From the very beginning, the Pinetree Quilters’ Guild has had a history of successful quilt shows that have served to showcase the talents of Guild members and to share with a broader audience the activities of the Guild. As the Guild has grown, so has the scope of the shows, from a comparatively tiny 6 hour show of 50 entries to the current large-scale productions that encompass several days, hundreds of entries, and a variety of quilting-related activities. Since 1996, the Pinetree Quilters’ Guild has held its shows triennially. The chart below gives links to all our shows and will be updated after every show.
From July, 1996, the series of quilt shows were titled “Collaborations” to reflect the co-operative spirit that quilting embodies, whether it is amongst those who sit and stitch around a frame at a “bee”, the sharing of patterns, ideas, and assistance that a Guild embodies, or the relationship that the Guild enjoyed with other organizations in producing the shows. As of 2008, the show will become the “Muskoka Quilt Show”, recognizing that our membership and activities are especially representative of this unique area of Ontario.
June 6, 7, 2014 | 9th. Tri-Annual Quilt Show “Muskoka Quilt Show 2014” J.D. Lang Activity Park (Bracebridge Fairgrounds) ***331 Fraserburg Rd. Bracebridge – Wheelchair accessible *** NOTE THE CORRECTED ADDRESS. 210 quilted items in several categories plus displays by groups 56 contributors 15 quilts show in the Antique Quilts Bed Turning Attendance: 626 plus all the free men. |
June 17,18, 2011 |
8th. Tri-Annual Quilt Show “Muskoka Quilt Show 2011” Independent, large scale, J.D. Lang Activity Park (Bracebridge Fairgrounds) 198 quilted items in 4 categories, plus displays by groups 54 contributors out of a membership of 120+ Attendance: 655 |
June 2008 | 7th. show “Muskoka Quilt Show 2008” Independent, large scale, J.D. Lang Activity Park (Bracebridge Fairgrounds) 256 items in 4 categories, plus displays by groups 55 contributors out of a membership of 110+ Attendance: 700 |
July 2005 | 6th. show “Collaborations IV” Independent, large scale, Gravenhurst Centennial Centre 170 items shown 49 contributors out of a membership of 110+ Attendance: 660 |
July 2002 | 5th. show “Collaborations III” Held in conjunction with Pioneer Power Show Unknown number of items shown 49-88 members (membership opened over the course of the intervening three years) Attendance: unknown |
July 1999 | 4th. show “Collaborations II” Held in conjunction with Pioneer Power Show Unknown number of items shown 48 members Attendance: unknown |
July 1996 | 3rd. show “Collaborations” Held in conjunction with Pioneer Power Show 88 items shown 22 members Estimated attendance:883 |
July 1992 | 2nd. show 40 items shown Entries limited to members 13 members Attendance: 300 |
August 1991 | Our 1st. show. Guild established in February 1991 Open Entry 6 hour show 50 quilts and quilted items 5 members Attendance: 250 |