Linda Bower Winner of Hearts of Gold Community Quilt Raffle

Linda Bower is this year’s winner of the Community Quilt, named “Lakeside,” which was stitched by the Hearts of Gold Quilters and raffled off at the recent Cantaloupe Festival and Country Fair.

Funds raised from the raffle ticket sales for the quilt go directly back into the community and are used to make donation quilts. Last year quilts were donated to Northside Early Learning Center, Banner Hospital emergency room, the Domestic Violence Intervention program’s shelter, and the Nevada Farm Bureau. The group also gives quilts to residents struggling with devastating health issues, and to families that lost their homes in a fire.

The Hearts of Gold Quilters thanks area businesses for displaying flyers and selling raffle tickets before the festival: The Home and Garden Show, Jeff’s Digitex Printing, 3 Dimension Shipping, Workman Farms, Connecting Thread, and Ambiance Salon. Raffle tickets were also sold in the Barrel House during the Cantaloupe Festival.

In recognition of America’s 250th birthday, the group is planning a “Red, White, and Blue” quilt for 2026. The first viewing of the commemorative community quilt will be at the Soroptimists’ Home and Garden Show on April 11-12, 2026, and it will be raffled off at next year’s Cantaloupe Festival.

The group meets weekly at the Oasis Community Church on Mondays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those interested in the quilting group are encouraged to visit. For more information, contact Vicky Eckert at 775-427-4415.