35th  ANNUAL QUILTERS UNLIMITED QUILT SHOW

June 6 -- 8, 2008
Dulles Expo Center   North Hall
Chantilly, Virginia

SHOW HOURS AND ADMISSION

Friday  June 6th  open 10 to 6   $10
Saturday  June 7th  open 10 to 5    $10
Sunday  June 8th  open 11 to 4   $8
A pass good for admission to the show for all three days is $20,
(or is $10 when purchased with class registration.)

QUILT DISPLAYS

Be inspired by the over 500 quilts, dolls and art-to-wear garments made by members of  Quilters Unlimited. See "The Healing Garden of Quilts", an internationally-traveling quilt exhibit with 27 quilts made by QU members and former QU members.

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Spend your lunch break learning!  On Friday,a lecture on the "Masterpieces from the DAR Collection", presenter, Alden O'Brien, Curator of Costume and Textiles. On Saturday, author and quilter, Emilie Richards will discuss "Quilting & Writing, Creatively Intertwined".   $10 lecture fee includes box lunch.  Reservations and prepayment of lunch fee required by May 29th.  Use lecture and class registration form.

Lecture and Class Registration Form in Microsoft Word

Lecture and Class Registration Form in Adobe Acrobat (pdf)

Improve your quilting skills or make a special gift for that summer bride, twenty-five classes are scheduled for the show weekend.  As a special incentive to try one of the classes offered, all class registrations include a three day pass to the show for only $10.  It's a great deal!

FOR CLASS INFORMATION, CLICK HERE.

A full schedule of classes will start June 6th with the following instructors:

Browse 75 vendor booths. For a complete list of vendors, with contact information, click HERE.

Attend a free product demo provided by show vendors:

View Exhibitor Demonstration SCHEDULE

Get your quilt appraised.  Contact Mary@MaryWKerr.com for an
appointment and fees.

                             SHOP - WIN - SHOP SOME MORE

Buy raffle tickets for the 2008 QU "feathered star" raffle quilt. This year's raffle quilt was pieced by Jo Cotter of Annandale QU and machine quilted by Stover Quality Quilting.  The colors are deep pink and tan and the size is 92 inches square.  It is based on Marsha McCloskey's pattern "Golden Splendor", which appeared in the October 1996 issue of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine.  You can learn more about Marsha McCloskey from her website, www.MarshaMcCloskey.com. Tickets are $1.00 each and may be purchased at the show or from any QU chapter representative.  The drawing will be held at 2:30 p.m. June 8, 2008 at the show.  The winner need not be present to win.

To see the 2008 Raffle Quilt, go to the QU Fundraising page.

Bid on silent auction items--quilts, art-to-wear, baskets of fabric, a collection of autographed books donated by author, Emilie Richards  and many more items donated by the QU chapters, vendors and local businesses to help QU and its twelve local chapters provide quality educational programs for its members. If you are interested in donating items for the auction please complete the following form and submit with your donation:

Silent Auction Donation Form in Microsoft Word

Silent Auction Donation Form in Adobe Acrobat (pdf)

Add the 2008 QU show pin to your collection.  You can find it and many other nice items for sale at the gift booth. With over 70 nationally known vendors quilters and non-quilters will find many items of interest.  Whether  you want to purchase a new machine for quilting or embroidery, tools, embellishments, patterns or fabric for your stash you will find it at the show.

GOING GREEN TO THE SHOW AND AT THE SHOW

The 2008 QU quilt show is "going green".  Any driver bringing at least three other adults to the show, will have a chance to win a special "going green" prize.  So before you come to the show fill your car, fill your van or fill your SUV with relatives, friends and neighbors.  Thank you for carpooling to the show.

Look for a slimmed down version of the show program.  By condensing, combining and eliminating the quilt show committee has saved thousands of printed pages. If you do not wish to keep the program for a souvenir or for the information on the exhibitors or vendors, please help us by recycling your program in the bins provided.

THE QUILTERS UNLIMITED SHOW IS SPECIAL!!!

Neither juried nor judged, the QU quilt show promotes a love of quilting and a quilt show experience for all its members.  Come help us celebrate 35 years of successful quilt shows.

GROUP TICKET SALES: Groups may make arrangements for advance ticket sales by contacting Ann Marie Folsom. The form for requesting group tickets may be opened and downloaded
HERE (Microsoft Word version) or HERE (PDF version).

DRIVING DIRECTIONS: For driving directions, go HERE.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS: For hotel reservations at the special QU show rate at the Holiday Inn Select Chantilly-Dulles Expo, contact Karen Shinn, or call 1-800-283-6868 or (703)803-9500.

All questions or concerns regarding the Quilt Show may be adressed to the 2008 Quilt Show Chair, Ann Marie Folsom.

For QU Members:

VOLUNTEER DISCOUNT PASSES: QU show volunteers may purchase either a one-day pass for the day they volunteer ($5), or a three-day volunteer pass ($10). Volunteers working on Wednesday or Thursday may choose to purchase a one-day pass for whichever day they attend the show ($5), or the three-day pass ($10).

SLEEVE INSTRUCTIONS: For directions on how to prepare a hanging sleeve, click HERE.

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION:
For volunteer opportunities and hours, go HERE.
For setup and takedown help needed, go HERE.

For a matrix of QU event and quilt show jobs by chapter, click HERE.
The matrix is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. For information about PDF files, click HERE.