MTQG Quilt Show and Opportunity Quilt
2026 Quilt Show “Stitches of Love”
Wow! What a wonderful quilt show. I am so proud to be a part of all that you do. I know it wasn’t perfect and there are a lot of improvements that could be made, but overall, I think it was a huge success. I hope you agree with me.
Some preliminary information: The Raffle Baskets were a huge success. I couldn’t believe all the people that gathered around as the winning tickets were drawn. Boutique had some wonderful new items and it was great to see them dwindle as the show progressed. I hope you were able to get some of your favorite things.
The Small Quilt Auction killed it once again. A few items didn’t sell, but overall, a huge success. A special thanks to our Auctioneer, Scott Short. Quilts with a Story again drew a large crowd for the readings that I saw. I sat in on one of the readings and was overcome with emotion by a few of the stories. I hope you got the opportunity to listen in. We had 22 vendors vending at the show. I
received numerous comments from several of them about how great the show was. We had at least 7 new vendors who had never been to our show before.
We sold two member quilts. This was a first for our show. I know one of our
improvements we can make is increasing the size of the For Sale tag so it grabs the viewer a bit more. We had over a dozen athletes from Prescott
High School help us on Wednesday afternoon, Thursday morning and Saturday evening. I don’t know how we could have done it without them and how we have done it without them. For sure we will be asking for their help again. Below are a few of them from the football team who helped load the trailer on Wednesday.
Cindy Kurey, our quilt appraiser, was so impressed with the artistic workmanship from our guild. She was elated to have been able to participate in our show and view and assess such beautiful quilts. She was truly a gem and I’m so glad we invited her to our show. Your appraisals should be returned to you via US Mail by the end of June. I know she did a whole lot of homework on each one of the appraised quilts prior to coming to the show. Thank you for allowing me to be your chairperson for this event.
Theresa Barnard, 2026 Quilt Show Chair
We have our dates! We’ve confirmed Findlay Toyota Center for Friday and Saturday, May 29 – 30, 2026. Our load in/setup date will be on Thursday, May 28, 2026. Please add this to your calendars. Our theme is “Stitches of Love”.
Quilt Show Chair for 2026 – Theresa Barnard and Jill Bodine); Theresa advised she still needs several chair positions for the quilt show. She was able to get people to volunteer for Admission – Vicky Hall, Sue Ely; Welcome
Booth – Linda Snavely, Robyn Rousseau; Hanging Chairman (Layout plan and oversee) – Diane Short, Nancy Williams; Ribbons/Labels – Janice Z, Cathy Vetrano ; Quilts with a Story – Kay Baker, and Vendor Chair – Sharon Harris, Michelle Z.; Small Quilt Auction- Valerie Nelson, Liz Hart; Quilt Boutique – Carol Cooley.
Entries for General Exhibition, Quilts with a Story, Small Quilt Auction donations and the President’s Challenge will be accepted through our April 20 guild meeting.
Members Quilt Show Entry Link: MTQG Quilt Show Entry Form
Quilt Appraiser Form Link: Appraiser Form
Quilt Sleeve Instructions Click Here
Quilts with a Story: Please type out a clear description of your story. Make sure you spell check before submitting and what you have wrote will fit in the form.
President’s Challenge: The size is not to be more than 20 x 20 inches. You must do a separate entry and photo for each one you are submitting. The focus is the 250th Birthday Celebration for USA. A hanging sleeve is not required.
Here’s is the Opportunity Quilt for 2026 – Be sure to get your tickets to win it! It is stunning:
Opportunity Quilt Design—(Barbara Sheehan, Karen Austermiller, and Norma
Jarrels): Barbara unveiled the Opportunity Quilt called “Petals & Patches”. The quilt is 82 x 104. Barb also thanked all her consultants and 21 members who participated in some fashion working on the quilt. Special recognition goes out to Barb Phiel for the border, Kathy Hoffmeister for the quilting, Diane Ramsey for the binding, and Diane Short for the label and many members who did the piecing and applique.
Here is the New Opportunity Quilt Banner
Mountain Top Quilters Guild 2024 Show Winners Be sure to see the quilts full size in the slide show. To exit Slide show click on the x in the left corner.
Best of Show
Applique
Art
Mixed Technique
Other
Pieced
Our 2024 Quilt Show has happened!! The Event was very successful. What beautiful Quilts everyone made. Thank you for all who contributed to putting this successful event together and attending. Here are some amazing pictures.
Mountain Top Quilt Guild’s Show titled “Every Quilt is a Memory”, is May 31-June 1 at the Findlay Toyota Center, 3201 Main St., Prescott Valley, AZ 86314. Save the date! to see beautiful quilts, vendors, a market place selling boutique items and lots of stitchers!.
.Here is the 2024 Opportunity Quilt. Be sure to get your tickets to win this beauty!. Tickets will be sold at the General Meeting and many area events.
Quilt Show Boutique
We will have a Boutique at the Quilt Show with Guild members making items to sell. ECHO Workshops are being held at various times to create items or you can make at home. Click Here for the project pattern links. Free Project kits can be acquired at Guild meetings and brought back to the Guild meetings. See Carol Cooley with any questions.
Quilts with a Story
Our quilt show is fast approaching and we need your quilts with a story! During our show we will have several quilt turnings during which we will display and narrate your quilts that have special stories. Your stories can be family stories, humorous, sentimental or historic and can be any size. You do not have to be the quilt maker. This event is one of the high points of the show. Make sure your special quilt is included! You will find the registration forms on our website. We will also have some available at our membership meetings. Remember, every quilt has a story! If you have any questions please contact
Joan Carrell and Peggie MacKenzie.
Small Quilt Auction Thank you to all who have already donated beautiful, quilt projects. We look forward to receiving additional creative donations for our 2024 Quilt Show’s Small Quilt Auction. Maximum dimensions of your donations should be no larger than 45” x 54”. A “Small Quilt Donation” entry form is required for each donation and will be available at upcoming guild meetings as well as on the guild’s website. You may turn in your donations at every guild meeting until April 15th. Feel free to reach out to either of us if you have any questions. Thank You for your generosity and for helping your guild raise funds through this fun Small Quilt Auction. Valorie Nelson & Susan Ryan
Quilt Show 2024 Pin Get yours at the General Meetings for $5.00.
