the guild members prepare the brochures while waiting for the racks to be set up.

The guild challenge

We had 8 items this year, all using our challenge fabric.Three of them were clocks (inspired by the clock fabric, no doubt!) and three members said they almost made clocks…popular item!

People’s Choice was the French Braid Quilt by Ellie Tinko.

Judges Choice – Cinderella’s Dream by Joy Lamphere

2011 Raffle Quilt – Holiday Happenings

Winner is Penny Taylor-Stachelrodt of Franklin

Tess O’Donnell of Cochranton was winner of the Quilter’s Goodie Bundle Raffle.

Quilt Registration
*Registration will be Wednesday, 4-27-11, from 5-8pm and Thursday, 4-28-11, from 10am –4pm.
*A check box will be on the registration form to indicate any item as professionally quilted or quilted by ‘self’ (for machine and hand quilting)
*Quilt labels must be covered prior to registration.
*Only 2 quilts per numbered category.
*Quilts should arrive in bags with owner’s name on it (owners will take bags home with them).
*Quilts will be registered by number with a description, owner’s name and who will be picking up the quilts, if owner cannot.
*Choose category for judging carefully; it will not be changed.
*All entries must be ‘new’ (should not have been in our previous shows) except for Theme Quilt Exhibit quilts.
*Quilts should be clean and odor-free.

We are getting excited, making ribbons, getting the final details nailed down!

The bus will leave Thursday, June 23 and return Sunday the 26th.

The trip includes three nights lodging, three breakfasts, three dinners, admission to the Vermont Quilt Festival, and transportation. There will be side trips to Shelburne Museum and Keepsake Quilting!

For more information contact Wanda at sixgrand @ zoominternet . net (remove the spaces so the email message will go through).