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>> Deanna: HELLO, I'M DEANNA
SPRINGER AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW, I'M JOINED BY MARY
ALICE VAN GEMERT.
MARY ALICE, TELL US WHAT YOUR
JOB IS AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW.
>> Mary Alice: HELLO, I'M THE
GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW
REGISTRAR, AND MY JOB IS TO
WELCOME ALL THE VENDORS.
WE WORK ALL YEAR TO GET
EVERYTHING SET UP.
THIS YEAR, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED,
WE HAVE 142 VENDORS IN 305
BOOTHS, INCLUDING 32 NEW VENDORS
AND A VENDOR FROM SPAIN AND FROM
FRANCE.
SO IT'S EXCITING THIS YEAR.
>> Deanna: RIGHT, AND I'M SEEING
EVERYTHING FROM QUILTS TO SEWING
MACHINES TO THREAD, FABRIC
GALORE, AND LOTS OF FUN THINGS.
EVEN IF YOU DON'T QUILT, COME
OUT AND LOOK.
YOU'LL BECOME A QUILTER.
>> Mary Alice: THAT'S GREAT.
>> Deanna: ABSOLUTELY.
TO LEARN MORE, GO TO QUILT
SHOW.COM.
SHOW >> HELLO, I'M DEANNA SPRINGER,
LIVE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW!
WITH BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT
THE EVENT AND IT'S SETUP DAY.
I'M JOINED BY MARY ALICE VAN
GEMERT.
MARY ALICE, TELL US WHAT YOUR
ROLE IS IN THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW.
>> Mary Alice: I'M THE QUILT
SHOW REGISTRAR, SO MY JOB IS TO
GET THE VENDORS IN, GET THEM IN
THEIR BOOTHS, AND HOPEFULLY
BEGIN A FANTASTIC SHOW!
>> Deanna: YOU CAN SEE THE
BOOTHS ARE GOING UP, THE QUILTS
ARE GOING UP.
IT'S SETUP DAY.
IT'S WARM IN HERE.
THE AIR-CONDITIONING WILL BE
TURNED UP TONIGHT AND IT WILL BE
NICE AND COOL FOR YOU TOMORROW.
RIGHT AHEAD OF US, YOU CAN'T SEE
IT ON CAMERA, IS THE VENDOR
CHECK-IN DESK.
SO YOU HAVE VOLUNTEERS HELPING
YOU CHECK IN ALL THE VENDORS.
>> Mary Alice: WE DO, WE HAVE
LONG-TERM VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE
BEEN WITH US A LONG TIME.
WE HAVE 142 VENDORS OCCUPYING
305 BOOTHS.
WE HAVE 32 NEW VENDORS, OFFERING
ALL KINDS OF NEW PRODUCTS AND
TWO INTERNATIONAL VENDORS COMING
FROM SPAIN AND FRANCE.
SO COME ON DOWN AND JOIN US!
>> Deanna: IT OPENS TOMORROW.
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY.
SEPTEMBER 7, 8, 9, HERE AT
EXHIBITION HALL AT THE ALLIANT
ENERGY CENTER AND SO MUCH TO
LEARN HERE AT THE VENDOR BOOTHS,
QUILT EXHIBITS, EDUCATIONS, IT'S
A FULL-ON QUILT SHOW HAPPENING
RIGHT HERE IN MADISON, STARTING
TOMORROW.
>> Mary Alice: WHAT'S COOL, EVEN
IF YOU'RE NOT A QUILTER, COME TO
THE VENDOR BOOTHS, THEY WILL DO
EXHIBITIONS FROM THEIR BOOTHS.
JUST TO VIEW THE ARTISTRY BEHIND
THE QUILTS, IT'S AMAZING.
>> Deanna: AND OF COURSE THEY
OFFER THE PATTERNS, THE SEWING
MACHINES, I'M SEEING T-SHIRTS
BEING PUT UP AND THIMBLES AND
ALL KINDS OF SUPPLIES TO MAKE
QUILTS AND TO SHOW THAT YOU'RE A
QUILT ENTHUSIAST.
>> Mary Alice: ABSOLUTELY, WE
HAVE SO MANY VENDORS, COME DOWN
AND VISIT THEM.
>> Deanna: REPEAT VENDORS, IT'S
LIKE A FAMILY REUNION, 19TH YEAR
HERE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW, AND SO THRILLED FOR
THE NEWS THAT WE HAVE 32
.
