March 2014 - Bits 'n' Pieces Quilt Show

Just a few pictures of the quilt show because it is such a great undertaking! But with at least 90% of the members volunteering, everything works smoothly. The show is open Saturday and Sunday.

Starting with a Friday set-up beginning at 8:30 am with the pipe & drape company and ending at 7:30 pm when the vendors had to be done with their booth areas.

half-way done

ready for quilts

And here are some of the over 350 quilts we had to show - from antique to art to modern! Best selection of fabric art anyone would want to see.


The guild always has a Charity Ticket Raffle where members donate small quilts or quilted items for people to buy tickets which they put in bags numbered to the item they would love to take home. This year the charity was Honor Flight St. Louis which flies WWII veterans to the memorials in Washington DC. We raised over $2000!

Candy setting up charity booth

WWII veteran

The Bed Turning always has a crowd. They show about 25 quilts and tell the history of each as it is held up, then fold it onto the chest at the foot of the bed before showing the next quilt. The quilt being shown here was my grandmother's and I found out the fabrics for the top probably cost 75¢! Compare that to fabric costs now…