Ithaca Festival - “Let the Sunshine In” - May 30

This year, the Festival theme is “Let the Sunshine In”, and In our continuing celebration of the Guild's 50th anniversary, we’re inviting each member to create a 16” quilt block reflecting the theme.  We will march holding our blocks and when paused, hold the blocks together to form a quilt!  After the event, we’ll sew the blocks into an actual quilt. (You can keep your block or include it in the group quilt.)

Or, if you don’t want to make a block, you can march holding a quilt.  Imagine the effect if all our 100+ members march!  So dramatic!  

Iron Quilter - Saturday, June 29th

Mark your calendars for Iron Quilter to be held at the Community Quiltmaking Center, located at the back of the Reuse Center at Triphammer Marketplace.  The event will start at 10:00 a.m.; sewing will finish at 2:00 with judging to follow. 

There is no fee to compete.  Each competitor will be provided with a sewing station that inclues an ironing board, iron, cutting mat and large ruler. Bring your own sewing machine, thread and rotary cutter.

Participants will have four hours to complete a quilt top of any size.  Each will get a piece of fabric (same print for all competitors) to be used in the quilt top. You can choose any additional fabric from the Community Quiltmaking Center during the time of the event - but no fabric from your personal stash.  And throughout the event we’ll throw additional "curveball challenges" to keep you on your toes!

Quilt tops will be judged by a panel of quilt enthusiasts, with prizes awarded in a variety of categories.  After the event, participants will take home their quilts and finish them for auction at the 2025 Quilt Show.  Half of money raised will be donated to the Community Quiltmaking Center and the other half to the TCQG. 

Not competing? Join us to celebrate the Guild, enjoy refreshments, hang with friends and cheer on the participants!  Friends and family welcome!  Strangers welcome!  Spread the word!