Great River Quilt Show Activities
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.
Click here, or scroll down, to learn additional information about the 2020 quilt show Appraiser and fees.
Raffle Quilt
Raffle gift baskets
quilt appraisals
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. Other photos will be sprinkled throughout the Website.
Did you know there is an actual committee devoted to making the Raffle Quilt? 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
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.
charity auction
second-hand treasures
Raffle gift baskets
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!
The MVQG is hosting a Second-Hand Treasures sales Sept. 17-18, 2021. Click here for the most recent Blog about the 2021 Fruit Slices quilt drawing and event location.
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? Click here or scroll down to download/view the demonstrations that had been planned for the 2020 quilt show.