American Quilter’s Society-Des Moines (AQS) October 5, 2010

Welcome to the 3rd Annual AQS Quilt Show & Contest in Des Moines, Iowa, October 6 – 9, 2010. Des Moines is easy to reach by air, car, or motor coach. It is at the intersection of the number one and three most traveled interstates in the United States: I-80 (coast-to-coast) and I-35 (border to border). The AQS Quilt Show will be held at the Iowa Events Center, 730 Third Street, located just off the Third Street exit on I-235 in downtown Des Moines.

A gigantic Merchant Mall will have all of the latest quiltmaking supplies + new and antique quilts + quilt-related gifts – it’s a dream shopping mall for any quilter.

Quilters will be vying for more than $44,000 in cash awards in the AQS Quilt Contest. More than 1,000 quilts will be on display including the AQS Quilt Contest quilts and the annual show of the 500-member Des Moines Area Quilters Guild quilts using the theme A World of Quilts. A variety of special quilt exhibits will be featured: Game Board Quilts by Arlean Rosemore; Living Colour, Association of Pacific West Quilters; Feedsack Quilts, Midwest Feedsack Club; New Quilts from an Old Favorite: Sunflowers, semifinalists in the annual contest of the National Quilt Museum, Paducah, Kentucky; 2011 Pilgrim/Roy Challenge; and Men and the Art of Quiltmaking, curated by Joe Cunningham.

The Des Moines Area Quilters Guild will also have a raffle quilt, A World of Blossoms, and the Treasured Quilts exhibit will feature quilts from around the world. A special Kid's Korner will share quilts from the guild's summer quilting classes for kids at local libraries and the Iowa State Fair Sew-In for Kids. Children's activities will be provided and a special "I Spy" sheet will have the children looking for things as they view the quilts. A new Touch Quilt Tour on Wednesday will allow those with sight impairments to touch small tactile quilts to experience the beauty of quilts at this year's show.

Come find Handi Quilter at Booth 401.

Official Website: http://www.americanquilter.com/shows_contests/desmoines/2010/general_info/