FEATURES
of the 2017 HARVEST OF QUILTS XII Quilt and Craft Show

Quilts of course....

More than 150 quilts made by Raintree Quilters Guild members. 
Special quilt exhibits include
  • 2017 Ultimate Challenge Quilts entered by Raintree Quilters.  Eight of these quilts will be submitted to AQS in hopes of being displayed at their 2018 Grand Rapids Quilt show.
  • The winning quilts from the 2015 Quilt Show
  • A group of Fall Fun Quilts made by Raintree Quilters in 2017
  • Quilt for the Cure Block Contest Quilts -- These quilts were constructed from the quilt blocks submitted by Raintree members for the 2016 Block Contest.  They will be auctioned at a live auction described below.
  • The Quilt for the Cure raffle quilt and the Raintree annual raffle quilt will be shown and raffle tickets sold.

Shopping Opportunities

Live auction of quilts made by Raintree quilters to benefit Susan G. Komen Evansville Affiliate.  This auction will be held at the Quilt Show site on Saturday, 9/23 at 2:00 pm. 
FYI:  Raintree Quilters Guild conducted a Quilt for the Cure Quilt Block Contest in 2016.  Several quilts were constructed from the blocks made for this contest.  Other blocks were made into tote bags or attractive framed works.  Some have Susan G. Komen themes and others are just pretty quilts.

A Merchant Mall of vendors who will be selling sewing machines, quilting solutions, supplies and tools relating to quilting, and quilted art and gifts as well as vintage quilt tops and materials.

A Boutique of hand-crafted gift items and accessories you'll love for fall and for Christmas.  Profits from the Boutique support the Quilt Show expenses.
Wall-hanging quilts from Raintree's 2017 Ultimate Challenge
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Tote from Quilt for the Cure Contest
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Quilt created from Quilt for the Cure Blocks
Raffle Baskets - Fabulous Items and beautiful gift baskets will be raffled using the Scatter raffle method:  You buy 25 tickets for $5 and distribute individual tickets to the drawings for the raffle baskets(orFab Items) you want to win.  Proceeds from the raffle baskets go towards covering Quilt Show expenses.  The Fab Items include a Bernina Sewing Machine (thanks to Bernina of Evansville), Vera Bradley bags and a gorgeous hand-woven basket.  Several of the Gift Baskets are quilters dream samplers (fabric, tools, etc.) others pamper quilters or anyone.

A Silent Auction of hand-crafted and quilted items.  You can also bid in advance on many of these items by going to the bidding website between 9/1/2017 and 9/18/2017.  You can get in your early bids online.  And you can secure these items by bidding the "Own it NOW" price.  When the online auction has started there will be a button here that will take you to it.

Silent Auction items not sold online at the "Own it NOW" price will be available for additional bidding at the Quilt Show, Friday, 9/22 and Saturday, 9/23.  The highest online bid will be entered on the Silent Auction bidding sheets.  Show attendees can write bids on the bidding sheets.  Whoever submits the highest bid for an item wins it, whether their bid was entered online or on paper at the quilt show.  Proceeds from the Silent Auction help defray the expenses of the Quilt Show.

And More....

 Diamond Galleria $500 Gift Certificate raffle tickets available.  OR You can WIN a raffle ticket just by wearing PINK at the Quilt Show on Saturday, 9/23!  The Diamond Galleria raffle tickets benefit Susan G. Komen, Evansville Affiliate.

A Hands-on Hand Quilting Demonstration where you can rest your feet and learn how to hand quilt or just watch and enjoy the company.

An AQS-Certified appraiser will be on hand to appraise quilts by appointment.  (Use the Contact Us page to inquire.)