Our Quilt Show committee is busy making plans for the 2024 Quilt Show. The theme is “The Artistry of Quilts”. Download a printer-friendly flyer or the full color ad to share with family, friends, and colleagues.
2024 Quilt Show Full Color Ad
2024 Quilt Show Flyer – Printer-Friendly (grayscale)
Dates:
Friday, February 16, 2024, 10am to 5pm
Saturday, February 17, 2024, 10am to 4pm
Location:
Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd, Melbourne, FL 32901
Ticket prices
Admission at the door is $12 per person, which includes both days of the show.
“Early Bird” tickets are available prior to the show for $10 per person, which includes both days of the show.
Our quilt show includes many exciting opportunities for attendees.
Boutique
Browse our Gift Shop for new items and handmade treasures from our Seaside members.
Café
The Café will have food available for purchase during the quilt show.
Judge
This year’s Quilt Judge is Karen Roberts. She is certified by the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges (NACQJ).
Opportunity Quilt
This year our Opportunity Quilt is a beautiful, hand-appliqued quilt, made by SSPM member Susan Schering and quilted by Shelia Bland. The quilt is from the “Birds Eye View” quilt pattern designed by Irene Blanck.
Every 2 years we focus on a specific charity in our community, and we try to raise a large amount of money to help them. This year our charity is Nana’s House (http://nanaschildrenshome.com/). For each dollar that you donate you will receive one Opportunity Quilt ticket and a chance to win the beautiful Opportunity Quilt. For a $5 donation, you will receive 6 Opportunity Quilt tickets.
The drawing for the quilt will be Saturday, February 17, 2024 at approximately 3:30 PM. You need not be present to win.
Florida Registration Number CH 10812. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling 1-800-435-7352 in Florida. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the State.
Silent Auction
Many gift baskets and items made by members can be bid on. Winners will be announced on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at approximately 3:30 PM. You need not be present to win.
Small Quilt Raffle
Look for your favorite small quilt and purchase tickets for the raffle at $1.00 each. Have a favorite small quilt? You might want to purchase many tickets for that one item to increase your chances of winning it!
Drawing will be Saturday, February 17, 2024 at approximately 3:30 PM. You don’t have to be present to win.
Special Exhibit
Our Special Exhibit for The Artistry of Quilts Quilt Show is appropriately, local artist: Kestrel Michaud.
Kestrel is a classically-trained, internationally recognized and award-winning fine artist who specializes in making realistic pictures out of fabric. She started making fused applique fabric pictures (no stitching) as a 15-year-old in High School. Thirteen years later, she discovered the world of art quilting, bought a sewing machine and started turning her fabric picture designs into quilts. It was at that point that Kestrel finally started making the artwork she was most passionate about: Steampunk.
Some of you got to meet her last summer when she visited the guild. She shared some of her work and now is planning a complete exhibit of her work from the beginning to present for us.
Kestrel is even holding back entering some of her latest quilts into shows so that they will be available to exhibit at our show!
Vendors
Check out the Vendor Mall for your favorite quilting items, as well as other miscellaneous items. Those scheduled so far to attend include:
- Boutique 4 Quilters – Melbourne, FL
- Kate Mitchell Quilts – Merritt Island, FL
- Pat’s Sacks of Titusville
- Quilt a Bit – Greenacres, FL
- Quilters Treasure – New Hampshire
- Quilting Folks – Rockledge, FL
- Quilts & Lace – Melbourne, FL
- Sew Modern Chicky – Jacksonville, FL
- Sweet Darling Quilts – Lutz, FL
Check back before the show for the finalized list of Vendors.
Viewer’s Choice
This award is determined by the viewer’s votes. Please help us by indicating the quilt number of your favorite quilt in the show. The most voted-for quilt will receive a ribbon at approximately 3:30 PM on Saturday, February 17, 2024. The ballot will be in your Quilt Show Program book. Ballot boxes will be at the door where you enter and leave the main auditorium room.
White Gloves
Would you like to see the back of a quilt? Look for one of our volunteers wearing white gloves and she will assist you. Please do not touch the quilts without a glove. Thank you.
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