The Piatt County Museum is hosting the 3rd annual quilt festival, this year in Cisco on Saturday, August 17th from 9am – 3pm at the Cisco Community Center (325 N. Main Street, Cisco, IL). The festival is showcasing quilts and needlework with quilts on display, presentations, an appraiser on site, quilt and sewing vendors, and the annual quilt raffle. This year, the event will spotlight quilts and patterns from the Willow Branch and Cerro Gordo townships. Cathy Glover, American Quilter’s Society-certified Quilt Appraiser, will again be on site for walk-in appraisals (Note, limit 2 quilts/person. Registration required upon walk-in. Appraisal fee will be required). Entrance is $5.00 a person. The Piatt County Association Home & Community Education organization will have refreshments available.
The 2024 featured speaker is Luella Doss, International Quiltmaker, Quilt Historian, Fabric Designer, Wearable Artist and Pattern Publisher. For four decades, artist Luella McCarney Doss has captured international attention with her dimensional quilts, wearable art and fabric-sculptured birds and farm animals. Homegrown of Piatt County farmland grew Luella’s character and creativity to help her achieve signature status with quilt-related businesses worldwide. In 1988, Doss founded The Wisconsin Quilt History Project, and has since researched over 8,0k00 quilts. Meet Luella and enjoy her quilt turning presentation “Homeland Treasures,” featuring Piatt County Quilts pre-1950, and delight in Luella’s creativity in her special exhibit.
Speaker Schedule:
9:00 am What are Quilt Appraisals and why do we need them? (Cathy Glover)
10:00 am Homeland Treasures, featuring Piatt County Quilts Pre-1950 (Luella Doss) Bed Turning
11:00 am Embellishments… with Fresh Eyes (Colleen Vaughan)
12:30 pm The Vital Fabric of Quilts in my Life (Luella Doss)
1:30 pm History of the Decatur Quilters Guild and their Projects (Mary Traxel)
Event Information:
Piatt County Quilt Festival
Saturday, August 17th, 9am – 3pm
Cisco Community Center
325 N. Main Street, Cisco
$5 admission (cash or check only)
Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/share/9uSpadf29ZbSuMQm/
About the Museum:
The Piatt County Museum organization is a 501(c)3, established in 1965 to foster appreciation of Piatt County history. After outgrowing several locations in downtown Monticello, the organization and its collections moved to a new home at #1 Heritage Lane Monticello. While the Museum is not yet open to the public, opportunities for traveling displays and visits are possible. Membership opportunities can be discovered by contacting Lucia Wilkin, 217.649.1766.
