BMQG Harvest of Quilts Show & Mysterious Quilt Journey
The 2023 Harvest of Quilts Quilt Show & Mysterious Quilt Journey will be
September 23 & 24, 2023Registration is NOW OPEN!
Registration for the 2023 Harvest of Quilts Show is NOW OPEN.- The deadline for registering your quilts is July 7, 2023.
- Due to space limitations, we will be accepting ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PER CATEGORY at this time.
- New category this year: Original Design (Click on the Categories tab above to review category requirements).
Quilt Show Props
Your Quilt Show Props Committee will soon be looking for Props for the upcoming quilt show. Props not only make our show more attractive, but they make it safer. The set-up committee places small props at the base of our quilt racks to prevent our guests from tripping over the rack supports. Small props such as children’s rocking chairs, toy cribs, dolls, plant stand (to display smaller quilted items) and other antique items are welcome.
Check back the closer we get to the show for more details.Mysterious Quilt Journey
Registration for the “Journey” will involve a different form and will follow at a later date. For now, please be thinking about the quilts you are working on, or may have already made that match a particular business in downtown Laconia. The Mysterious Quilt Journey is a fun, interactive, family event, made all the more whimsical by matching quilts to the businesses, so please be thinking of all the quilts in your inventory! Just a reminder: Quilts in the “Journey” will NOT be voted on, nor will they be included in the Program Booklet.
We’re getting excited about this year’s Quilt Show Extravaganza – hope you are too!!
Katie & Ila, Quilt Show Co-ChairsAttic Corner
If you find yourself home and cleaning your sewing room, please keep the Attic Corner in mind. We will be taking fabric donations at the donation bins anytime and at the meetings in June, July, August, and September.
Any questions contact Denise Moore at: deniteni@gmail.com or login to your membership account and click on the Member's Directory for Denise's phone number.
Please clearly mark the items “Attic Corner” when dropping them off.Quilted Treasures
Hello Everyone!!! I would like to let you know that our team will be able to collect donated items at the monthly quilt meetings.
The goal of the Quilted Treasures “Table” is twofold;- To showcase our amazing talents, and the fact we are a super generous and giving group;
- And the second is promoting all of the things our Guild offers when you become a member.
Any handmade item is welcome. I will have some different ideas, patterns and premade kits for members if that sparks your creativity. Also, I will even have a few UFO’s for you to finish if you are feeling courageous. Consider joining the Quilted Treasurers team, if you are a person who likes to organize, play with fabric and cut, cut and cut !! Thank you for your team spirit!!
Feel free to send me an email with ideas or comments: dawnlovell72@gmail.com.2023 Harvest of Quilts Show & Mysterious Quilt Journey Board
Harvest of Quilts Show & Journey Co-Chairs Ila Mattila and Katie Haddock
Admissions – Chair, Cheryl Goldenberg, Della Kapocius and Jean Vaillancourt
Attic Corner – Chair, Denise Moore, Kathy Muldoon, and Lori Gardiner Co-Chairs
Baskets Galore Team – Linda Claveau-Chair, Maureen Bird, Susan Sciotto-Brown
Fire Marshalls – Jody Saulnier—LRMHC Conference Center; Cathy Bowler (for 1 day) Kim
Gregoire – Belknap Mill; Donna Tondreau & Pam Horvath – Laconia Senior Center
Golden Scissors – Chair, Lorraine Barrows
Hanging – Quilt Show Logistics Chair, Jean Durfee
Location Hanging Chairs – 1. June Pease, Donna Tondreau & Pam Horvath @ Laconia Senior
Center, 2. Kim Gregoire @ Belknap Mill and 3. Michelle Plourde & Sue Goodwin @ LRMHC-
Conference Center
Photographer(s) for Event – Deb Derrick & Deb Billings
Program Booklet – Chair, Allison Rainville
Program Booklet Ad Sales – Chair, Allison Rainville
Props – Lena Nirk, Chair
Publicity – Chair, Hope Kokas
