Quilt Fest 2012

Friday, March 30, 2012 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Decatur Civic Center
One Gary K. Anderson Plaza
Corner of US Route 51 & US Route 36
Decatur, Illinois 62523
Handicapped & Stroller Accessible

Quilt Registration

All quilts must be Pre-Registered by March 20, 2012. To pre-register a quilt for the 2012 Quilt Fest, click HERE.

We encourage pre-registration online, but if you need to print a registration form for someone, please click HERE to download the pre-registration form. Just a reminder, we will need one for for EACH quilt registered.

Mini Class Registration

All mini class registrations, plus payments, must be received by March 23, 2012. To register for a mini class for the 2012 Quilt Fest, click HERE.

We encourage registration online, but if you need to print a registration form for someone, please click HERE to download the registration form.

Raffle Quilt

The “American Beauty”, an 84” x 104” queen size, will be the raffle quilt for Quilt Fest 2012. It has been machine pieced and quilted by guild members. The pattern and fabric is designed by Marti Michell and is being used with her permission. Tickets are available through all guild members at $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00 and will also be available for sale during Quilt Fest. The winning ticket will be drawn at 3:45 PM, Saturday, March 31, 2012. The winner need not be present to win.

Silent Auction

This year the proceeds of the 2012 silent auction quilts sold at the show will go to the Decatur Family Refuge. The refuge is “a door for families with no door”. It is Decatur’s new shelter for homeless families. The shelter opened Sept. 20, 2011 and can house up to five families at a time and so far has gotten more than a half-dozen of them into transitional housing. We are proud to support such a needed service in our community.

You can help by making a small quilt, not larger than 30”X30” or a table runner, not exceeding 18”X45” long, that will be auctioned silently at the 2012 Quilt Fest. Information and application can be downloaded here or contact Sharon Thompson.

Door Prizes

We are excited to try something new this year. Attendees will be given changes to win tickets througout the show, that can then be used to enter for our wonderful door prizes. Tickets can be earned as follows:

Admission Fee = 5 tickets (or 8 tickets for a two-day pass)
Every $50 in vendor receipts = 5 tickets
Attending a mini class = 5 tickets
Each Silent Auction bid = 1 ticket
Purchase of a Raffle Quilt Ticket = 5 tickets
Each Boutique, Magazine Sales, or Guild Table purchase = 1 ticket
New Guild membership = 10 tickets
Renewal of Guild membership = 10 tickets

Vendors

We are thrilled to have the following vendors attending our 2012 Quilt Fest:

Cotton Patch
Fashions by Sarah
House of Evans
Kay's Crafts
Lori's Pins and Needles
Main Street Quilt Company
Ma's Gotta Notion
Olivier's Country
Prairieland Quilts
Quilter's Delight
Stewart's Sewing
Sturm Crafts
Uniquely Yours
VisionAries