Thursday, October 19, 2017

St. James Clothesline Quilt Show December 2, 2017 10am-5pm




St. James Clothesline Quilt Show
1358 South Lake Drive
Lexington, SC 29073
803-359-2122
December 2, 2017 10am-5pm
Quilts! Quilts! Quilts!
Ways to be involved: Come! Enter Quilts! Donate Stash items!


The Show 10-5PM
Display your work, see others’ works, vote People’s Choices, buy a quilt, a raffle ticket and sewing supplies. Find the entry form on www.stjameslex.com for more information. Profits raised by the show will be given to Lexington Interfaith Community Services, a non-profit organization of support for persons in Lexington area.

Clothesline “Exchange” and “Stash Basket” 10-5PM
Donations of new and secondhand items of quilters’ scrap bags, fabric stashes and new fat quarters and secret surprise bags will be offered for sale in the Exchange. Fabrics from vintage finds to new pieces will be in the mix. Quilting tools, needlework items, such as embroidery kits, will be in the “Stash Basket” as well.  To donate any such items for sale in the Exchange, drop off at St. James (Monday-Thursday 9-2pm). For pick-up of larger items call St. James office 803-359-2122 or email: office@stjameslex.com.

Handcrafts Tables 10-5PM
There will be individual tables of handmade items and sewing for sale with portions of proceeds going to support LICS.

Food Trucks and Pavilion Fare 10-5PM
Food Trucks and Pavilion Chefs will keep food available throughout the day from 10am until 5:30pm. The Pavilion Chefs grill will be in the outdoor area. The chefs, Lutheran Men in Mission, will donate their profits to LICS as well.

Peoples’ Choice 4:45PM
Announcing the Winners of “Peoples Choices” with awarding of prizes. (Prizes are donated by Pieces and Patches Quilt Store and other businesses and donors.)

Evening Prayer at 5:30pm
Thanksgiving for the Work of our Hands. A brief sung prayer service.

Picking up Quilts 6-8PM
The evening of the show, quilters may pick up their quilts. Please bring your receipt (for us to release a quilt we must have the receipt) or, by arrangement, Sunday1-3pm.


Quilt Show Categories

·         Bed Quilts (64” or more on the short side)
·         Lap Quilts (63” or less on the short side)
·         Large wall hangings (60” or less on the short side)
·         Small wall hangings (48” or less on the short side)
·         First time entry in any quilt show
·         Miniature quilts
·         Landscape or pictorial quilts
·         Quilted objects, wearable or functional
·         Quilted by a group
·         Youth quilt projects