemic
many
people
pulled
out
sewing
machines
dusted
off
their
sewing
machines,
they've
been
sitting
up
in
the
attic
and
or
bot
machines
and
started
making,
obviously
masks
or
other
needs
for
the
pandemic
and
I
think
many
of
those
people.
What
I
see
because
I
work
part-time,
also
in
a
quilt
shop,
is
that
many
people
who
started
that
during
the
pandemic.
B
Now
that
they're
not
making
masks
anymore,
it's
like
okay.
What
do
we
do
with
these
machines?
We
like
sewing,
and
so
people
have
come
in
and
and
the
and
they
have
taken
introduction
to
quilting
classes,
and
we
have
a
whole
new
group
of
people
who
are
quilting
and
and
there's
a
renewed
interest
in
it,
I'm
hoping
that
continues.
B
A
B
Absolutely
it
it
is
to
me
it's
always
surprising,
because
in
Vermont
baseball
you
don't
think
of
you
think,
a
few
thousand
people
we
have
well
over
10
000
people
attending
our
show
over
the
over
the
three
day,
full
days
that
it's
open
and
to
me,
that's
a
very
large
number
and
considering
that
we
haven't
had
a
live,
show
an
in-person
show
since
2019.
we're
expecting
to
see
those
numbers
again
and
we
already
have
interest
from
some
bus
companies.
There
are
some
tour
groups
coming.
We've
already
been
contacted
about.
B
How
do
we
make
hotel
reservations?
It
is
we
are
during
the
during
the
pandemic
when
we
were
talking
with
the
state.
It
was
very.
It
was
eye-opening
and
also
very
heartwarming
to
learn
that
for
the
state
Vermont
quilt
Festival
actually
is
a
very
is
a
small
economic
engine
for
children
County
because
of
the
number
of
people
that
do
come
in
and
it
it
has,
as
you
say,
a
ripple
effect.
B
They
come
to
the
show
they're
going
to
go
out
to
dinner
they're
going
to
stay
in
a
hotel,
they're
going
to
get
gasoline
they're
going
to
pick
up
groceries.
So
it's
it's
a
widespread
they're
going
to
go
to
quilt
shops,
so
the
local
quilt
shops
see
a
an
influx
of
of
people.
So
it's
and
that's
even
though
we
have
you
know.
Usually
we
have.
We
run
about
90
to
100.
Vendors
they'll
still
go
visit,
other
shops,
so
it
does
have
that
ripple
effect.
It's
not
contained
it's
not
solely
contained
within
Champlain
Valley,
Expo.
A
B
B
B
We
we
will
have
a
category
of
non-judged
if
there
are
people
out
there
who
do
not
want
to
have
their
quilts
judged,
but
still
want
to
share
their
quilt
with,
with
the
with
the
audience
they're
more
than
welcome
to
to
enter
the
quilt
and
and
we
you
know
it
normally
fills
up
within
the
first
few
days.
So
I
know
I've
seen
comments
on
Instagram
and
Facebook.
B
How
quickly
does
it
fill
up?
Do
I
need
to
be
ready
at
noon
on
the
first,
you
should
be
pretty
ready.
Take
a
look
out
there
on
the
website
at
The
Forum!
It's
there
for
you
to
look
at
it's
there
for
you
to
get
your
materials
pulled
together
so
that
you
have
your
photograph.
You
have
all
the
information
that
that
we're
asking
for
and
then
when
February
1st
comes,
you're
ready
to,
you
know,
ready
to
fill
it
in
and
submit.
A
B
B
You
can't
enter
quilts
that
are
made
from
a
block
of
the
month
or
a
kit
where
you
did
not
select
the
Fabrics.
So
that's
the
key.
The
judges
want
to
see
your
fabric
selection.
You
can
use
someone
else's
pattern,
but
they
want
to
see
what
you
do
with
it.
So
anything
that
was
prepared
for
you
basically
is
not
accepted
into
the
contest
and
and
then
we
you
know,
we
need
the
size
of
the
quilt.
B
What
you
consider
it
to
be,
whether
it's
traditional
or
modern,
or
whether
you
have
applique
or
not,
and
and
then
we
we
look
at
you
know
we
look
at
the
pictures,
we
sort
them
and
then
we
put
them
into
the
categories.
We
use
the
pictures
for
a
couple
of
things:
identification
when
you
drop
it
off
and
when
you
pick
it
up
most
important
that
it
gets
back
to
the
right
person
we
use
it.
B
B
B
People
who
are
close
to
us
will
drive
up
and
drop
their
quilts
off.