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SIDE OF THE GRILL FIRST, OKAY?
THIS HAS BEEN PREHEATED.
I JUST WANT TO CLEAN AND OIL THE
GIRL -- GRILL SO THE CHICKEN
DOESN'T STICK.
I'M JOINED BY DANA CASEY.
DANA CASEY IS THE QUILTING EVENT
COORDINATOR.
AND --
>> WE'RE SISTERS, LIVE AT THE
GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW,
TALKING ABOUT THE 1973 SPECIAL
QUILT EXHIBIT.
HOW DID IT GET STARTED?
>> WHEN WE CAME UP WITH THE
QUILT CHALLENGES, 1973, WHAT
HAPPENED BACK IN 1973?
50-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF 1973, WE
HAVE A 1973 QUILT EXHIBIT.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE QUILTS.
THEY'RE ALL -- ALL OF THE QUILTS
IN -- WE PUT THE CHALLENGE OUT A
YEAR AGO, ALL OF THE QUILTS MUST
BE 30 INCHES WIDE BY 40 INCHES
LONG AND QUILTED TOWARDS ALL
LAYERS, BUT ALL WERE ENCOURAGED.
>> Dana: YOU CAN DO APPLIQUE,
IT'S ALWAYS 30 INCHES BY 40
INCHES AND THEN THEY GO ON
TRAVEL.
>> AND LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME OF
THE PIECES
>> Deanna: I'M DEANNA SPRINGER,
LIVE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW WITH A
BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK INTO THE
EVENT.
I'M JOINED BY DANA CASEY.
HELLO.
>> Dana: HI.
>> Deanna: HELLO, DANA, YOU ARE
THE GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW
QUILT COORDINATOR AND MY REAL
LIFE SISTER, AND THIS WEEK, YOU
ARE TAKING CARE OF ALL THE
QUILTS AT THE EXHIBIT, INCLUDING
THE CENTRAL QUILT EXHIBIT.
I THINK WE HAVE DOZENS AND
DOZENS COMING IN FROM ACROSS
COUNTRY, BUT WE ARE STANDING IN
FRONT OF THE 1973 SPECIAL QUILT
EXHIBIT EVENT.
SO THE 1973 SPECIAL QUILT
EXHIBIT IS A 30-INCH BY 40-INCH
QUILTING CHALLENGE OFFERED TO
ALL QUILTERS EVERYWHERE, ANY
LEVEL.
WE HAVE ABOUT 25 QUILTS ENTERED
INTO THE COMPETITION AND BACK IN
1973, LIKE LAST YEAR, WHAT
HAPPENED 50 YEARS AGO, SO ALL
1973 THEMED.
>> Dana: I SEE A LOT OF FLOWER
POWER AND VW BUSES AND DISCO,
AND CROCHET AND HOLLY HOBBY.
>> Deanna: ONE PUT THE ACTUAL
HALTER TOP ON TO THE QUILT.
>> Deanna: IT'S THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW ANNUAL
CHALLENGE.
IT'S NOT THE THEME, NOT 1973
EVERY YEAR.
IT'S A DIFFERENT THEME.
WE MAKES IT UP.
>> Dana: WE DO.
>> Deanna: AND HAVE WE ANNOUNCED
THE --
>> Dana: I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK
IF I COULD ANNOUNCE THE 30 BY
40, IT'S THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF
THE GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW,
THE MOST POPULAR IS A BLACK AND
WHITE PLUS ONE AND YOU HEARD IT
HEAR FIRST.
PEOPLE CAN CHOOSE TWO COLORS TO
QUILT WITH.
BLACK AND WHITE WITH A THIRD
ADDITIONAL COLOR.
IT WITH BE BLACK AND WHITE AND
RED OR BLACK AND WHITE AND
YELLOW.
SO THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD
BE.
WE HAD 70 OR 80 QUILTS, IN 2015
WAS IT?
SO LET'S BEAT THAT RECORD!
BECAUSE THESE QUILTS, THIS IS
HOSTED BY THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW, PBS WISCONSIN AND
NANCY ZIEMAN PRODUCTIONS, AND
THEN THEY GO TRAVELING FOR A
YEAR.
>> Dana: TWO YEARS.
