Maine Quilts 2008 presented by   Pine Tree Quilters Guild, Inc. a non-profit organization

July 25 - 27 Augusta Civic Center 76 Community Drive, Augusta, Maine air-conditioned; convenient, free parking Friday & Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

MQ '08 Home Exhibits Events & Activities Teachers & Classes Children's Classes Workshop Registration Info Sponsors Merchants Mall Raffle Quilt Volunteers Contact Us Directions Past Shows		Champagne Reception | Friday Gala | Gaggle of Quilters | Demonstrations | Lectures | Quilt Appraisals | Silent Auction Schedule Lectures Daily 12 noon – 1 p.m. A Different Lecture Every Day! Tickets $10. If you want to have a wonderful break during the day and hear more about quilts, grab your lunch from the Augusta Civic Center’s concession stands and join us for a fantastic lecture. Friday “Wearing Grannie’s Panties" with Lisa Erlandson A trunk show of feedsacks and feedsack quilts with the history and many uses of feedsacks presented. Saturday “ Fabulous Nickel Borders” with Pat Speth Turn a nice quilt into a WOW quilt by adding easy-to-piece Nickel Borders. Lecture includes a trunk show of at least 25 – 30 quilts. This is not a slide show, you will get to see and touch actual quilts! Sunday “The Value of Value and Beyond” with Billie Lauder Do you have difficulty picking out your fabrics for your quilts?? What is a light, a medium and a dark? How much fabric do you buy? How should I sew it together? Let Billie make it easier for you, to see the differences that can occur in one quilt block when its values are played with. That is not all! Billie will than take you through the steps of figuring out your yardage and the best technique to use to make your quilt come together easily. Lecture tickets are $10 and may be purchased in advance by using the WORKSHOP & EVENT REGISTRATION FORM. During the show, lecture tickets may be purchased at the Special Events Table in the main lobby 9 – 11:30 a.m. and outside the lecture hall 11:30 a.m. – noon. PTQG Home                              Return to the Maine Quilts 2008 home page Updated 14 Jan 08 by MQ Coordinator