6th Annual Quilt Show & Challenge
“Coverlet-Inspired Quilts”
Muncy Historical Society hosts its Historic Home Tour and Annual Quilt Show in July. Tour quality historic properties and gardens and enjoy traditional and art quilts at this year’s special 2-1/2 day Quilt Show.
2010 Dates: July 16, 5:30-9 p.m.; July 17,
10 a.m.-4 p.m.; July 18, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Quilt Entry Deadline: Wednesday, July 14, noon
There are many vintage coverlets in both private and museum collections throughout the Susquehanna Valley and the 2010 challenge capitalizes on this piece of our local artistic heritage. The 2010 challenge – Coverlet-Inspired Quilts – is to translate a coverlet design(s) into a quilt. Interpret an overshot, a doublecloth or a jacquard coverlet or just let your imagination soar! There are no restrictions on color or technique. For inspiration, view online photos of the exhibit from the 2009 Quilt Show, visit your local historical society and consult books posted on our website.
All qualifying Challenge Quilts will be displayed together during the appropriate Quilt Show. Further details are available on the Society’s website: www.MuncyHistoricalSociety.org.
The 2010 Quilt Challenge first-place winner will receive a ribbon and will be awarded a sewing basket handcrafted by William M. Richardson of Suffolk Shaker Shop, LLC.
The 2010 show also includes quilts entered in the Challenge Theme category, a special exhibit by the Vintage Gatherers, a lecture and workshop with a nationally recognized textile artist, fabric and specialty vendors, quilt appraisals and a variety of hands-on demonstrations. The show activities are selected to appeal to all ages and young people are encouraged to participate by entering a quilt in the newly introduced “Under 16” quilt category.
Size: Maximum 72” x 72” and Minimum 36” x 36”; Quilt may be any shape as long as the outside dimensions fall within these guidelines.
Judging: Judging of the quilt entries will be completed before the show opens. Judges reserve the right to change a quilt’s category when another category seems more appropriate. Judges will examine all entries and base their opinions on content and design, message to the viewer, and workmanship. (Workmanship is not 100 percent of the judging criteria)
The judges will award 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons in the following categories: Quilt Challenge, Hand Quilting, Machine Quilting, Appliqué, Embroidery, Wall Hanging and for our new category, Under 16. Also beginning in 2010, the judges will award ribbons for Best Use of Color and Best Original Design. After all categories are judged, the “Best of Show” will be selected from all first-place winners.
All exhibited quilts, judged and “for exhibit only” are eligible for the Viewer’s Choice award, which is determined by our show guests. Voting will be open until the show closes on Saturday afternoon and the Viewer’s Choice ribbon will be displayed on the winning quilt during the show on Sunday.
Registration: All quilts must be registered by completing the quilt entry form. Quilt entry forms are available online or by calling the Society. Check in for all quilts, including Challenge Quilts, must be by Wednesday noon of show week. If it is not possible to hand deliver your entry, it may be mailed directly to the Muncy Historical Society, P.O. Box 11, 40 N. Main Street, Muncy, PA 17756.All quilts should include a cloth label with the name of the quilt, the owner’s name and address sewn to the back of the entry. A 4-4 ½” hanging sleeve must be affixed to the quilt.
Pick-up: Sunday at 4 p.m. or Monday following the show between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. unless other arrangements are made. All entries must remain for the entire length of the show.
Questions: We know you will understand that we will take all reasonable care of your quilt, but cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage.
For questions on the Show, please call us at Muncy Historical Society at 570.546.5917, write us at Muncy Historical Society, P.O. Box 11, Muncy, PA 17756, or e-mail us at MuncyHistorical@aol.com.
7th Annual Quilt Show & Challenge
“Civil War Quilt”
2011 Dates: July 15, 5:30–9 p.m.; July 16,
10 a.m.-4 p.m.; July 17, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Quilt Entry Deadline: Wednesday, July 13, noon
In response to our faithful quilters’ requests, we are announcing the details of the 2011 theme two years in advance to afford more time to compete in that year’s “Challenge.”
To commemorate the Civil War’s sesquicentennial the theme is “The Civil War Quilt.”The young men of the Susquehanna Valley responded to their nation’s call and many paid the ultimate sacrifice. In Muncy alone, more than 120 of our promising sons met their fate on the battlefield or died as a result of disease attributable to their exposure to Southern climes or imprisonment. To honor those who lost their lives and those who returned from war with lifelong impairments, the theme for 2011 is “The Civil War Quilt.”
The Muncy area also was a destination for fugitive slaves both before and during the war, which makes the story of emancipation also relevant for quilt consideration.
We are stipulating that your entry should be faithful to the sensibilities of the period in color, design, materials and quilting pattern. Your entry may be a replication of an actual Civil War quilt (if so, provide citation) or the product of your own imagination as long as the stated criteria are met.
Size: Maximum 72” x 72” and Minimum 36” x 36”; Quilt may be any shape as long as the outside dimensions fall within these guidelines.
Quilt Show Vendors
The Wool Garden
123 Pine Drive
Pottstown, PA 19465
(610) 469-2640
www.thewoolgarden.comOur Gathering Place
936 Plaza Drive
Savoy Plaza
Montoursville,PA 17754
(570) 368-1130
www.ogpquiltshop.com
Riverside Stitchin' Quilt
317 PA Ave. West
Warren, PA 16365
(814) 723-8356
www.RiversideStitchinQuilt.com
Quilters Quarter Inc.
502 South Mountaintop Blvd, Route 309
Mountaintop, PA 18707
(570) 814-2984
www.QuiltersQuarter.comCountry Stitchin'
201 S. Main St.
Cambridge Springs, PA
(814) 398-8623
Original Creations/
MJP Designs, LLC
343 Diana Drive
Alamo, TX 78516
956-491-5650
www.rulerkorrall.comSuffolk Shaker Shop
4360 Lake Prima Drive
Suffolk, VA 23434
757-255-4574
www.suffolkshakershop.comQuilters Delight
Claudette Fitzsimmons
35 Kings Terrace
Pembroke, MA 02359
(581) 829-5025ORDER THE MUNCY COMPASS QUILT PATTERN
© 2007 Muncy Historical Society (Muncy Compass)
ORDER THE MUNCY EAGLE QUILT PATTERN
© 2006 Muncy Historical Society (Muncy Eagle)
ORDER THE MUNCY EAGLE QUILT PATTERN
© 2006 Muncy Historical Society (Muncy Eagle)
For individuals in Lycoming County, the Muncy Eagle Quilt Pattern is available at the Muncy Historical Society
and at
Our Gathering Place
936 Plaza Dr., Savoy Plaza
Montoursville, PA 17754
www.ogpquiltshop.com
Contact Us
Muncy Historical Society
40 North Main Street
P.O. Box 11
Muncy, PA 17756
(570) 546-5917
MuncyHistorical@aol.comRegular Hours: Mondays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
March through November ** except holidays **
and by special appointment.
Hours are subject to change
Check schedule by calling (570)546-5917
