The Jamesport area has many talented local quilters, Amish and English, who also sell their quilts. The Jamesport Community Association sponsors the auction and charges a commission for each item sold. The money is used for advertising to promote our community throughout the year.

The auction is held in the A.V. Spillman Theater building, located one block south of downtown. The building is open a few hours before the auction so buyers may view the quilts.

There is seating for over 100 and fills up quickly with standing room only. Many of the quilts are hung up for display and then taken up on stage where they are displayed on a bed and sold.

There is a variety of applique and pieced quilts, Country Bride, Country Love and Peacock are some of the appliqued patterns. Lone Star, Log Cabin, and Mariner's Compass are some of the pieces.

The quilts are done in a wide array of colors. Rich burgundies, blues and greens are popular. There are usually several traditional dark colored Amish quilts done in solid black blues, purples, greens and browns. Some of those quilt patterns are Amish Shadow, Log Cabin and Amish Dahlia.

One of our local Amish quilters has sold 2 king size mini Log Cabin quilts with over 4200 pieces done in a variety of colors. Over 100 hand quilted quilts are sold each year, along with a variety of quilt tops and wall hangings. Antique quilts are also sold.

Local auctioneers volunteer their services for the day. Many other volunteers from the community help make the auction a success. Over $40,000 worth of quilts were sold this past year. For more information, call 660-684-6122.