Quilted Treasures – Chair Dawn Lovell, and Co-Chairs Kathy Higgins & Deb Balcom
Quilt Registrations – Kim Amicangioli, Michelle Plourde, Sue Goodwin
Quilt Check-In/Quilt Pick-Up –, Kim Amicangioli, Michelle Plourde, Sue Goodwin
Quilt Proofing for Program – Kim Amicangioli, Sue Goodwin, & Katie Haddock
Raffle Quilt 2023 – Pam Horvath & Donna Tondreau
Raffle Quilt 2024 – Cheryl Goldenberg
Raffle Quilt Ticket Sales – Administrative Co-Chairs Pam Horvath and Donna Tondreau, -
Raffle Quilt Ticket Sales—Outside – Nancy Smath, Chair & Eileen Lovett /for Outside Sales
Signs – Outside Directions – Heidi Lee, Joni Belser & Hope Kokas
Signs—Internal –Jody Saulnier
Square Credit Cards – Chair, Mary Heartquist
Take Down/Breakdown – Chair, Jean Durfee
Vendors – Chair, Jennifer Wright, Co-Chair Cathy Bowler
Volunteer Coordinator – Allison Rainville
White Gloves – Dawn Dupak & Linda Peary
***Still have slot(s) available on this sub-committeeThe 2023 Category Descriptions
VOTING Categories- Small Bed Quilts – A quilt intended as a lap quilt, baby quilt, or bed runner with a total outside perimeter not to exceed 240” (3 layers).
- Large Bed Quilts – A quilt that is made to go on a bed with a total outside perimeter of 241” or more (3 layers).
- Small Wall Hangings – A quilt that is made to hang on a wall with a total outside perimeter not to exceed 90” (3 layers).
- Medium Wall Hangings – A quilt that is made to hang on a wall with a total outside perimeter between 91” – 175” (3 layers).
- Large Wall Hangings – A quilt that is made to hang on a wall with a total outside perimeter of more than 176” or more (3 layers).
- Machine Embroidery – Entries in this categories include items made by using computer programmed design/stitching.
- Wearables & Accessories – Entries in this category include items that may be worn (jacket, vests, and other articles of clothing) as well as purses, totes, briefcases, planner covers, etc.) which would be considered accessories to wearables/clothing.
- Home Décor – Entries in the category include items used in household decoration (table toppers/runners, kitchen or sewing room accessories, pillows, rugs, holiday décor, wool runners, penny rugs, etc.) Quilts and/or wall hangings do not qualify for this category.
- Original Design – Entries in this category include quilts that are designed by the entrant. While these items may be inspired by other work, they should not be made using a published pattern. Traditional blocks used in innovative ways may qualify. No size or technique limitations, but all entries must have 3 layers and contain some quilting. Both design and workmanship must be by the entering quilter/artist.
- Non-Voting – Vintage quilts, quilt tops, etc. Displayed, but not for popular vote.
- Junior (Non-Voting) – A quilt made by someone 17 years of age or younger. BMQG Junior Members may choose to enter their quilts in the appropriate voting categories.
- My Very First Quilt - Was this quilt made during attendance to the My Very First Quilt Workshop? If yes, no registration fee is required.
- "Put a Sock in It!" Challenge - Was this quilt made for the BMQG's "Put a Sock in It!" Challenge in recognition of the Belknap Mill's 200th Anniversary? Quilts submitted to this category MUST have been submitted and subsequently voted on at the BMQG Membership Meeting on February 8, 2023.
- Small Bed Quilts – A quilt intended as a lap quilt, baby quilt, or bed runner with a total outside perimeter not to exceed 240” (3 layers).
Hanging Sleeve for Quilt Show Display
1. The hanging sleeve for your quilt does not need to be a permanent hanging sleeve. If however, you put a temporary sleeve over a permanent sleeve (for instance, if the show sleeve needs to be wider than the permanent sleeve), be sure that permanent sleeve is completely covered.
2. Cut a 11.5” strip of washed muslin or cotton fabric, making it 1” shorter than the top edge of the quilt. Turn under 1/4” twice at each end and stitch in place.
3. With wrong sides together, stitch long edges together 1/2” from raw edges. Baste the long folded edge loosely, 1/2” from edge.
