Turning Quilt Tops into Treasures
The Arthur Quilt Show is this week. Come vote for your favorite quilt! I have two entered (#603 and #604).
The Amish Country Quilt Show hours are from 10 am to 4 pm daily
Wednesday, May 11 through Saturday, May 14, 2011 located at the Otto Center just south of downtown Arthur
Quilt Show Admission is $3 per person
More info at http://www.illinoisamishcountry.com/events/quilt_show.htm
Just a note to add about this show. There were 6 categories with 3 prizes in each category. All of the winning quilts were quilted by hand, with the exception of two – one wallhanging and one with hand-turned applique bed quilt. The Amish are pretty proud of their hand quilting – as they should be – but they do favor traditional piecing and quilting. My husband was talking to one of the Amish men there that he knew from work and when he mentioned that my quilt had won a 1st place ribbon in the Decatur Quilt Fest this year, his response was ‘they have a lot of amateurs entered in that show”. !!! I don’t think the gals in Decatur would appreciate hearing that!
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