DAVENPORT, Iowa — The sew-losophy here: never enough quilts!
The biennial Great River Quilt Show returns to the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds on October 18 and 19. It's run by the Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild. Admission is $10 and your ticket will get you into both days. Visitors 10 and under are free. Tickets are available at the door.
The show will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, then 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Parking is free and handicap accessible, and buses are welcome.
More than 500 handcrafted quilts will be on display, from quilters as young as 10 years old to artisans well into their 90s. All of the quilts come from MVQG members. Some of the quilts will be available to purchase. There will also be quilts up for raffle. One raffle ticket is $1 or you can purchase six tickets for $5.
There will also be a variety of vendors on hand, as well as gift basket raffles. A charity auction, secondhand treasures and appraisals will also be happening throughout the weekend. The 2024 featured quilter is Judy Nelson.
There will be several live demonstrations, including:
Friday, October 18, 2024
- 10:00 – Paper Piecing – Pam Hughes
- 11:00 – Quilting in a Series – Cheryl Lennox
- 12:00 – Felting with a Machine – Colleen Curry
- 1:00 - Snap Bags – Sandy Bender
- 2:00 - Kumihimo Weaving – Mary Pement
- 3:00 - Hand Quilting with Utility Stitches – Donna Lanman
- 4:00 – Calligraphy in Quilts – Janice Eberlein Johnson
- 5:00 – Embroidery- Gail Bindewald
Saturday, October 19, 2024
- 10:00 – Dimensional Needle Felting- Gail Ethier
- 11:00 – Thread Painting- Sharon Davison
- 12:00 – Sashiko Stitching – Rene Morford
- 1:00 – Fusible Landscapes – Sue Kirk
- 2:00 – Norwegian Tilda Dolls – Marilyn Boen
- 3:00 – Junk Journals- Fabric in Storytelling– Donna Kitchell
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