48th annual Harvest of Quilts Show

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48th ANNUAL QUILT SHOW IN SEPTEMBER AT ITS NEW LOCATION-LAKES REGION COMMUNITY COLLEGE(LRCC) SAVE THE DATE! Members of the Belknap Mill Quilters Guild have been quilting up a storm in preparation for their 48th annual Harvest of Quilts Show scheduled for Saturday September 20th and Sunday September 21st at its new location, the Lakes Region Community College (LRCC), 379 Belmont Rd. Laconia, NH. The guild will display more than 150 handmade quilts of all sizes, home decor, quilted clothing, and accessories. Styles range from traditional to modern, bed quilts, wall hangings, and embroidered works of art, and many original designs will be on display. Quilt show winners will be decided by the public’s popular vote, ending at 5 pm on Saturday, with ribbons awarded on Sunday. Tickets for the Guild’s 2025 raffle quilt “Blue Smoke” (pattern by Wilmington Prints) are being sold and will be available for purchase at the show. Many vendors will be on hand with beautiful fabric, rulers, patterns, and other quilting supplies, along with the latest in sewing machine technology. Visit the vendors while enjoying the beautiful quilts. They are: Ann’s Fabrics & Crafts (Ossipee, NH); Bittersweet Fabric Shop (Boscawen, NH); Groovy Seam Rippers (Facebook.com/GroovySeamRipper); Maple Leaf Stitchin Studio, LLC (Epsom, NH); Patches Quilt Loft and Embroidery (Manchester, NH); Sew There! Oilcloth Designs & More (Bradford, NH); and The Wandering Quilt Shop (Hallowell, ME). The college’s Countdown Cafe’ will be open during the quilt show, offering a wide selection of sandwiches, salads, and snacks at very reasonable prices. For bargain hunters, the guild’s popular Attic Corner will once again be filled with gently used sewing notions and fabric-by-the-pound. The Quilted Treasures boutique will be selling beautifully handcrafted items made by guild members and is a great place to start your holiday shopping. As an ‘opening act’ to the quilt show, everyone is encouraged to enjoy the Mysterious Quilt Journey in downtown Laconia, featuring themed quilts displayed in dozens of businesses. From September 12 through September 21, take a journey downtown, and collect a Mysterious Quilt Journey quilt block from each participating merchant. Bring the blocks to the quilt show for a chance to win prizes (with paid adult admission). The quilt show begins on Saturday September 20th, 10 am to 5 pm, and continues Sunday the 21st, 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is $10 for adults, and free for children under 12 with paid adult admission. Please visit the guild’s website at www.bmqg.org for more information.