Events

Event: Children's Hospital Sewing Workshop

Join us for an hour or the whole day! MHQ will hold a sewing workshop on Monday, February 17th, from 10:00 to 4:00. Bring your own fabric, we will have patterns for pillowcases, crib sheets and NICU blankets for you to use. We will have a few sewing machines available if you are not able to bring your own. Snacks provided.

Please pre-register so we can plan accordingly for snacks and room setup.

 

SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN SHOP LEAP! GIFTS OF HOPE Wrapped in Love

New this year! We will be raising money for the American Family Children’s Hospital Patient & Family Support Fund.

February 1 – 29, 2020

This year you will have the opportunity to help wrap hospitalized children and their families in love as well as visit the best quilt shops in South Central Wisconsin! You can enter a drawing for a chance to win a gift basket at each shop. There will be prizes for visiting up to 14 shops, a treasure hunt to be eligible for additional prizes and the opportunity to bid on silent auction items benefitting the hospital. Pick up your passport at any participating store and join in the fun. Many shops will be hosting sewing days to make pillowcases, crib sheets, blankets and quilts for the children. There will be other opportunities to bless the children and their families. Watch email and Facebook for additional details.

 

Event: Lecture and Trunk Show: Boarders on Parade

This Sunday afternoon trunk show is a treasure trove of quilts!  See over three dozen different border options. Bring a camera to this one!  Borders are not just to make your quilt bigger.  See a wide range of possibilities for your next border! 

 

Event: "Heartland Americana" Quilt Shop Tour

Heartland Americana Quilt Shop Tour. Visit 8 shops in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, Quilted Treasures (Rogers, MN), Calico Hutch (Hayward, MN), The Quiltmaker's Shoppe (Manchester, IA), Addicted 2 Stitching (New Hampton, IA), The Calicao Shoppe (Eay Claire, WI), Pins 'N' Needles (St Crouix Falls, WI), Quilt Peddler (Fennimore, WI). Collect 8 original barn quilt patterns and Moda Grunge fat 1/8's at each shop. Price includes bus, hotel and all meals. Single room rate is available at $200.  

Event: Workshop

Join us for the exciting, rewarding and educational event and discover what your stitches say about you. This is a 2-Day hands on event that includes 13 expertly taught techniques each suited to your unique sewing personality. You will leave with a Bernina Academy technique book created by you to reference again and again. Everything is provided including lunch all you need to bring is yourself, enthusiasim and unique personality. 

Lunch for both days is included.