Special events bring sparkle to our lives and allow IQI members and friends to explore quilt-related opportunities. And part of IQI’s mission is to share expertise and the love of quilting with the public.
These events bring IQI members into the public space to share the love of quilting, support the craft and engage non-members with tips, tools and techniques of this art form. Everyone is welcome and we hope you’ll attend these events!
Raffle Tickets for the 2023 Raffle Quilt “Bodacious Blooms” will be on sale through IQI’s Quilt Show at the Fine Art of Fiber event held at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The winning ticket will be pulled by the Raffle Committee on Thursday November 9, 2023.
The 2023 IQI Raffle quilt celebrates the 43 years of Illinois Quilters Inc. The quilt is based on the Williams Street pattern. Fifteen guild members sewed the quilt and Amy Parker brought it to life with her amazing quilting.
Tickets are $1.00 per ticket or six tickets for $5.00, and cash or checks are accepted. Members are asked to buy or sell $25.00 worth of tickets yearly. You can purchase your tickets on our Shop page, or send a check to our P.O. box address (Illinois Quilters, Inc., P.O. Box 39, Wilmette, IL 60091).
The Raffle Ticket Chairperson will write your name and contact information for on-line purchased tickets. The winner need not be present, and will be called, and arrangements made to deliver the quilt.
Thanks for your support! All Raffle Quilt proceeds are used to cover our program costs in the next year. This is a vital effort, and a creative expression of our guild.
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake-Cook Rd., Glencoe, IL 60022
Join us at Chicagoland’s ultimate quilting exhibition, the Fine Art of Fiber. Held at the Chicago Botanic Garden, this one-of-a-kind venue provides our guild members with a unique opportunity to display their work. It’s definitely a great opportunity for quilters to see and be seen. IQI has been exhibiting quilts at the Chicago Botanic Garden for over 30 years along with the North Suburban Needlearts Guild and the Weavers Guild of the North Shore. Attendance at the Fine Art of Fiber recently broke the 10,000 mark.
Raffle Quilt
Tickets:
2022 IQI Raffle Quilt
Thurs., November 10, 2022
The Fine Art of Fiber
at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Raffle tickets for the 2022 Raffle Quilt (“Retired Ties”) will be on sale until 3:45pm, Thursday, November 10th, 2022 at the Fine Art of Fiber, held at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Anyone may purchase single or more tickets now through November 10th. Online purchases need to be completed by November 9th to be entered into the raffle.
Zoom meetings begin with 30 minutes of conversation, followed by the Zoom speaker, then guild business and a virtual Show and Tell. See all our guest programs on the Shop page. Pay with the PayPal button; that gives our webmaster your info to send you a Zoom link. If you’d like to join the guild, your zoom fee will be applied to your membership fee.