>> Deanna: YES, THE ART DECOS
ARE COMING HOME THIS YEAR AND
THE '73S WILL GO ON THE ROAD
BEHIND THE 40 YEARS OF SEWING
WITH NANCY, SO WE'LL POST THAT
ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA,
QUILTSHOW.COM, FOLLOW US ON
SOCIAL MEDIA TO SEE WHEN THAT
SCHEDULE WILL BE.
WHERE CAN WE PICK UP THE ENTRY
FORMS?
>> Dana: YOU CAN PICK THEM UP
GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW OR
HERE AT THE QUILTSHOW.COM.
>> Deanna: THEY WON'T BE ONLINE
FOR A LITTLE BIT, SO YOU GET
YOUR ADVANCED FORM HERE, AND
THEN WHEN PEOPLE ENTER, THEIR
ENTRY FORM, YOU MAKE A QUILT,
TAKE A COUPLE OF PHOTOS.
>> Dana: A CLOSE UP AND A FAR
AWAY.
>> Deanna: AND A JURY MEETS AND
GOES OVER THE PHOTOS AND SELECTS
THOSE THAT ARE BE EXHIBITED AT
THE GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
SO YOU HAVE ALMOST A YEAR.
I THINK THE DEADLINE IS JUNE
30TH.
JUNE 30TH NEXT YEAR.
YOU HAVE SOME TIME.
SO GET QUILTING THIS WINTER.
A 30-BY-40-INCH QUILT IS A GREAT
SIZE TO TRY AND YOU KNOW YOU
HAVE A QUILT HANGING IN THE
SHOW.
IT'S NOT BEING JUDGED.
>> Dana: I DO.
I JUST LIKE TO PARTICIPATE AND
HAVE FUN, MY VW BUS, IT WAS A
DIFFERENT CHALLENGE FOR ME TO DO
AS WELL.
>> Deanna: A LOT OF APPLIQUE,
AND I SEE YOUR FAVORITE DRESDEN
IN THERE.
I HAVE TO CHECK IT OUT.
EVERY QUILT IS SO UNIQUE AND SO
FUN TO LOOK AT.
WHEN WE WORKED ON THIS A YEAR
AGO, I THOUGHT, WHAT WILL BE
ENTERED INTO THE SHOW AND YOU'VE
REALLY KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE
PARK.
AMAZING VARIETY.
SO ENTER THE QUILT CHALLENGE,
TRY A TECHNIQUE.
YOU'RE NOT COMMITTED TO A
KING-SIZED BED QUILT OR ANYTHING
LIKE THAT.
THANK YOU, DANA.
>> Dana: THANK YOU, DEANNA.
>> Deanna: TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THIS YEAR'S EVENT AND NEXT
YEAR'S EVENT, HEAD OVER TO
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>> Deanna: MIKE ELLINGSEN.
>> Deanna: I'M JOINED BY MIKE
ELLINGSEN, FROM THE NORTHEAST
IOWA QUILTING GUILD.
>> Mike: EXACTLY, THE FOUR
>> Deanna: HELLO, I'M DEANNA
SPRINGER, LIVE AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
WITH A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK
INTO THE EVENT, JOINED BY MIKE
ELLINGSEN.
MIKE, YOU ARE FROM THE NORTHEAST
IOWA QUILTING GUILD.
>> EXACTLY, I LIVE IN DECORAH,
BUT THE NORTHEAST IOWA QUILTING
GUILD IS FROM THE FOUR COUNTIES
FROM THE NORTHEAST CORNER IN
IOWA.
>> Deanna: TELL US ABOUT THE
EXHIBIT THIS YEAR.
>> Mike: THIS WAS A CHALLENGE
FOR OUR QUILT GUILD FROM TWO
YEARS AGO, FROM THE SEED SAVERS
CATALOG.
THE SEED SAVERS EXCHANGE IS A
WONDERFUL PLACE IN DECORAH THAT
PRESERVES THE SEEDS AND THEY PUT
OUT A BEAUTIFUL CATALOG EACH
YEAR, SO THE CHALLENGE WAS TO
CHOOSE ONE OF THE PHOTOS FROM
THAT CATALOG AND CHOOSE YOUR
INSPIRATION FOR WHATEVER YOU
WANTED TO MAKE.
>> Deanna: NO CHALLENGE RULES,
QUITE OPEN TO THE SIZE.
>> Mike: EXACTLY.
WE FOUND THAT IF YOU MAKE TOO
MANY RULES, PEOPLE WON'T FOLLOW
THEM ANYWAY, SO YOU MIGHT AS
WELL GO WITH THEM.
