Mountain Quilt festival
Overview
Date: 03/09/2011 - 03/13/2011
Time: 07:00 am - 10:00 pm
Location: Smoky Mountain Convention Center
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 37868Contact Information
Website: http://www.mountainquiltfest.com/
E-mail: inquire@mypigeonforge.com
Phone: (865) 453-8574
Description
Quilt Classes
No matter what your quilt making level is, there is something for everyone more than 80 quilting classes offered. To see a list of all of the classes available, click here on Quilt Class Descriptions or click on Class Descriptions from the menu above. To check out the class schedule click here on Quilt Class Schedules or click on Class Schedule from the menu above.
A Mountain Quiltfest Instructors for 2010
Charlotte Angotti, Conway, SC
Kim Diehl, Pocatello, ID
Klaudeen Hansen, Sun Prairie, WI
Marti Michell, Atlanta, GA Nancy Odom, Westfield, IN
Annette Omelas, Fayetteville, NC
Nancy Prince, Orlando, FL Louisa
Louisa Smith, Loveland, CO
To read the biographies of our 2010 Quiltfest instructors please click here on Instructors or click on Instructors from the menu above.
Registration for Quilting Classes
Online Registration will be available after the beginning of the year. Click here on Register for Quilt Classes or click on Register for Classes from the menu above.
Quilt Show
Pigeon Forge’s A Mountain Quiltfest quilt show is a beautiful display of a variety of quilts from all over the country. Come and admire all of the hard work and creativity put in to these incredible quilts. Quilters compete in more than 10 categories for over $20,000 in prizes.
Categories include:
Large Professional
Small Professional
Quilted for Hire
Hand Quilted Bed Quilts
Machine Quilted Bed Quilts
Non-Traditional Quilts
Large Quilts
Medium Quilts
Small Quilts
Youth Quilts
The Pigeon Forge Quiltfest show is open to everyone whether you are a beginning quilter or a seasoned quilt master.
How to Enter Your Quilt
All quilt entries will need to follow the quilt show guidelines, as written by A Mountain Quiltfest. To get more info about the guidelines for entry click here on Guidelines for Quilt Show Entries or click on Guidelines for Entry from the top menu.
The Quiltfest Winners for 2009
To see the winners of 2009 click here on 15th Annual Mountain Quiltfest Winners or click on Quilt Show winners from the menu above.
Sponsors and Vendors
Booths upon booths of quilting vendors attend A Mountain Quiltfest every year. Quilters can expect to find a variety of fabric, threads, patterns, notions, and more! Click here on Quiltfest Vendors to see who joined us.
Experience the best in quilting along with the down-home hospitality
of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee!
A Mountain Quiltfest is produced by the city of Pigeon Forge and hosted by the Piecemakers and Sevier Valley Quilters Guilds.
Student Sneak Peak
Quilt class students join us for the Opening Night at the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 beginning at 6:00 pm. Enjoy greeting old friends and making new acquaintances. Instructors, vendors and sponsors will be on hand for questions and to meet your quilting needs. Enjoy a special showing of the quilts and shop for unique items prior to the public opening. Come to meet and greet as we kick off “A Mountain Quiltfest 2010”!
Antique Quilt Bed Turning
The Antique Quilt Bed Turning is back again this year by popular demand. This event, held each day in the lobby of the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center, will highlight quilts made before 1960. Members of the Piecemakers and Sevier Valley Quilter Guilds will narrate the bed turning and provide information about the quilts including their age, owner, and pattern name and construction techniques. Interesting historical and special information such as why the quilt was made, for whom it was made and for what special occasion it was made will also be provided, if available. The quilts are rotated, so be sure to check the schedule to make sure you see all the beautiful quilts.
Wednesday, March 10th - Saturday, March 13th 10:00am, 1:00pm, & 4:00pm.
Sunday, March 14th 10:00am & 1:00pm.
Quilt Appraiser
Sandra Palmer, a professional quilt appraiser, joins us again this year from Vermont as our quit appraiser. She requires pre-registration for an appraisal and each quilt being appraised requires a 30-minute time slot. The charge is $40.00 for one quilt, three or more $35.00 each, and five or more $30.00 each. Appraisals will be conducted in a private room at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center.
