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Setting the stage for Quilts on the Grand 2010

To see all the great information from the Show in 2008....click here!

2010 Quilt Show - October 1-3, 2010
Should I Enter the Quilt Show?

As we make quilt show announcements, and you read the quilt show packet that arrived at your home, you are probably wondering if you should enter the show. You have valid reasons. You have never entered. You wonder if your work is good enough. You know your work is incredible and wonder if you would be showing off. So many considerations!

But we have a simple answer for you. Yes – you should enter the show. Our quilt show is about sharing the talents of our many members. We are not a juried show like Paducah or Houston. Yet – our show is incredible. One person brings incredible technical skill, yet another may blow us away with a sense of color. Every quilt that has ever hung at our show can be appreciated for a beautiful gift it brings.

This year we are offering a rookie category, so first time entrants are all competing against each other if that’s how you choose to enter. We have judges brand new to us, so we all get a new perspective.

You received one entry in your show packet, but more are available on the Forms page.  Another way you can have a quilt in the show is the Small Quilt Auction! Carol Taylor, a past speaker, has already donated a quilt. Quilts up to 36” square are welcome. You donate a quilt, we auction it off, and proceeds go towards our charities.

Take a look at your quilts and decide what you are going to enter. You may enter up to six! Be realistic – evaluate what you can get done in time. The quilt top must be finished in the picture you submit with your entry. Book your longarm quilter now. Perfect your binding skills. Be part of Quilts on the Grand 2010.

Betsy Carlson & Sandy DeCarlo, co-chairs

If you want to know more about what we do, you are welcome to attend a meeting and learn more, or call Betsy Carlson, 616-957-1530, or email, betsy.carlson@comcast.net .
 

It's never too early to start working on your Small Quilt Auction Quilt....for more information, click here!
Small Quilt Auction Hosting Viewer’s Choice Ribbon Opportunity at Summer Event

The Small Quilt Auction is held within the WMQG quilt show, “Quilts on the Grand.” You make and donate small quilts by September 28th, and quilts are sold in a silent auction during the show. The 2008 auction raised over $1000 towards our charity donation! To help motivate you to get your quilt done, we are having a little contest at our July Event. Bring your completed quilt and paperwork to our July 27th meeting. Members will get a ballot to vote on their favorite, and we will award a custom made ribbon.

Your quilts will hang in a special spot at the show where attendees can take a look and place a bid. To place a bid, you fill out a quick form with contact information and then get assigned a number. You use that number to place your bid. So let’s say you fill out your form and get assigned #1. You like Carol Taylor’s “Purple Star” quilt. Find the bidding sheet for Carol Taylor’s “Purple Star” quilt and write #1, bid $??, and feel quite proud of yourself…not only did you donate money to two charities, but you might get a “top name” quilt for a bargain price. Check back – other people can bid after you! After the bidding time is up, winning bidders are contacted for payment and pickup (although we hope most with be in the building to come back and check in). We hope to have all the quilts to their new homes by the end of the show. Come by the show Sunday afternoon to make your final bids, and hang around to pick up your quilt entries!

We are looking for quilts that are 36” or less on all sides. They can be intended as a wall- hanging, table runner, baby quilt, doll bed quilt… Last show we had 40 quilts; let’s see if we can beat that this year. There is a Small Quilt Submission Form in your Quilt Show packet. Just fill it in, and attach it to your quilt. Then give it to Susan Smith or Sue Cortese (we are both members of the program committee and can usually be found at that table). Our donation deadline is September 28th.

Come to the show ready to place a winning bid on some great small quilts…don’t forget to bring some extra cash or the checkbook! Small Quilt Auction bidding will end at 3pm on Sunday October 3rd; with the show closing at 5pm.

Show Entry Rules and Entry forms can be found on our Forms page

Raffle Quilts for the 2010 Show

One of the raffle quilts for 2010 is being made by the current WMQG Board Members.  We are featuring our gorgeous Guild fabric that was designed for us and produced by Hoffman Batiks.  Here are the blocks we've collected already. 
They are truly stunning and this quilt is sure to be worth every raffle ticket sold at our 2010 show! 
Be sure to get your tickets when they go on sale for a chance at this gorgeous quilt.
and some up close quilting pics -->      
Quilting by Judy Kracker.  Thank you for your generous donation!

To see all the gorgeous Raffle Quilt Pictures as they come in.....click here.....