Area quilter submits piece to national show

Judy Sheridan's eyes lit up as her husband David handed her a large brown box that had just been delivered to their Skaneateles Falls home.

“It's scary sending your stuff off,” Sheridan said, rushing to take her quilt out of the package. “It is Christmas when they come home.”

Sheridan, 58, is accustomed to sending her quilts away to various quilting shows across the country. But recently, she had to part with one for an especially important event: the annual American Quilter's Society Quilt Show & Contest in Paducah, Ky. The event, now in its 23rd year, is from April 25 to 28.