Photos by Jolene Craig Betty Ann Schilling of Parkersburg demonstrates how to hand-quilt during the open house of the sixth annual Mid-Ohio Valley Heritage Quilt Show at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History on Saturday. The quilt exhibit will remain open in the museum through March 28.

PARKERSBURG — More than 200 people attended the open house of the sixth annual Mid-Ohio Valley Heritage Quilt Show at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History Saturday. “Hopefully, people will come and look at the quilts and pieces on display and will be inspired to go home and do their own quilting,” said Jane Lundblad, a member of the quilting committee that puts on the show. The exhibit began with a free open house Saturday and will continue through March 28 at the museum at Second and Juliana streets. The displays include quilting, weaving and knitting as well as a collection of antique sewing machines and toy sewing machines. Brenda Wentzel loaned her sewing machine collection to the exhibit for the first time this year. “I have been collecting between 12 and 15 years and have always been impressed by the quilt show,” she said. “Everything fell into place for us to come together.