Sandra will be available to appraise quilts according to the following schedule:
Thursday, March 11th 12:00 pm to 4:30 pm 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Friday, March 12th 8:30 am to 12:00 pm 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Saturday, March 13th 8:30 am to 12:00 pm 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Sunday, March 14th 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm
To schedule an appraisal appointment with Ms. Palmer, please contact the Office of Special Events during normal business hours at (865) 429-7350.
Show & Tell
All participants are cordially invited to bring their quilted items, cameras and friends to the Annual A Mountain Quiltfest Show & Tell on Friday, March 12, 2010, beginning at 7:00 pm (Doors open at 6:00pm) at the Grand Majestic Theater.
This is a free and fun-filled evening of fellowship. Attendees are encouraged to bring their favorite quilting projects (no more than three per person and finished or in progress) and tell the special stories behind the making of these unique and comforting keepsakes.
Want to Win a Sewing Machine or a Great Door Prize?
Here’s How…….For each 100% cotton/quilt shop quality Children’s bright fat quarter donated at Show & Tell, you will receive one ticket which will be entered into a drawing for a sewing machine. For each yard of fabric, you will receive four tickets (yards do not need to be cut into fat quarters). Additional door prizes will be awarded and will include class and lecture vouchers for 2011 as well as many great gifts from our vendors.
Locations and Times
Quilting Classes and Lectures – Smoky Mountain Convention Center (between stoplight #8 and #10, behind KFC and Krispy Kreme)
Tuesday, March 9th through Sunday, March 14th, 2010
Pre-registration is required. Please click on Class Schedule for the days and times of classes.
Meal Lectures - hosted by and at the Pottery House Café (turn at stoplight #7, the restaurant is just over the bridge and on the left)
Pre-registration is required. Please click on Class Schedule for the days and times of the meal lectures.
Quilt Show and Vendor Hall Student Preview Night – Music Road Convention Center (Stoplight #1, Henderson Chapel Rd.)
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010. Doors open at 6:00pm.
Quilt Show and Vendor Hall Open FREE to the Public – Music Road Convention Center (Stoplight #1, Henderson Chapel Rd.) and Smoky Mountain Convention Center (between stoplight #8 and #10, behind KFC and Krispy Kreme)
Smoky Mountain
Convention Center
Music Road
Convention Center
Wednesday, March 10th 9:00am – 7:00pm 9:00am – 7:00pm
Thursday, March 11th 9:00am – 7:00pm 9:00am – 7:00pm
Friday, March 12th 9:00am – 5:00pm 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday, March 13th 9:00am – 7:00pm 9:00am – 7:00pm
Sunday, March 14th 9:00am – 3:00pm 9:00am – 4:00pm
Antique Quilt Bed Turning – Music Road Convention Center (Stoplight #1, Henderson Chapel Rd.)
Wednesday, March 10th through Saturday, March 13th at 10:00am, 1:00pm, and 4:00pm.
Sunday, March 14th at 10:00am and 1:00pm.
Show & Tell – Grand Majestic Theater (Turn at Stoplight #2 and the theater is up the hill on the left)
Friday, March 12th, 2010. Doors open at 6:00pm, show begins at 7:00pm.
Event Headquarters
All pre-registered students (pre-registration for classes begins online after the first of the year) and those wishing to register for classes at the event will need to check-in at the class registration and student check-in table. Hospitality packets, which will contain your A Mountain Quiltfest thimble, nametag, and other goodies, will be available for pick up at check-in. (Hospitality packets are guaranteed for all pre-registered students and will be available on a first come first serve basis to those who register at the event.) The registration and student check-in table will be open at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center according to the following schedule:
Monday, March 8 3:00pm – 7:00pm
Tuesday, March 9 7:00am – 4:00pm
Wednesday, March 10 7:30am – 7:00pm
Thursday, March 11 7:30am – 7:00pm
Friday, March 12 7:30am – 5:00pm
Saturday, March 13 7:30am – 7:00pm
Sunday, March 14 7:30am – 10:00am
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