We
also
will
have
instructions
if
you're
not
close
enough
to
drive
on
up
to
us
on
on
that
Saturday.
There
are
mailing
instructions
and-
and
then,
if
you
need
a
mailed
back
to
you,
we
will
mail
them
back
to
you
and
the
so
on
that
Saturday
we
take
the
quilts
in
we.
B
A
A
B
Well,
we
will
open
with
with
the
awards
ceremony
on
Wednesday,
June
21st
and
yes,
the
show
is
running
from
June
21st
through
June
24th,
and
we
will.
We
will
open
with
the
contest
with
with
the
awards
ceremony
and
then
at
7,
6,
30
or
7.
We're
still
discussing
what
time
will
open,
but
we'll
have
the
chocolate
and
champagne
preview
like
we
always
have
and
where
people
can
come
get
a
first
preview.
B
Our
vendors
will
will
be
available,
so
people
can
come
in
and
Shop
they
can
come
in
and
look
at
the
quilts
classes
will
start
on
that
Wednesday
as
well.
In
the
morning
we
will
have
our
Class
catalog
out
online
here
soon,
that'll
be
coming
in
February
and
and
then
during
the
during
the
festival,
we'll
have
classes
on
yeah,
as
I
said:
Wednesday
Thursday,
Friday
all
day
half
day
classes
on
Saturday,
and
then
we
will
have
multiple
exhibits.
We
have
a
few
new
challenges.
B
Aside
from
the
contest
we
will
have,
as
I
said,
our
antiques
exhibit.
We
have
three
other
exhibitors
you'll
have
to
come
to
the
show
to
find
out
who
they
are
and-
and
hopefully
you
know,
we
also
have
also
an
exhibit
of.
We
ask
our
T
our
instructors
to
send
along
a
quilt
that
we
hang
in
a
display
so
that
people
can
enjoy
the
quilt.
B
The
instructor's
work
as
well,
and-
and
we
have
a
you
know-
we
have
a
roster
of
classes
this
time
we're
looking
at
classes
that
are
beginner
and
intermediate,
because
we
know
that
there's
a
lot
of
experience
Quilters
there
who
may
want
to
refine
the
technique
or
learn
a
new
tech
technique.
So
we
are
also
looking
for
instructors
that
have
more
a
little
bit
more
advanced
classes
and
they
will
run
the
gamut
from
color
to
a
mystery
quilt
to
different
technique,
classes,
applique,
wool,
applique
piecing.
B
We
plan
to
do
some
work
with
machine
quilting
and
we're
hoping
to
have
some
long,
arming
classes
for
people
that
have
long
arms
or
are
looking
to
to
purchase
one
and
and
learn
more
about
them.
What's
a
long
arm,
a
long
arm
is,
is
a
is
a
machine
that
it
comes
in
two
varieties.
So
people
put
their
quilts
together,
the
top
of
the
quilt
together
on
a
regular
domestic
sewing
machine
that
everyone
is
familiar
with
and
then
there's
a
couple
of
types
of
long
arms
or
mid
arms.
B
One
is
a
sit
down
which
is
a
large
table
and
you're
still,
but
the
only
function
for
the
machine
is
for
it
to
quilt
the
three
layers
of
the
quilt
together,
because
it's
not
a
quilt
until
you
have
the
top
the
bottom
and
the
batting
in
between,
and
so
with
a
with
a
mid
arm.
You
you're
still
moving
the
fabric
underneath
the
needle
in
most
cases
a
long
arm.
B
A
B
Absolutely
we
still
have,
because
when
you
enter
a
quilt
to
the
contest,
we
ask
you
is
it
hand
quilted?
Is
it
machine
quilted
and
then,
if
it's
machine
quilted,
is
it
done
by
your
domestic
machine?
There
are
plenty
of
people
who
are
quilting
their
their
quilts
on
their
regular
sewing
machine,
and
so
we
asked
we
asked
for
the
breakdown,
and
so
it
runs
the
gamut.
B
There
are
still
plenty
of
people
doing
hand,
quick
quilting
that
enjoy
the
pace
of
hand
quilting,
and
then
there
are
others
who
you
know
don't
do
that
anymore
and
they
want
to
do
they
want
to
do
it
by
by
machine
many
people.
The
other
thing
we
also
ask
is:
did
you
quilt
the
quilt,
or
did
you
have
someone
else?
B
A
B
We
do
we
usually
receive
several
a
fair
number
of
quilts
from
Canada,
which
I
know
living
up
here.
