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TQS recently received a note from member, dmmollere, about our recent guest Rachel Clark.  It just shows how wonderful quilters can be.

"I have a great story about Rachel Clark. Our group puts on a quilt show every year in Ponchatoula, Louisiana. Mostly it is a free outdoor display of about 200 quilts hanging from the store fronts of our quaint little town. But we also have an indoor display with admission and have special local displays and usually the Hoffman Challenge quilts and other things. Our quilt show generates just enough money to put on the next one. We basically do it for the love of quilting. In 2005 when Hurricane Katrina came, we had to cancel the show. Even though it is in October, no one was ready for any type of event. We were all still recovering. So what to do in 2006? Our funds were almost depleted from planning the show for 2005. We asked our Louisiana born star Rachel Clark to come and be a part of our quilt show. She graciously came with classes and the most fabulous fashion show of her garments. And for free. What an amazing gift! The publicity paid off and we had a record attendance and have been able to continue our quilt show every year since then. The local merchants had a reception in her honor. The mayor came along with lots of local bigwigs. It was to show our appreciation for her wonderful support of our endeavor. She will probably remember this event. There is a local store with the most amazing collection of beads called Turquoise Coyote. She was very excited about this particular store. We are truly thankful to have had Rachel Clark as our benefactor. She made a difference."

You can see Rachel in Episode 703 – Tools of the Trade (Rachel Clark/Renae Haddadin).