QOV Block Party
If you so choose, you will have the opportunity to sew some blocks for our Quilt of Valor quilts. See Barbi Ouellette at the show. She will have fabric cut and sewing machines to use for making these blocks.
QOV Presentation
There will be a Quilt of Valor presentation on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 2:30p.m. Two to three veterans will be receiving Quilt of Valor quilts. All are welcome to attend.
Quilt for Veterans
There will be a drawing immediately following the presentation for our Opportunity Quilt for Veterans. You can obtain tickets up to the drawing time. There is a suggested donation of $1.00 per ticket or 6 tickets for $5.00.
Opportunity Quilt
The Opportunity quilt will be on display at the quilt show and you can also obtain tickets throughout the show. There is a suggested donation of $1.00 per ticket or 6 tickets for $5.00. The drawing for this quilt will be at the December general meeting, December 14, 2023.
Boutique
There will be lots of hand made items for sale sewn by our talented members.
Quilter's Walk
GIFT BASKETS GALORE!! Purchase a ticket to try and win a gift basket. The drawing will be after the QOV presentation on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at approximately 3:00-3:15p.m.
Demonstrations
There will be demonstrations to attend throughout the show. Please see below the schedule and what is being offered.
3/3/2023 at 9:30 a.m. - Freezer Foundation Paper Piecing
Diane Roberson will be doing a demo of freezer foundation paper piecing. Freezer Foundation Paper Piecing using freezer paper as a pattern foundation. Unlike standard paper piecing, the paper is not sewn through. This makies the pattern reusable many times.
3/3/2023 at 10:00 a.m. - Open
A demo will be scheduled soon.
3/3/2023 at 10:30 a.m. - Mitered Corners
Anne Johnson will be showing how two edges meet at a 45 degree angle, creating a 90 degree corner. As quilters we miter the corners of our binding and sometimes our borders. Mitered borders are basically a y-seam technique.
3/3/2023 at 1:30 p.m. - Machine Applique
Tracey Walker will be demonstrating that machine applique is simply the process of sewing down fabric shapes on top of a solid piece of fabric, like a quilt block, with a sewing machine.
3/3/2023 at 2:00 p.m. - English Paper Piecing
Deb Chilcote will demonstrate the art of English paper piecing as a method of patchwork where fabric is wrapped around fabric shapes made of thin paper cardboard or heavy paper then hand sewn together to make an intricate design.
3/3/2023 at 2:30 p.m. - Flange Binding
Barbi Ouellette will demonstrate how quilt flange binding is composed of two strips of fabric sewn together with a 1/4" seam.
3/4/2023 at 9:30 a.m. - Civil War Quilts
Gayle Underwood will be putting on a brief demonstration of her Civil War Quilts. Gayle will be in full civil war attire.
3/4/2023 at 10:00 a.m. - Quilt as You Go (QAYG) With Sashing
Robin Easter will show us how to quilt our blocks before we add them to a quilt and with sashing how to join the blocks.
3/4/2023 at 10:30 a.m. - Stabilizers
Theresa Atkinson will show us how to use various stabilizers in our projects.
3/4/2023 at 1:30 p.m. - Woolies
Jeanie Donnelly will demonstrate how to do Wool Applique. Wool applique is usually done with hand sewing embroidery techniques.
3/4/2023 at 2:00 p.m. - Hand Stitching
Laura Nelle Goebel will demonstrate the art of hand stitching.