MONROE - The Courthaus Quilt Guild and the Monroe High School German Exchange Club will present a quilt show on Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21 at the Monroe High School gymnasium. This year's theme is Quilts on Parade.
The event will include a judged quilt show, a merchant mall, gift sales by guild members and a trunk show of antique quilts.
Admission will be $5 or $4 with a non-perishable food item. Proceeds will benefit the Pleasant View Nursing Home Foundation, Green County Food Pantry, Green County Family Promise and the Monroe High School German Club.
Entries fees for the judged quilt show are $10 for the first item, with a $1 fee for each additional item. Entries postmarked by the due date of Friday, April 5 will be discounted to $5 for the first entry and a $1 fee for each additional item.
Entries for the judged quilt show should be in the bed quilt, crib or lap quilt, wall quilt, or quilted accessories categories. Entry fees are waived for youth desiring to enter items in the youth categories. Items submitted for judging must be made by the exhibitor, be clean and in show condition. Entries may be dropped off at the Monroe High School from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday, April 19. Items may also be dropped off at the Behring Senior Center in Monroe. All entries will be judged, with awards presented at about 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21.
There will also be a trunk show of colorful antique quilts. These quilts are for display only and no entry fee is required.
The show will also feature a quilt appraiser. Sandy Schweitzer will appraise quilts by appointment. Appointments last thirty minutes and will cost $45. To schedule an appointment, contact Alice Brooks at 608-214-4192. Schweitzer will provide a free chat about protecting quilts at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 20 and at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21.
A food court will be operated by the MHS German Exchange Club, to raise funds for their trip to Germany. Other activities during the show include Viewer's Choice voting, raffles for a queen-size quilt and various gift baskets. Raffle tickets can be purchased in advance from quilt guild members and during the show.
More information is available by contacting Janet Gobeli at 608-329-4781, emailing courthausquilters @tds.net, or visiting www.courthaustquilters.com.
The event will include a judged quilt show, a merchant mall, gift sales by guild members and a trunk show of antique quilts.
Admission will be $5 or $4 with a non-perishable food item. Proceeds will benefit the Pleasant View Nursing Home Foundation, Green County Food Pantry, Green County Family Promise and the Monroe High School German Club.
Entries fees for the judged quilt show are $10 for the first item, with a $1 fee for each additional item. Entries postmarked by the due date of Friday, April 5 will be discounted to $5 for the first entry and a $1 fee for each additional item.
Entries for the judged quilt show should be in the bed quilt, crib or lap quilt, wall quilt, or quilted accessories categories. Entry fees are waived for youth desiring to enter items in the youth categories. Items submitted for judging must be made by the exhibitor, be clean and in show condition. Entries may be dropped off at the Monroe High School from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday, April 19. Items may also be dropped off at the Behring Senior Center in Monroe. All entries will be judged, with awards presented at about 4 p.m. Sunday, April 21.
There will also be a trunk show of colorful antique quilts. These quilts are for display only and no entry fee is required.
The show will also feature a quilt appraiser. Sandy Schweitzer will appraise quilts by appointment. Appointments last thirty minutes and will cost $45. To schedule an appointment, contact Alice Brooks at 608-214-4192. Schweitzer will provide a free chat about protecting quilts at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 20 and at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21.
A food court will be operated by the MHS German Exchange Club, to raise funds for their trip to Germany. Other activities during the show include Viewer's Choice voting, raffles for a queen-size quilt and various gift baskets. Raffle tickets can be purchased in advance from quilt guild members and during the show.
More information is available by contacting Janet Gobeli at 608-329-4781, emailing courthausquilters @tds.net, or visiting www.courthaustquilters.com.
