Common Threads Quilt Show

Opportunity Quilt

Prairie Quilt Guild 2012 Opportunity Quilt, Autumn Splendor
85" x 85 "
All cotton fabrics, Hobbs 80/20 batting

Made by members of the guild; hand appliquéd, machine pieced and machine quilted by award winning quilter, Siriporn Hollar.

The pattern is "Applique Affair" by Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts and used with her permission. To make a larger quilt the borders were made differently than in the pattern and were designed by Jan Hutchison.

Autumn Splendor was awarded Best of Show at the Kansas State Fair in September of 2011.

The drawing for the quilt will be held at the Common Threads Quilt Show on June 23, 2012. Tickets are available for $1 each or six for $5 and can be purchased at Guild meetings, at the Show or from Jan Hutchison: pjhutchison@sbcglobal.net

Quilt Appraisals

Carol Butzke will be doing quilt appraisals Thursday, June 21st and Friday, June 22nd and possibly Saturday, June 23rd. There is a charge of $45 per appraisal. To sign up please contact Shirley Binder at judging@wichitaquiltshow.com. There are many reasons why you should have your quilts appraised. Carol supplied the following information:

Many quiltmakers and collectors ask, "Why" and it is an important question to consider.

To establish a replacement value for insurance purposes BEFORE a loss such as fire, flood damage or disappearance occurs.
To meet your insurance company's requirements' for a "Fine Arts Floater".
To be assured that your quilt has adequate insurance coverage while at a textile competition or exhibit.
To provide a written record for your family.
To determine fair market value for sale of quilt.
To determine value for donation, gift, or estate purposes (as required by the IRS).

You will receive a professionally written document for each quilt appraised. Information regarding your appraisal is held in trust between you and your appraiser. A separate appraisal is needed for each quilt that you wish to have appraised. The average appraisal will take approximately thirty minutes per item. Appraisals should be performed every three to five years. At the time of the appraisal, you are to provide all documentation that you have about the quilt. In the case of an antique quilt, anything that you know about the quilt's maker or its heritage. In the case of a contemporary quilt, any awards that the quilt has received or pertinent information about the quiltmaker.

Hotels

There are several hotels available close to the Century II Convention Center:

The Hyatt Regency is attached to the Convention Center. At the opposite side of Century II is the Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview which has just been completely renovated. And close by you'll find the Holiday Inn and Suites, The Hotel at Old Town, and the Marriot Courtyard at Old Town.

Hyatt Regency • 400 West Waterman Street • (316) 293-1234
(Attached to the Convention Center)
Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview • 400 West Douglas Avenue • (316) 262-5000
(0.2 mi)
Holiday Inn • 221 E Kellogg Ave • (877) 863-4780
(0.8 mi)
The Hotel at Old Town • 830 E 1st St N • (316) 267-4800
(0.8 mi)
Marriot Courtyard at Old Town • 820 E 2nd St N • (316) 264-5300
(1.0 mi)