The 16th biennial Prairie Hearts Quilters’ Guild quilt show will take place over two days at the Moose Jaw Events Centre on Friday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, April 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year's show is titled Sew Full of Whimsy.
During a recent meeting of the Prairie Hearts Guild, members showed off quilts that have previously won ribbons.
The gallery of award-winners shows the incredible variety available to quilt-makers. Virtually any visual art style can be represented on a quilt, and quilts can be many shapes and sizes. Abstract designs, memorials and tributes, impressionistic natural scenes, stories, accomplishments, optical illusions, Van Gogh'd starriness, Picasso-esque distortions — in quilting, modern technology and human imagination combine to realize any creative vision.
The Sew Full of Whimsy show will feature around 250 brand-new quilt displays, demonstrations and workshops by experienced artisans, a penny parade, a raffle quilt, a Guild table, and several craft vendors, with concessions available on the upper floor of the Events Centre.
Admission to the show is $25 for a two-day pass, or $15 per day. Tickets are available at the Moose Jaw Events Centre box office or online at Sasktix.ca.
Deb Barlow, a nationally certified quilt show judge and a juried member of the Saskatchewan Craft Council, will be holding a Trunk Show at the Events Centre on Friday, April 21 at 7 p.m. The Trunk Show is not included in the Sew Full of Whimsy show passes and costs an additional $25 to attend.
