Piecing Together Maine Quilts (Page 2)

Maine Quilts 2025 is over and what a fabulous show it was! A big shoutout to all Committee Chairs and Volunteers! You went above and beyond, giving countless hours of your time, to ensure the show was a success!  It was my pleasure to work with all of you! Thank you so much! There are some new opportunities for you to be part of the team for Maine Quilts 2026 – Chairpersons play a key role in the development and implementation of the show. If you would be interested in one of the open positions, please contact me!  Chairpersons Open Positions Equipment, Workshop Monitors, Raffle Quilt,More →

 Maine Quilts 2025 with a few photos  Best in Judged winner Barbara Korengold with her entry “To Philly with Priscilla” a gorgeous quilt using the Broderie Perse Applique method and she hand quilted it! Just exquisite!  Carol Taylor won the “Volunteer” Grand Prize of a Bernina sewing machine donated by The Cotton Cupboard, a Maine Quilts Platinum Sponsor. Congratulations Carol and thank you for the many hours you volunteered at Maine Quilts 2025.  The “Viewer’s Choice” basket was won by Carole Behan Berry for her entry J-136 “Mrs D’s Garden”  New this year ~ The Vendor Basket Drawing was very popular! The winning ticket belongedMore →

 Critical Area of Need for Volunteers  We appreciate our volunteers, without whom this show would not happen! Please give us a few hours of your time. We desperately need volunteers to white glove, especially on Wednesday evening – 7-9pm – these are 1-hour shifts – in the main auditorium as well as Diane Harris’s special exhibits area. Most of the other volunteer slots have already been filled but there is always room for more! Just a two-hour shift will grant you admission to the show either on the day you volunteer or another day of your choosing.  Please contact Sylvia Schrock, Volunteer Chair, to commitMore →

There are some workshops with seats still available!  Noon Lectures with Heidi Proffetty, Betsy Habich and Linda Hahn are also available.  Tickets for the Thursday Night Banquet with Diane Harris “The Stash Bandit” by reservation only! Seats still available! Deadline to purchase banquet tickets and pre-order box lunch is July 15th .  Buy your tickets and register for additional workshops now to guarantee your seat.  Log on at www.mainequilts.org and follow the prompts.  You will receive a show pin and a tote bag if you purchase Advance Admission or sign up for a workshop before July 1st! Volunteers Needed!!  Please sign up for your volunteeringMore →

I cannot stress this enough – Volunteers are needed to insure a successful quilt show! We rely on your dedication and time to fill critical positions – please go to our website to see what positions are available at www.mainequilts.org under the Volunteer tab, there are 2 ways to sign up. Choose what works for you. Contact Sylvia at volunteer@mainequilts.org with any questions. A two-hour shift will get you free admission and a chance at the sewing machine giveaway!  Please Volunteer today!  Quilt Registration Closes May 15!  Go to our website www.mainequilts.org under QUILT REGISTRATION. Follow the guidelines to register your quilts before the deadline! More →

Volunteer! Volunteer! Volunteer! We need YOUR HELP as a Volunteer to make Maine Quilts 2025 a success. Signing up as a Volunteer brings perks, including being entered in the drawing for the BERNINA B435 sewing machine, MSRP $2,399! Big thanks to “The Cotton Cupboard Quilt Shop” in Bangor for this generous donation. There are 2 volunteer form on is on the website under the Volunteers tab, choose which way to sign up by following the directions on the forms.  Silent Auction Items: If you’d like to bring your Silent Auction items to the April Members’ meeting, Carol Reed and Lee Priest will be there toMore →

Workshop/Event Registration opens March 15th @ 8 am for PTQG, Inc. members.  Log on to our website – www.mainequilts.org – for Workshop descriptions, supply lists and event information.  Make your online workshop registration an efficient process: Prior to March 15, be sure you know your username and password. Not sure what your password is? Click on “Login” in the upper right-hand corner of the home page. Follow the prompts for “Lost Your Password?” Don’t have an account? Click on “Login” in the upper right-hand corner of the home page. Follow the prompts under “Register” to set up your account. You will receive a confirmation emailMore →

Maine Quilts 2025 Merchandise  was unveiled (and sold) at the PTQG Member’s meeting on January 25th   The colors of the T-shirts are officially Lavendar & Ash.    The zippered fleece jacket is Iron Gray and long sleeve Ts are Pink –  These items are sized up to 4XL – the fleece jackets are tapered and run a tad on the small side – if you need larger than 4XL, let us know and we can get them! “Enchanted Cabins in the Stars” was revealed at the January 25th Member’s Meeting. Shown here, Jackie MacDonald/Sweetfire Road for MODA, who designed the fabrics in this quilt. TheMore →

Introducing the lineup of teachers for Maine Quilts 2025  Diane Harris – stashbandit.net She is The Stash Bandit, also Thursday Keynote Speaker and there will also be a special exhibit of her quilts.  Betsy Habich – betsyhabich.com Thread Painting workshops and a noon lecture.  Linda Hahn – froghollowdesigns.com New York Beauty – her way. Workshops plus a noon lecture.  Dawn Heese – linenclosetdesigns.com – Dawn will teach needle turn applique.  Heidi Proffetty – heidiproffetty.com – Learn how to create mosaics with fabric. She will also do a noon lecture.  Heather Kojan – heatherkojan.com – Modern quilt workshops are her offerings.  Stacie Spradlin – seamsdivine.com –More →

Our Thursday Night Banquet Key Note Speaker  Diane Harris “The Stash Bandit” Diane Harris is a scrap quilt specialist. After 11 years as an editor for Quiltmaker magazine, she formed Stash Bandit to help quilters use their fabric collections and make quilts that are both unique and beautiful. She never met a fabric she didn’t like. Her work is featured in a variety of publications in the US and abroad. Diane lives on a working farm in rural Nebraska and has been quilting for more than 40 years. Learn more at stashbandit.net and on Instagram @stashbanditquilts.  Workshop Registration will continue to be online only, openingMore →