For the Love of Quilts (Pour L'amour des Couvre-pieds) quilt show will be held at Belleville High School, 635 Church St., Belleville, WI, on Friday and Saturday, July 17th-18th from 9 am to 4 pm. Presented by the Belleville Chamber of Commerce and Patches and Petals Quilt Shop, this quilt show will certainly delight all that attend.  Over 200 examples of quilter’s art, from traditional bed quilts to contemporary wall hangings, will be on display.

The show also offers a vendor mall, a silent auction, demonstrations and lectures.  Each day 4 different lectures will be held.  Attend one or attend them all.  Lectures are $10 for the entire day. 

Quilt appraisals by Sandy Schweitzer, AQS Certified Appraiser, will take place on Friday, July 17^th from 9:00 to 4:00 p.m. by appointment.  Fee per appraisal is $45.00.  Learn about your quilt and how to protect it.  Email or call the shop (608.424.1516) to set up an appointment. The appraiser suggests that you complete an appraisal form before your appointment.

Admission to the show is $5.00/day (Lecture fee is an additional $10/day).  Children under 5 are free.  Advanced tickets ($4) for the show and/or lectures are available online or at Patches and Petals.  Food and refreshments will be available. Parking is free. Buses are welcome. Proceeds from the quilt show will go toward Belleville Chamber of Commerce’s Scholarship Fund. 

Additional acitvities will be held in Belleville on Saturday, July 18th, with a celebration of Bastille Day.  There will be a talent show, Pets in the Park, and country music at 5 pm in Library Park.

FRIDAY

9:30 – 10:30 - Bags, Bags, Bags, Presented by Sue Dunphy and Barb Briggs
As any woman knows, accessories can make or break an outfit.  Handbags have become the hottest accessory on the market today. Take a look around - gone are the boring, predictable bags of the past.  Stepping in and taking their place are fun, functional, one of kind bags that make a statement about who we are!  Sue and Barb will share with you a variety of bags as well as discuss tips they have discovered along the way. 

11:00 – Noon - How to Prepare your Quilt for the Quilter, Presented by Guest Longarm Professionals
Here is your opportunity to ask a panel of longarm quilters everything you wanted to know about getting your quilt ready to be quilted by a professional longarm quilter.  How do I get my quilt to lay straight? Do I need to send batting? Can I piece the back? How much does it cost to have someone do the quilting? How far in advance do I need to schedule an appointment to get my quilt completed? …

1:00 – 2:00 - Asian Design, Presented by Gloria Stehley, Saving Thyme Quilt Shop
No computer program is needed!  And there is no pattern, so you don’t even have to read one.  Using ideas from Asian design, start with a main focus fabric and look at the possibilities in it.  Create your own quilt around your main fabric and add supporting fabrics and borders.  Add simple Sashiko to enhance your design.  There you go – a quilt that is your own creation and is one of a kind.

2:30 – 3:30 - Retro Ramblings, Presented by Cheryl Kehm, Woodland Quilts Quilt Shop
Take a "walk" down memory lane while enjoying retro fabrics and vintage decorating styles, retro homemaking tips, thrifty finds and fun mid-century recipes.  Aprons, hot pads, quilts and clothing from the "depression era to the "atomic age" will be shown and discussed. Lots of memories and laughs.

9:30 – 10:30 - Hidden Treasures, Presented by Carol Long, Hidden Quilts Quilt Shop
Carol and her staff have been creating unique patterns.  Carol has put together a wonderful trunk show of their designs. She will share techniques to make your projects go together like a dream.

11:00 – Noon - Square in a Square Trunk Show, Presented by Julie Jenkins
Never cut or sew another triangle using the Square in a Square technique ruler!  Julie Jenkins, certified Square in a Square instructor, will present a trunk show of many beautiful quilts all created with the Square in a Square ruler.  Learn how to easily make flying geese, half square triangles, square in a square blocks, and diamonds, plus many more triangle blocks, all sizes with one ruler.  Fun, educational, and inspiring.

1:00 – 2:00 - The Wonderful World of Scrap Quilts, Presented by Lynn Alme, Patches and Petals Quilt Shop
Your twisted tangled fabric scraps have been safely tucked away in far reaches of your fabric stash too long. You’re preserved all of your leftover pieces in wonderful colors and prints, with every intention to use them someday.  Trouble is you never get there ... this lecture is your solution.  

2:30–3:30- Strips and Layer Cakes and Jelly Rolls, Oh My! Presented by Nancy Snyder, The Stitchery Quilt Shop
What to do with all of those strips and squares that are available? Join Nancy as she shares with you all of the wonderful projects that available. See bags, quilts, wallhangings and more.

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