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Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild

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Bringing Your Ideas to Life Educating & Encouraging in the Quilting Arts

Bringing Your Ideas to Life Educating & Encouraging in the Quilting ArtsBringing Your Ideas to Life Educating & Encouraging in the Quilting Arts

Let the countdown begin...

It's not too soon to make plans to attend the 2022 Great River Quilt Show. The quilt show is held at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds 

in Davenport, IA, in the Fair Center building. 

Click here for a map of the grounds. 


Show Hours

Friday, Sept. 16, 2022: 9 AM - 6 PM

Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022: 9 AM - 4 PM


Are you planning a bus trip? Don't forget to include us 

as one of your stops. Buses are welcome. 

Free Parking 

Handicap Accessible.


It takes dozens (um...more like 100+!) of MVQG volunteer members and their family members, friends and students, devoting thousands of combined hours to plan and preparation as we strive to provide attendees the best Great River Quilt Show yet. When you see volunteers at the show, please don't be afraid to thank them for their work and dedication to make it happen.  


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Great River Quilt Show

2022 GREAT RIVER QUILT SHOW: sept 16-17

Did you know we host the Great River Quilt Show bi-annually and that it is a judged show? This means quilts are judged by NACQJ certified judges and ribbons are awarded in several categories. 


But wait...the quilt show has even more to offer, and while it is an amazing event showcasing many quilt-makers' and fiber artists' talents, it's also an exciting educational event which the Guild is abuzz with activity preparing for every two years. In addition to demonstrations and charity auctions (scroll down for more details), vendors also participate in the quilt show for your shopping pleasure.


The MVQG also makes a quilt which is raffled to a lucky winner during the event. Information and photos of the 2022 raffle quilt will be shared here as soon as it is available.


Attendance is open to the public but only MVQG members may enter quilts in the show, so if you would like become a member, now is the time to join. (Refer to the About Us webpage, which has an application at the bottom of the page.)


Scroll down a couple sections and click/tap on the file below to view the 

2022 Great River Quilt Show categories. 

NACQJ 2-Day JudgingSeminar

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Per NACQJ Website: "Whether you are a quilt-maker interested in perfecting skills and knowledge, a quilt professional such as a teacher or appraiser, or someone interested in becoming a quilt judge, this seminar provides a thorough foundation in all aspects of quilt judging."

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For more information about the 2-day Introduction to Quilt Judging Seminar, view the NACQJ Website, Judging Seminars Webpage, 

Raffle quilt tickets may be purchased from any Guild member. Photos below. 6 for $5 or 1 for $1.

2022 Raffle Quilt Photos

MVQG Great River Quilt Show Raffle Quilt

    Hanging Sleeve

    how to make a hanging sleeve

    Did you know there's a secret to hanging all those quilts up at the quilt show? Yup...you guessed it, in order to have something to hang the quilts on to, quilt makers sew a tube of fabric (like a sleeve) on the back of the quilt, just below the top of the quilt, and like magic, it slides over the tubes we use to hang 400+ quilts at the show, never to be seen by the patrons of the show! Whew! Not only does that take a lot of woman/manpower, scroll down to the Files & Documents section for the directions to make an easy-peasy hanging sleeve.  

    Files & Documents

    Click on the Download buttons below to download files mentioned above. 

    2022 Planned Demonstrations and Appraiser information will be provided as they become available. 

    Categories for 2022 Great River Quilt Show (pdf)

    Download

    2022 Quilt Show Challenge Rules_Black & White Plus One (pdf)

    Download

    How-to-Make-a-Quilt-Hanging-Sleeve (pdf)

    Download

    Great River Quilt Show Activities

    Raffle Quilt_2022

    Raffle gift baskets

    Raffle gift baskets

    The MVQG creates a quilt that is raffled to one lucky winner during the quilt show. The photo above is only the center portion of the quilt, and folks, it is a stunner! It is "Ahmish With a Twist: Series 2: The Classics" by Nancy Rink. For folks who may not know, this quilt pattern was designed as a "Block-of-the-Month," which usually means it will take a piecer one year to complete the project as he/she cut and pieces specific blocks as outlined by the pattern designer's book.


    Other photos will be sprinkled throughout the Website. 


    The quilt took 13 dedicated MVQG committee members to cut, piece, applique, hand work, quilt and bind. Whew! 


    The raffle quilt is revealed during the prior year's September Guild meeting with ticket sales beginning in January the year of the show. Members will have tickets available for purchase. 

    Raffle gift baskets

    Raffle gift baskets

    Raffle gift baskets

    Photo from the 2018 Great River Quilt Show. Raffle Gift Baskets.

    MVQG members, vendors and other donors provide items to to the Guild from which we create both beautiful and useful gift baskets. 


    Raffle tickets may be purchased during the quilt show and folks, they are chock full of items, gadgets and products that you'll be near giddy from excitement when you learn you've won the one you purchased tickets for. 

    quilt appraisals

    Raffle gift baskets

    quilt appraisals

    Did you know we feature an AQS Certified Quilt Appraiser at our quilt show who may appraise your quilt? An appraisal is a “hands on” examination of the quilt. Quilt appraisals can range from a family heirloom, to an acquired vintage quilt, to a quilt that has special meaning for the owner.

    charity auction

    second-hand treasures

    quilt appraisals

    MVQG members donated hand-made items that were auctioned at the 2018 Great River Quilt Show. The auction included purses, table runners, Christmas tree skirts, small quilts and other small items.


    Proceeds from the Small Quilt and Related Items Auction have been distributed to groups and organizations such as Churches United for Winnie's Place, Quilts of Valor, Quillows (of MVQG), Riverbend Food Bank and others.

    second-hand treasures

    second-hand treasures

    second-hand treasures

    MVQG members (and other generous donors) cleaned out their sewing rooms and craft supplies and donated the items to the guild. There was a chance to purchase these treasures in the past Second-Hand Treasures booth at the Great River Quilt Show and it was a quilter’s dream garage sale! There were quilt magazines, quilt books, fabric, quilt patterns, quilt making tools, thread, orphan quilt blocks, and quilt tops. Non-quilted items included vintage linens, scrapbooking supplies, cross-stitch and embroidery supplies, trims, yarns and much more.  All items were garage-sale priced to sell. Plan to visit Second-Hand Treasures at the next Great River Quilt Show!

    demonstrations

    second-hand treasures

    second-hand treasures

    The MVQG provides many demonstrations during its quilt show.  For instance, do you know what bed turning is? Well...since we're about educating...bed turning is a mini quilt-history program. Vintage and newer quilts are layered on a bed. The story of the top quilt is told and when the speaker is done, the quilt is folded back to reveal the next quilt and so on until all of the stories have been told. As many folks know, every quilt truly has a story. 


    Demonstrations may also include: paper piecing, needle felting, beading on fabric, raw edge applique and the possibilities are endless. Isn't that exciting?

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