“Quilts All Around the Town 2010”

The 2010 show was wonderful!
The winner of the Viewer's Choice award is
"Dawn" by Nancy Vogel.

Click the image for a larger view of Nancy's quilt.

Clamshell Quilt Guild is pleased and honored to dedicate our 2010 Quilt Show to our first Life Time Member, Ruth L. Woody (February 14, 1919 - January 26, 2010).

Click here to read about Ruth.

The drawing for the Raffle Quilt will take place
at the September 8 monthly meeting.

The Show Committee wrap up meeting is September 21
at the East Lyme Senior Center.

Details of the 2010 show . . .

Saturday, July 17, 9am–5pm
and Sunday, July 18, 10am–4pm
New Location with A/C

The show will be held at Connecticut College, New London, CT
The College Center at Crozier-Williams, #9 on the campus map.
Admission is $8.00 for one day or $12.00 for both days. Buses welcome.

Click here for the daily show schedule.

Special Guest Exhibitor:
Dr. Mike Kestigian, landscapes

Click here to learn more about Dr. Mike.

Special Exhibit click here to see photos
Thanking Our Troops: God Bless America Touring Quilts, sixty 22" quilts to view

The book for "Thanking Our Troops" will be for sale at the show.

Speakers/Teachers: Alice Means and Anne Gallo & Susan Raban

Alice Means will do a trunk show at 1pm Saturday and a workshop from 10am - 1pm on Sunday.
Click here for her workshop description and supplies needed.

Anne Gallo & Susan Raban will do a workshop from 10am - 3pm on Saturday and a trunk show on Sunday at 1:15.
Click here for their workshop description and here for supplies needed.

Click here for a Class Registration Form.

Boutique of hand-made items, Vendors & Food
Raffle Quilt, Raffle Baskets, Demos, Silent Auction
Click here for the Vendor list. and here for the list of demos.

Click here for a description of the 2010 Raffle Quilt and how it was made.

Several quilts made by the Charity Committee will be for sale at the show. View these and other items in the 2010 Show Preview Gallery.

Contact 2010 Show Co-Chairs Mary Kay Granata and Sandy Purcell at

The Show Committee wrap up meeting is September 21 at the East Lyme Senior Center. Click here to see the full list of Committee Chairs for the show. Click here to print a show flyer.

Clamshell thanks June Taylor for donating 8 packages of Colorfast Inkjet Fabric Sheets. June Tailor designs, manufactures, and distributes a range of quilting, crafting and home décor products, from t shirt transfers to a custom valance.

Clamshell thanks the following organizations for listing the 2010 show:

• American Quilter's Society
• Empire Quilters
• Fons and Porter
• Quilters' Travel Companion
• Quilt Guilds and Quilt Shows
• Quilt Qua
• The Quilt Show

Memories of “Quilts All Around the Town”, July 19-20, 2008 at East Lyme High School

The Raffle Quilt winner is Brenda Patrick of Newtown, CT, pictured in the left photo between Nickie Johnson and Gloria Smith, and pictured in the right photo with Julia Price, owner of Newtown Quilts where the winning ticket was purchased. Click the photo for a larger view in a new window.

Click here to see Susan Buehler´s photos of the show.
And the Viewer's Choice winners are...

Bengal Tiger's Teeth by Nancy Vogel

Table Runner: Long Lines by Judy Rabe

Mini: Log Cabin Garden by Debbie Bunn

Boutique samples

Our 2008 show went very well. We had lots of quilts on display, speakers and workshops, vendors, demos, a Mini Quilt auction, a Boutique table with hand-made items for sale, a quilt appraiser, food and more.

The Mini Quilt auction was held at 1pm on Sunday.

The winning quilts from the Keepsake Challenge contest were displayed.

Speaker and Workshop

Karen Eckmeier
Saturday Lecture, 10:30am, "Happy Villages"
Sunday Lecture, 10:30am, "Layered Curves"
Saturday Workshop, 1--4pm, "Happy Villages"