Prairie Hearts Quilt Guild Using Quarantine to Prep for 2021 Spring Show at New Venue

The local Prairie Hearts Quilt Guild is making good use of all the time they’ve spent in quarantine, as they prepare for their 16th annual spring quilt show in 2021. A group of Prairie Hearts Quilt Guild members were on hand with a live hand-quilting demonstration at the 2019 spring quilt show. The biannual Prairie Hearts Quilt Show is set to take place next year on April 16 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and April 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., hosted at the Ford Curling Centre at Moose Jaw Mosaic Place — a new venue as the show has happily outgrown its previous home at the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds. The theme of the 2021 show is “Sew Full of Whimsy,” and organizers are expecting to see even more entries than in previous years. An estimated 250 to 350 quilts are expected to be shown over the weekend, entered in 32 different judged categories to compete for prizes. The show is open to quilters from all over, which means guild members have the delight of seeing their works

displayed alongside quilters from across Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, and B.C. The show will also feature around 30 vendors, displaying material and other quilting-centric wares, and the guild will be hosting its usual penny parade and quilt raffle, featuring a new quilt made specifically for the show. With the cafe located in the upstairs mezzanine of the curling rink, quilt show attendees will be able to enjoy a full day of quilt browsing without leaving the building. A trunk show is also planned for April 16 at 7 p.m., featuring quilt show judge Deb Barlow who will be showing her collection of work and speaking about

Plenty of vendors will be returning to the 2021 Prairie Hearts Quilt Show, with all kinds of quilting necessities.

her journey as a quilter. Tickets will be required for

The 2019 spring quilt show featured a number of incred ible quilts on display.

this event and become available closer to the show. Prairie Hearts Quilt Guild hosts their spring quilt show every other year, which means they luckily avoided the slew of pandemic cancellations as 2020 was an off-year for the show. Rather, quilters have used that time to set to work on some new projects for the 2021 show, some of which they showed off during a well-received Drive-By Quilt Show in May 2020. The quilt show always draws an impressive crowd to view the incredible workmanship on display, and organizers are looking forward to bringing the show to a newer, larger venue this year. More information about Prairie Hearts Quilt Guild and the 2021 spring quilt show is available at prairieheartsquilters.com as well as on their Facebook page.