4. Roll the seam to the middle of one side and place this side against the quilt backing. Press open or to one side; either way is fine. The basted seam should be away from the quilt, opposite to the stitched seam.
5. Slipstitch the top edge of the tube to the quilt backing about 1” below the inner edge of the binding and the lower edge of the sleeve flat to the quilt backing, catching the lower layer of the sleeve. Remove the basting so the front of the hanging sleeve is a little larger than the side which has been slip stitches to the backing. This excess will be taken up by the pole, allowing your quilt to hang smoothly without a ripple at the top.- AND THE WINNER IS…
BMQG Quilt Show 2022 Winners
Large Bed Quilts
1st Place – Ginny Canning “Almanac: Gilford, NH 2021”
2nd Place – Jo Ann Thureson “Scrappy Courthouse”
Quilted by Contoocook QuiltWorks
3rd Place – Marianne Porter “Labyrinth Walk”
Quilted by Michelle Plourde
Large Wall Hangings
1st Place – Michelle Plourde “Inherited Inspiration”
2nd Place – June Pease “Stars & Sprigs”
Quilted by Michelle Plourde
3rd Place – June Pease “Vases of Flowers”
Quilted by Michelle Plourde
Medium Wall Hangings
1st Place – Diane Beaman “Farm Scene Along NH Route 4”
2nd Place – Kim Gregoire “Dream Big in Daffodil”
3rd Place – Deb Wyman “My Mermaid”
Quilted by Kim Gregoire
Small Bed Quilts
1st Place – June Pease “Hearts”
Quilted by Michelle Plourde
2nd Place – Kim Gregoire “Blockheads 1 is Done!!”
3rd Place – Diane Beaman “Tickled Pink”
Home Décor
1 st Place (tie) – Cheryl Goldenberg “Wish Maker Doll”
1 st Place (tie) - Susan Goodwin “Spring!”
2 nd Place – Mary Heartquist “Memories of Texas
Wildflowers”
3 rd Place – Jennifer Wright “Winter Cardinals”
Quilted by Michelle Plourde
Machine Embroidery Quilts
1st Place – Deb Wyman “Medallions”
2nd Place – Deb Wyman “Flower Garden”
3rd Place – Wendy Solomon “Tote Bag, Tan and Brown”
Small Wall Hangings
1st Place - Michelle Plourde “Storm”
2nd Place – Dawn Lovell “Sunflower”
3rd Place – Heidi Lee “A Perfect Summer Day”
Wearables and Accessories
1st Place - Margret O’Brien “Poppins Bag”
2nd Place (tie) - Margret O’Brien “Vest”
2nd Place (tie) - Deb Balcom “Quilted Jacket”
3rd Place (tie) - Diane Orlowski “Yellow Rose of Texas”
3rd Place (tie) - Michelle Plourde “Patchwork Jacket”2022 Raffle Quilt “Spools”- Won by Kathy Rice – Laconia, New Hampshire
Winner of 2022 Vendor Trivia- Kim Siner – Thornton, New Hampshire
BASKETS GALORE WINNERS- Basket #1 - Holly Hamel
- Basket #2 - Janet Archer
- Basket #3 - Betty Gilkinson
- Basket #4 - Kathleen Murphy
- Basket #5 – Ginny Canning
- Basket #6 – Ginny Canning
- Basket #7 – Jane Raymond
- Basket #8 – Mary Heartquist
- Basket #9 – Nancy Claris
- Basket #10 – Rebecca Baergen
- Basket #11 – Gail Dyer
- Basket #12 – Diane Churas
- Basket #13 – John Roy
- Basket #14 – Michelle Vanasse
If prior shows took a Village to put on—this Show took a City! Many of our volunteers dedicated hundreds of hours and a lot of blood (yes we provided band aids), sweat (yes we provided towels), and tears (yes we provided tissues) to put this together. We are grateful, thankful, and bursting with pride from the amazing results! Congratulations and THANK YOU for a job well done by all of our volunteers who helped bring this Show back to the Belknap Mill and to downtown Laconia in a very GRAND way!
With our sincerest thanks, Ila and Katie, Co-Chairs
Harvest of Quilts Show & Mysterious Quilt Journey