WE HAD THEM AS SMALL AS 12
INCHES SQUARE AND AS LARGE AS A
QUEEN-SIZED.
>> Deanna: THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED
BY THE PHOTO OF THE SEED PACK
THAT WAS THE INSPIRATION.
>> Mike: EXACTLY.
IN THE ORIGINAL EXHIBIT, I JUST
HAD THE PHOTOS FROM THE SEED
CATALOG, BUT THEN SEED SAVERS
FOLKS CAME AND WATCHED AND SAID,
WE CAN GIVE YOU THE ACTUAL SEED
PACKETS, SO WE HAVE BOTH.
>> Deanna: WONDERFUL SUPPORT.
WONDERFUL SUPPORT.
>> Mike: FANTASTIC.
>> Deanna: AND I SEE APPLIQUE,
PIECING.
>> Mike: MY FAVORITE IS SWEET
YOUNG'S HERE, SHE HAS A DOZEN
TOMATOES AND EACH ONE HAS A
DIFFERENT QUILTING TECHNIQUE.
WE HAVE LOG CABIN, APPLIQUE,
PAPER PIECING, CATHEDRAL QUILT.
>> Deanna: AS YOU LEARN THE TAG,
YOU LEARN THOSE THINGS.
AND A QUILT CHALLENGE IS A GREAT
WAY TO TRY OUT DIFFERENT
TECHNIQUES.
LIKE THIS QUILTER TRIED OUT MANY
DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES IN ONE
QUILT.
>> Mike: YES, AND THE PHOTOS
ONLY SERVED AS INSPIRATION.
SOME TRIED TO RECREATE THEM
EXACTLY, MADE IT LOOK JUST LIKE
THE PICTURE.
SOME WENT, OH, THIS IS KIND OF
BLUE AND YELLOW.
I'LL START THERE AND GO WHEREVER
I WANT TO.
ELICITED MEMORIES FROM GUILD
MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, THE ACTUAL
BUTTONS IN THE FIELD.
>> Deanna: SURE.
HOW MANY QUILTS DID YOU BRING
ALONGSIDE?
>> Mike: 25.
>> Deanna: WONDERFUL.
SO ALL ARE ON EXHIBIT AT THE
GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW IN
THE EAST-WEST CORRIDOR EXHIBIT
AREA, AND BE SURE TO JOIN US
HERE IN PERSON AT THE EVENT AND
YOU CAN ALSO WATCH ONLINE AND
FOLLOW ONLINE.
SO THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
TODAY, MIKE.
>> Mike: A DELIGHT TO BE HERE.
THANKS, DEANNA.
>> Deanna: AND THANKS FOR TUNING
IN.
THANKS FOR JOINING US FOR GREAT
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ASKED TO CREATE A SPECIAL QUILT
TO BE DISPLAYED AT THE OSLO
DURING THE 1994 OLYMPICS.
SHE WORKED WITH US FOR THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW FOR 18
YEARS.
SO THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE'LL
BE DOING A QUILT SHOW WITHOUT
HER, AND SHE WILL BE MISSED.
BUT PLEASE, STOP BY
>> Deanna: HELLO, I'M DEANNA
SPRINGER, LIVE AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW WITH
INSIGHTS TO THIS YEAR'S EVENT.
WE ARE STANDING IN THE VERY
SPECIAL KLAUDEEN HANSEN LEGACY
EXHIBIT.
I'M SURROUNDED BY QUILTS MADE BY
KLAUDEEN, AND KLAUDEEN HANSEN,
AS MANY KNOW, SHE PASSED AWAY IN
APRIL OF 2023.
SHE WAS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
QUILT SHOW JUDGE, TEACHER,
AUTHOR, AND SHE TAUGHT OVER
23,000 STUDENTS.
SHE TAUGHT 23,000 STUDENTS HOW
TO QUILT.
ISN'T THAT AMAZING?
SHE JUDGED OVER 34,000 QUILTS IN
NEARLY EVERY STATE IN THE
COUNTRY.
HER MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
INCLUDING FOUNDING THE PRAIRIE
QUILT SHOW, THE AMERICAN
QUILTERS SOCIETY SHOW.
A HIGHLIGHT OF HER CAREER WAS
WHEN SHE WAS ASKED TO CREATE A
QUILT TO BE DISPLAYED AT THE
AMERICAN EMBASSY IN OSLO, NORWAY
DURING THE 1994 OLYMPICS.
