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Contact: April Walker
802-782-4631
22nd Annual Spring Quilt Show
St. Albans, VT- Welcome Springtime in Vermont with the Franklin County Quilters Guild's 22nd annual Quilt Show on Saturday, April 4th and Sunday, April 5th, 2020 in the St. Albans City Hall, 100 North Main Street. This event is FREE and open to the public. On Saturday the quilt show hours are 9:00AM to 4:00PM, while on Sunday the doors will open at 10:00AM until 3:00PM.
The St. Albans City Hall will be filled with many beautiful quilts for display. In addition to viewing a variety of quilts from bed-sized quilts to miniature quilts, show attendees can take a chance on wonderfully handcrafted items including handbags, hot mats, and small quilts or they can purchase a raffle ticket in hopes of winning the guild's Raffle Quilt, beautifully constructed by members of a subsidiary group from Franklin County Quilters Guild and longarm quilted by Treasured Moments Quilting. Attendees can also shop at vendors' booths featuring quilt-related items such as patterns, fabrics and notions.
On display In Memoriam of guild members Alice Rouleau and Nancy Orcutt will be quilts that they have made over the years. They contributed a lot of time and creativity to the quilts they made and also to the quilts that they helped out with for charities that Franklin County Quilters Guild donate.
This year's challenge quilt theme is called "Storm at Sea". It has been chosen because it was a favorite pattern for Alice Rochleau. You will see how the guild members have taken this pattern and created different interpretations of the pattern. As with any form of art, which quilting is another form, the interpretations can vary and be exciting to see. The style interpretation can be in the form of traditional, modern, pictorial, etc. so please join us.
Returning to the Quilt Show this year is Sandra Palmer, a popular Certified Quilt Appraiser, who will be available to appraise quilts on both Saturday and Sunday. The cost is $60 per appraisal. Please call 802-503-7847 to register for a time slot with Sandy Palmer. Quilt appraisal times fill quickly, so call early to secure a spot.
The Franklin County Quilters Guild is grateful to our sponsors: Gold Level Sponsors –Handy Toyota, Sharon and Scott Perry, Suncrest Health Care Communities; Silver Level Sponsors – American Legion Green Mountain Post #1, Inc., Rail City Market, The Eloquent Page, Vietnam Veterans of America, Northwestern Vermont Chapter 753; Bronze Level Sponsors – Dickinson Branon Dental, Elderberry Lodge, Sampler House Bed and Breakfast, Treasured Moments. Our generous sponsors and proceeds from the raffle quilt and teacup auction allow the guild to defray the costs of the show so the public can enjoy our quilts.
On-street parking is available, as well as a nearby parking garage that can be accessed from either Lake or Federal Streets. The city's coffee shops, restaurants, and stores are open on Saturday, with limited hours on Sunday. Breeze on in to St. Albans City Hall on the weekend of April 4th & 5th and feast your eyes on the many quilts at the Quilt Show!
CALENDAR LISTING
21st Annual Franklin County Quilt Show
Saturday, April 4th and Sunday, April 5th, 2020
Saturday: 9:00AM-4:00PM, Sunday: 10:00AM-3:00PM
St. Albans City Hall
100 North Main Street
St. Albans, VT
Sponsored by the Franklin County Quilters Guild
Admission is FREE
www.franklincountyquilters.org