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Threads Across Nebraska 2009
October 2
& 3, 2009
Eihusen Arena at the
Heartland Events Center
700 East Stolley Park Rd
Grand Island, NE
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The 2008 Show A total of 921 visitors enjoyed the show and shopping the merchant mall on October 3 and 4, 2008. Vendors were from Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Arizona, Oklahoma, and Wyoming. Volunteers
hung quilts from the collections of Molly Anderson - Minden, Carol Falk - Nebraska City, Sharon Flueckinger - Kearney, Sandi
McMillian - Albion, Paulette Peters - Elkhorn, Stella Schaffert - Marquette, and Mary Sue Suit - Sidney. Five
guilds displayed their raffle quilts. There was also an area where the NSQG raffle quilt was hung for viewing.
Available for sale were NSQG marketing items and Museum Fund raffle items. Jan Sears presented a
lecture at 11 am both days. On Saturday, Barbara Caron gave a lecture on
Navigating Compass Designs.
We are happy to announce that Leanne Killion, from Kearney, will be taking over the job
as the Chairman of Threads Across Nebraska. Thank you to everyone who has helped make Threads Across Nebraska a wonderful
event these last four years. -----------------------------------------
The 2007 Show
What a wonderful new facility. All vendors and displays were on the level where people
entered and we didn’t have to wear our winter clothing to be comfortable. 1,318 people agreed and attended the
3rd Threads Across Nebraska.
Those who attended were able to shop, look at wonderful quilts, participate in a lecture by Jan
Sears about quilt appraisal, a guided tour of the Dillow Collection led by Sara Dillow and learn about Discover Nebraska with
Sheila Green. There was a silent auction sponsored by the NSQG Quilt Museum Fund and ten quilts that raffle tickets
could be purchased on. All profits from this event will be applied towards the pledge to the IQSC Museum Project.
| Threads Across Nebraska 2007 |
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| Heartland Events Center, Grand Island, NE |
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| Sara Dillow leads a tour of the Dillow Collection. |
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| Quilt Education Display |
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The 2006 Show
Thursday, October 5, saw 36 vendors, from Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, North Dakota and Idaho, moving in and setting up their
booths. Mary and Roger Ghormley, with assistance from Shelly Burge and other volunteers, hung 28 bed and crib size quilts
and set up 23 doll beds and doll quilts. 56 bed size quilts, 93 lap size and small quilts, 6 garments and one life size doll
were displayed. All of these itmes were either blue or red ribbon winners at the 2002, 2003 and 2004 Nebraska State Fairs.
A total of 1,332 people visited Threads Across Nebraska 2006.
Attractions, for both days, included NSQG merchandise, display by IQSC, silent auctions sponsored by the NQSG Museum Project,
making blocks for QuiltPink, educational displays, quilt related demonstrations and quilt appraisals by Jan Sears.
All profits from Threads Across Nebraska will be applied to the Museum Project Pledge.
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copyright 2009 Nebraska State Quilt Guild
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