43rd Annual Quilt Show "A Whimsical Magic Life" this May 2025!

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The Rogue Valley Piecemakers will hold their 43rd Annual Quilt Show on Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10, at the Josephine County Fairgrounds in Grants Pass. The Pavilion will be full of beautiful quilts on display. We will have lots of surprises and special displays as this year’s theme is “A Whimsical Magic Life!”
The show will feature beautiful bed, lap and children’s quilts, innovative art quilts, other fabric related items, and quilts made by guild members celebrating the theme. Knowledgeable guild members will be on hand both days to answer questions about quilts and quilting. Back by popular demand are demonstrations and “make and take” classes that will be held on both days at no additional cost. These include a fabric flower
bouquet, beaded wool bowl, fabric postcard and folded fabric butterfly, as well as more traditional Sashiko and Crazy Quilt stitching.
Quilt Show Chair, Candy O’Brien chose the Show Theme for 2025 with the freedom and imagination of childhood in mind. “I thought about what were some of the most magical times in my life growing up. For me what stood out is when we used our imagination at play, making up our own games. I wanted all of us to tap back into that imaginative mind of ours and use our childlike soul to remind ourselves that those little girls are still part of us.” Candy challenges “all quilters to look inside yourselves and invent an imaginary world which none of us have seen.” Whimsical President’s challenge quilts, based on the show theme, will be on display.
The Piecemakers’ “Heartworks Boutique” will sell gently used sewing supplies, quilts, and gifts handcrafted by guild members. Vendors from Oregon and California will sell fabrics, patterns, and the latest notions and machines.
Attendees can win door prizes (given away hourly on both days) or raffle items of themed baskets and prizes. They can also purchase tickets for a chance to win the Piecemaker’s 2025 Opportunity Quilt, “Whimsical Woodland”. Proceeds will benefit the Rogue Valley Humane Society and the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Josephine County. A silent auction will include quilts, wall hangings, and other items. Auction and Opportunity quilt winners will be announced prior to the close of the show on Saturday afternoon.
Quilt Show hours are 10 am to 4 pm both days at the Josephine County Fairgrounds, on Route 199 in Grants Pass. Admission is $5 per day; children under 12 are admitted free. There is ample free parking.



​Important Dates:
March 31 - Registraton Forms due
May 2 - Collection of entries due (10 to 12:30) Evergreen Bank Bear Hotel,  2101 NE Spalding, Grants Pass
May 10 - Return of Entries 5 to 6:30 at the Josephine County Fairgrounds, Grants Pass