You
know
I,
don't
necessarily
think
of
Canada
as
International,
because
we
don't
have
to
cross
a
body
of
water,
but
they
are
and-
and
then
there
is,
there
has
been
interest
from
we've
received
quilts
from
Germany
a
few
years
ago.
We
had
interest
from
someone
in
Japan,
so
it
is,
it
is
an
interesting,
it
is
a.
It
is
a.
It
is
a
mix.
The
majority
of
quilts
are
from
the
U.S,
many
are
from
Vermont.
B
We
actually
have
one
category
best,
Vermont
quilt,
that
receives
our
Governor's
award,
we're
hoping
to
have
the
governor
or
someone
from
his
office
there
this
year,
I
hope
we
can
make
that
happen,
and
then,
of
course,
we
have
our
founders
award,
and
that
is
from.
We
always
invite
Richard
Cleveland
to
select
his
favorite
quilt
yeah.
A
B
B
We
didn't
think
she
would
be
here,
but
she
is
back
in
the
U.S
and
and
we'll
be.
You
know,
she's
a
wonderful
wonderful
supporter
for
us
and
she
will
be
with
us
for
four
days:
she'll
be
teaching
four
four
different
classes
and
off
the
top
of
my
head,
I
I
am
a
little
reluctant
to
name
too
many
other
people.
B
A
B
A
B
Vendors
is
that's
going
to
be
interesting.
We
have
we're
looking
to
have
about
90
vendors,
we're
slowly
climbing
there
and
we
have
what
we're
doing
differently
this
year
is
we're
inviting,
since
we
are
the
Vermont
quilt
Festival,
we
decided
we
wanted
to
focus
on
some
Vermont
crafts
as
well.
So
we
are
inviting
Vermont
craftspeople,
not
necessarily
associated
with
fiber
or
quilting,
but
to
come,
apply
at
the
festival
to
be
a
vendor
and
to
show
to
show
what
Vermont
has
because
we
get.
B
B
Additionally,
we
have,
you
know
we
have
our
our
machine
sponsors
Janome,
Bernina
Elna,
you
know
we'll
have
some
long-arming
people
there,
hopefully
and
thread
people
fabric
and
then
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
local
shops,
a
lot
of
regional
vendors
that
are
focused
on
not
just
we
just
we
not
just
fabric
vendors,
but
we
also
have
like
door
Woolen,
Mill
or
door.
Woolen
Mill
is
cut,
is
coming
and
they
they
focus
on
wool
and
rug
hooking.
But
it
pertains
to
quilting
because
a
lot
of
quilts
are
made
with
wool.
B
B
We
have
some
clothing
vendors
that
are
hand-dyed,
hand-dyed
clothing.
You
know
it
it's
it's
it's
a
range
and
so
I'm,
hoping
that
we
we
will
have,
and
we
should
be
getting
a
lot,
some
new
vendors,
because
during
the
pandemic,
sadly,
we
did
lose
some.
Some
of
our
vendors
who
have
decided
to
retire
or
no
longer
travel.
A
I
see
well
that
sounds
great,
and,
and
hopefully
we're
going
to
have
you
back
just
before
or
at
the
time
of
the
festival,
to
get
a
look
at
some
of
the
some
of
the
wonderful
quotes.
I
know:
we've
had
you
in
studio
years
and
years,
and
it's
amazing.
We
we
had
to
even
get
extra
space
in
the
studio,
to
put
some
of
these
huge
quilts
up
and
took
a
while
to
set
up,
but
we
will
be
in
touch
and
that's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
fun.
It
sounds
like
this
is
very
exciting.
A
B
That
is
our
website
and
we'll
we
we
are.
We
are
trying
to
maintain
the
home
page
so
that
it
is
convenient
for
people
to
find.
You
know
we
were
focused
on
vendors
primarily
a
month
or
two
ago,
so
that
was
on
the
home
page.
Now
we've
moved
contests
there
you
know,
and
soon
as
soon
as
our
classes
are
available,
we
we
will
do
our
best
to
make
it
easy
for
people
to
find
what
they're
looking
for.
A
B
I
hope
that
people
who
are
watching
you
don't
have
to
be
a
quilter
to
come
to
the
show,
I
think
anyone
who
enjoys
seeing,
color
and
and
people's
artistic
talent
would
would
and
enjoy
visiting
the
show
and
I
hope
to
see
many
many
new
new
faces,
as
well
as
many
of
our
old
friends
who
have
come
to
visit
us
over
the
years.
So
thank
you.
Dennis
I
appreciate
the
exposure
so
early
well,.