By Jon K.

A free admission three-day quilt show running this Saturday, March 21 through Monday, March 23 in Arcadia will feature one-of-a-kind handmade quilts that Kathleen Mello-Nadejas calls “resurrection quilts.” 

Mello-Nadejas buys unfinished quilt tops online and at estate sales then adds the backs and finishing to bring each one back to life. 

“There’s a lot of people [who] have made what they call hoppers of a quilt, but they never finished it,” Mello-Nadejas said to another outlet. “So what I’m doing is I’m picking up all these quilts from the estate sales and eBay and I buy them and then I put together all the packs and I resurrect the quilts.”

This is her first show and it includes accessories, such as hand-embroidered and crocheted pillowcases and tablecloths. It takes place at Embassy Suites, 211 E. Huntington Dr. in Arcadia on March 21–23 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

For more information call (928) 233-2592.