Indian summer quilt show opens [UPDATED]

Published 9:09am Wednesday, September 12, 2012 Updated 11:11am Wednesday, September 12, 2012
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More than 200 quilts are on display in the 33rd Annual Indian Summer Quilt Show, relocated to its new venue in the downtown Fargo Civic Center, Sept. 21-23.

National Quilting Association Certified Judge Klaudeen Hansen from Sun Prairie, Wis., will judge the entries in 18 categories, awarding place ribbons, cash and merchandise.

Viewers can vote on their favorite entry.

Special quilt-related displays include sheARTS Project: Art Hats for Breast Cancer Awareness, handmade raffle quilt to benefit African Soul American Heart, and Small Quilt Silent Auction for Fiber Arts Festival. Bodacious Bazaar, demonstrations, lectures, and vendor mall are also open to the public.

Centennial Hall hours are Friday, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Silent auction closes at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Admission is $5 daily or $10 for three-day pass. Children under 12 are free.

A schedule is online at www.ndquilts.com, 701-388-3267.

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