River City Quilters’ Guild 2012 Quilt Show – Rhapsody in Bloom

The annual show offers quilters the opportunity to display their work to the public and gives the community a chance to see the new and exciting directions quilt making is taking, as new techniques, fabric and materials become available in the marketplace and are used in quilts.

The show will feature hundreds of beautiful quilts, including traditional, contemporary, and art quilts and wearable art made by textile artists. Judging is conducted by the Elimination Method, with awards given in each… Show more category at the sole discretion of the judges who may select 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mentions. Show attendees cast their votes in choosing the Viewer's Choice (Harriett Merriam Award). Other activities include vendors, country store with handcrafted gifts, prizes, demonstrations, silent auction and a longarm exhibit. Featured artist this year is Teri Moore, a long time member of River City Quilters' Guild who helped establish the guild’s community service efforts. A highlight of the show is the annual Opportunity Quilt which is a fundraiser for the Guild. This year’s quilt is adapted from a pattern, used with permission, from CrabApple Hill designs. The quilt was made by Traci LaDue, Sandy Ross, Teri Moore, Jacques Tucker, Dee Irwin, Arleeta Krolikowski, Ruth Schindler, Lina Santin, Debra Cribbins and quilted by Michelle Lingo of Shining Star Quilts. Parking for the show is free and lunch is available on site by Ambrosia Café & Catering.

Proceeds from this event will support the activities of the Guild which include promoting quilting and the use of textiles, within the Guild itself and with the community at large. The Guild contributes to the knowledge of quilting techniques, patterns, history, and quilt making by providing educational meetings, fun, and fellowship. Community service activities include the making of hundreds of quilts for pediatric patients in area hospitals, flannel “lovies” for Sacramento County Sheriff Chaplaincy, drawstring travel bags for children at the Children’s Receiving Home, providing a scholarship at CSU Sacramento for an aspiring quilter and participating in other charitable quilt auctions.

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