LAKEPORT — The Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild proudly announces its eighth annual Falling Leaves Quilt Show, coming soon to the Lake County Fairgrounds, 401 Martin St. in Lakeport.
Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 3 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4. Admission is $6 for adults and $2 for children 12 and younger.
More than 200 quilts, on loan from guild members and from the community at large, will be on display in Lewis Hall. A number of vendors will be selling quilt-related merchandise, such as books, patterns, notions, and supplies. Vendors will also perform demonstrations during the show.
At the Country Store boutique, guild members will sell a variety of quilt and craft merchandise, a good place to get started on Christmas shopping. Show guests can take a chance at an opportunity quilt and a selection of gift baskets, and can bid on the silent auction items. Angelina”s Bakery will serve lunch in Barty”s Caf? across the street from Lewis Hall each day.
The quilt guild is delighted to announce that this year”s featured quilter is Patricia Knoechel, an internationally-known quiltmaker, speaker, teacher and designer. Knoechel will display a number of her quilts at the Falling Leaves Quilt Show. Her work features traditional designs with fresh touches and soft clear colors that reflect the flowers and butterflies that she favors.
Knoechel and her sister, Eleanor Burns, another well-known quilter, have worked closely together for many years. In 1985 Knoechel started her business Creating with Color in response to Burns” need for special rulers to use with her Quilt in a Day patterns. Visit Knoechel”s Web site, www.creatingwithcolor.com, to see a gallery of her quilts and to learn more about her. The Quilt in a Day website is www.quiltinaday.com.
LLQG welcomes all quilters, prospective quilters and quilt lovers to its meetings and events. For more information about the Falling Leaves Quilt Show, contact Donna James at 262-1201, or visit the Ladies of the Lake Quilt Guild Web site at www.LLQG.org.
