Quilt Show News for October 20, 2025
It’s Show Week!
Quilt show week is here, and it promises to be a whirlwind of fabulousness!
Take a minute to check that you are ready for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. There is a wealth of information on the Village Quilters website to facilitate your quilt show experience.
Be sure to visit the vendors. Even if you don't make a purchase, please thank them for being part of our show. Don’t forget to shop at the Boutique and Silent Auction.
Please spend some time enjoying our Thread Talk presentations. Six of our guild members are ready to share their considerable talents with you.
Have a hanky ready for the Quilts of Valor presentations.
Recruit new members! Anyone who joins Village Quilter of Lake Bluff/Lake Forest at the show will only have to pay the half-year membership fee. Normally this fee reduction would not be effective until November 1st, but the Board voted to allow the fee reduction to be effective at the show. (It seemed a bit churlish to ask potential new members to pay the full membership fee when the reduced half-year fee goes into effect two weeks later.)
Finally, have fun!
Kathy Avellone, Quilt Show Chair
Last-minute Silent Auction donations
Silent Auction is incredibly excited to display the 70 quilts we have received to date. If you have one you are aiming to contribute, it will be MUCH appreciated!
Two options to get your last-minute donations:
Please contact Erica Jarrett or Donna Derstadt to arrange pick up.
Meet us at Panera in Lake Bluff on Tuesday between 7 and 8 pm (305 N. Waukegan Rd, Lake Bluff) to drop it off.
Thank you so much!
Erica Jarrett and Donna Derstadt
Dropping off and picking up your quilt
Check-in will be held from 7:45 am to 9:00 am on Thursday, October 23.
Fold your quilt so that the 4” x 6” ID card is visible, pinned to the lower left-hand corner of each quilt with two safety pins. 🧷
Check-out will be held after all the quilts have been taken down, folded, and sorted after the show closes. No quilts will be released until all of the quilts are down and the equipment is packed and ready to go. Please be patient.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with Feather Schroeder.
Thursday reminders
Please bring gloves, wagons, ladders, etc.
Label your equipment with your name and contact information.
Set-up begins at 8:00 am.
No food or drinks (including water bottles) on the show floor.
Check which shifts you are working (use the handy button below).
Leave your coats and other belongings in the Hospitality Room .
Staffing the show
Thank you to the members who have volunteered for the show. If you have not signed up yet or can offer more of your time, we have openings in key areas. Please consider volunteering for the following:
Quilt Show Set up day, Thursday, starting at 8:00 am, we can use every helping hand. Please bring gloves, wagons, ladders, etc.
White Gloves, Saturday, 2:00-4:00 pm. We need 2 more volunteers!
Raffle Quilt Sales, Saturday, 2:00-4:00 pm. We need one more volunteer.
To sign up, go directly to Signup.com, visit the Members' Show Info page, or contact me so I can sign you up.
To everyone working the show
Please check in at the admissions table 15 minutes before your shift to get your name badge, check off your name, and other details you might need.
If you must cancel, you will need to find a replacement for your shift! If you experience a legitimate emergency and cannot fulfill your obligation, contact me immediately. Do not just change the schedule online.
Need help? Just call me!
Staffing Chair, Andrea Krier (847-867-4272)