Like quilts? Want to learn more about how to make them?
Then the Quilting Around Chautauqua Quilt Show is the place you want to be September 24 through the 26. This year, the festival will be held at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua, NY.
Friday the 24 will kick off the show with some “pre-show” classes.
The main event starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday and goes until 6 p.m., as well as on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to millcreeksew.com.
People will be able to walk about the grounds and see over 60 different vendors, along with over 900 quilts on display – all over only $3.
For those interested in learning how to sew or quilt, or enhance their current skills, can attend different classes and lectures.
Kaye Wood from PBS’s “Kaye’s Quilting with Friends” will be this year’s guest speaker. Wood’s will have two different lectures: “Fun and Creativity with Kaye Wood” on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and “Fussy Cutting with Kaye Wood” on Sunday at 9:30 a.m., according to millcreeksew.com. Both lectures are $10 pre-sale, leftover tickets will be sold at the door. Followers of Wood will have the opportunity to attend a book signing at the Millcreek Sewing & Fabric booth on Saturday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday will feature three classes. Nancy Walsh will be teaching the “Blazing Stars Table Topper” from 9 a.m. to noon and an afternoon class from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Class is $49 and includes the needed kit. At 10 a.m., Marcy Scott will be teaching the “Sashiko Sampler” for $39, according to the Millcreek Sewing & Fabric website.
Saturday will have an evening class at 7:30 p.m. on “Jacket Jewelry, hosted by Katherine Artines and Judy Fenton for just $20.
Sunday will cap off the event by holding a three-hour class, beginning at 1 p.m. about Diamonds in Motion Wall Hanging for $49.
For more information about all the different activities and lectures, or for reservations to the classes or lectures call 814-866-8227 or visit www.millcreeksew.com.
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