Each September, we invite the public to the Great Alaska
Quilt Show, a two-day quilt-fest in which members can show off what they do –
their skill, artistic ideas, and love of quilting. It is also a major
fund-raising event for the guild with a quilt raffle and the Small Treasures
Silent Auction.
The Great Alaska Quilt Show is a
major undertaking, with well over 100 member-made quilts on display, plus 50 or
more Small Treasures in the silent auction. In addition we have a featured
quilter, exhibits of comfort quilts and teddy bears with quilts, satellite
group creations, wearable art, and demonstrations. Such a show needs several
committees and work teams, and we strongly encourage all members to
participate, not only by showing her or his own quilts or by donating Small
Treasures, but also by helping the show committee with event activities.
Volunteer activities include tasks such as: hanging quilts during set-up,
setting up and/or staffing special displays, staffing show tables, selling
raffle tickets, performing white-glove duty, working as greeter, demonstrating
quilting skills, helping with take-down, etc. This show is usually held at the
Conoco Phillips Building in downtown Anchorage.
Small Quilt Auction is a fundraiser for the guild, where
small quilts (24” x 24” or smaller) are placed in a silent auction. We
encourage each member to make and donate at least one item to the auction each
year.
The raffle quilt, made by a member or a small group, has
fine workmanship, a creative theme, visual excitement and is prominently
displayed. Members sell tickets in advance as well as during the quilt show.
The raffle quilt drawing is a highlight of the second day of the show.
The 2017 Great Alaska Quilt Show is September 16-17 from 10 AM to 4 PM in the ConocoPhillips atrium located at 700 G St.
The 2017 Great Alaska Quilt Show is September 16-17 from 10 AM to 4 PM in the ConocoPhillips atrium located at 700 G St.
5 comments:
If I bid and purchase an item on the silent Auction. How long before I can pick it up.
If you are the winning bidder on an auction quilt, you can pick up the quilt shortly after the auction ends on Sunday. if you can't be there for the end of the auction, but are the highest bidder, the guild will contact you & make arrangements that work for you.
My sisters and I are planning a trip to Anchorage in September 2016 and would like to know the dates of the 2016 show. One of my sisters in an NQA Certified Instructor and Judge, so she is very interested. What information can you share about the 2016 show?
The dates are Sep 17 and 18, 2016. Please contact me for addition information - mkneher@chugach.net. Katy Neher, Quilt Show Co-chair.
Good to know about this annual quilt show. Thanks a lot for sharing these details here. We have been planning to book Seattle convention center for our annual office event since last couple of weeks. Will book it soon.
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