By Roni Gehlke
For the Contra Costa Times
More than 200 quilts will be displayed at the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds in Antioch this weekend as part of the annual Delta Quilters Guild Quilt Show. Each year, local quilters display their new creations, and visitors get the chance to see the latest in quilt merchandise and designs.
"Those interested will even get the chance to vote on their favorite quilt displayed at the show," one of the show's organizers and Delta Quilters Guild members said.
The Delta Quilters Guild has been hosting the quilt show for nearly two decades in an effort to help raise money for the many causes the group supports. "Just a few of those organizations includes Shepherds' Gate in Brentwood, Aspira foster children, neonatal care at John Muir and Kaiser and more," Beck said.
The group also makes quilted bibs for babies and toddlers, and quilts are sold to help with cancer research.
"One of the highlights of the show this year is a raffle where the grand prize is the most spectacular quilt," Beck said
Each year, a committee within the guild puts together an "Opportunity Quilt," which is raffled off, and the money raised goes toward several of the group's charitable causes, plus quilt education and quilts that are donated. This year, the quilt features a Maggie Walker "Roseville" design.
The quilt being raffled was made by seven members of the Delta Quilters Guild, including one who added the custom quilt work.
"The design is inspired by Roseville Pottery," Opportunity Quilt coordinator Ellie Conley said of the 60-inch-by-60-inch quilt. "There are 1,100 hand-sewn appliqués designed within the quilt. The whole project took a lot of work and time."
More than one cash offer was made on the quilt for $2,500, Conley said. The group hopes that it will raise more than that in raffle funds. The raffle will end on March 14.
Also featured at this year's quilt show will be the renowned "Mr. Quilt." Don Linn will offer demonstrations on his specialty of long arm quilting and quilt designing.
Linn is the author of "Sophisticated Stitches" and "Art Deco Design Quilts." He also hosts regular classes on quilting in his hometown of Redding.
He has been quilting for 15 years with a goal of putting together what he says is the finest machine quilting possible. Linn will speak Saturday and Sunday.
This weekend's quilt show will take up two buildings at the fairgrounds featuring one full building of quilts and a second building offering vendors, a general store that will feature quilts and fabric, slightly used items such as "gently" read quilt magazines and a boutique with holiday items and more.
Lunch will be available for purchase and provided by downtown Antioch's Harvest Bounty.
The show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are available at the door for $7 each.
Those under 8 and over 80 are free. Raffle tickets are available for Opportunity Quilt at the show or from guild Members for $1 each or six for $5. For more information, see the guild's website at www.deltaquilters.org.
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