People came from near and far to visit the annual Quilting Exhibition, which is put on by the Maldwyn Quilters every year.
Group chair, Chris Smith, said: “We are a quilting group based in Carno Community Centre, we meet throughout the year, and every July we hold our annual exhibition.
“This year our members have excelled and done us proud, producing a lovely selection of quilts and craft items.”
For many years, patchwork and quilting had gone out of fashion, something with Chris says is mainly because it was associated with years of ‘make do and mend’.
But in the last 30 years, the popularity of all handicrafts has gone from strength to strength, and many people are now involved in craft work.
Chris continued: “Manufacturers have become aware of these trends and have responded by producing specialist equipment and beautiful fabrics.
“This year’s exhibition reflects the diverse range of patchwork fabrics that are now available for us to use in our work.
“Most of our members follow the same patterns we provide for them, but the use of different fabrics produces vastly different pieces of work.”
Some of the quilts included in the exhibition were made by members to go to Mid Wales Family Crisis Centre.
Each year, the group makes and raffles a quilt (and other items), and the donations from this year’s raffle will be going to Llanbrynmair and Carno 1st Brownies and Guides and Carno Community Council.
At the close of the exhibition, members will be going home with a requirements list and instructions to start making new quilts in September.
These will then be forming part of next year’s display, which will again be held at the end of the Royal Welsh Show week.