WE STARTED WORKING WITH HER BACK
IN 2002, 2003, WHEN NANCY ZIEMAN
SAID, WE NEED TO DO A QUILT SHOW
WITH PBS WISCONSIN.
WE KNEW WE NEEDED TO CALL
KLAUDEEN AND ASK HER TO JOIN US
IN THIS VENTURE.
THIS IS THE 19TH YEAR OF THE
GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW,
KLAUDEEN WAS A POWERHOUSE THE
FIRST 18 YEARS AND SHE WILL
SURELY BE MISSED THIS YEAR, SO
PLEASE STOP BY THE KLAUDEEN
HANSEN VERY SPECIAL QUILT
EXHIBIT THIS YEAR, AND I'M GLAD
WE WERE ABLE TO SHOW YOU A
LITTLE BIT TODAY IN THIS SPECIAL
LIVE INTERVIEW.
SO THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN
TODAY.
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WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW, THIS YEAR
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>> Deanna: HELLO, I'M DEANNA
SPRINGER, LIVE AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW WITH
INSIGHTS INTO THE EVENT, AND WE
HAVE A BRAND-NEW FACET THIS YEAR
AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT
SHOW.
A LONGARM SIT AND SEW.
I'M JOINED BY DONNA FROM
BERNINA.
>> Donna: HI, I'M DONNA.
I'M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE.
CHECK OUT THIS CLASSROOM.
IT HAS TEN SIT-DOWN Q SERIES
BERNINAS, AND I AM SO EXCITED SO
SHOW EVERYONE WHAT A FABULOUS
MACHINE THIS IS, SO PLEASE STOP
OUT, BRING YOUR FRIENDS, AND
STOP IN AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE
BERNINA LONGARM.
IT IS PHENOMENAL.
>> Deanna: TELL US ABOUT THE
BERNINA LONGARM, AND TELL US
WHAT IT DOES.
>> Donna: IT DOES ONE THING
REALLY, REALLY WELL, AND THAT'S
A STRAIGHT STITCH THAT HAS NO
FEED DOGS, SO YOU HAVE TO MOVE
THE FABRIC.
I SEE THE FRAME SO YOU CAN CHECK
BOTH OUT AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW AND WE ARE SITTING IN
YOUR CLASSROOM WITH TEN
MACHINES, AND IT LOOKS LIKE AT
FIRST GLANCE WE'RE SITTING AT
THE END OF THE MACHINE, THE
MACHINE WAS TURNED.
>> Donna: YES.
RIGHT HERE IS THE PROJECT WE'RE
GOING TO BE WORKING ON.
WE HAVE FIVE CLASSES HERE THIS
WEEKEND.
I THINK THEY'RE FULL, BUT YOU
MIGHT CHECK.
THERE MIGHT BE AN OPENING ON THE
WAITING LIST.
USING A BERNINA SITDOWN, IF YOU
DIDN'T USED IT, IT'S LIKE NO
OTHER.
THAT SEWING MACHINE NEEDLE THAT
NO OTHER LONGARM HAS, ALL OF THE
THREADING AT THE FRONT, AND THE
BOBBIN, EVERYTHING IS ON THE
SIDE OF THE MACHINE, AND THERE'S
16 INCHES BETWEEN THE MACHINE
AND THE HOUSING OF THE MACHINE.
>> Donna: THAT'S SO RIGHT, 16,
Q16 PLUS, Q20, AND Q24.
WE ARE AT THE PRIMITIVE
GATHERINGS BOOTH, AND THEY HAVE
THEM ALL, SO TRY THEM ALL OUT.
>> Donna: AND THEY COME WITH THE
TABLE, BECAUSE YOU NEED THAT FOR
THE FLAT SURFACE.
>> Donna: WE DO, WE USE IT FOR
EVERYTHING BUT WHAT WE SHOULD,
SO THIS TABLE GIVES YOU A LOT OF
SUPPORT, AND THERE ARE LIKE
THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT KINDS OF
TABLES AVAILABLE, AND IT DOESN'T
TAKE UP A LOT OF
BEFORE YOU BUY A MACHINE, YOU
CAN TRY IT OUT, IMAGINE THAT,
AND YOU CAN FINISH IT AT HOME.
>> YES, YOU CAN TAKE THEM HOME.
WE ARE OFFERING HUGE SAVINGS,
BUNDLES.
I THINK THEY'RE GIVING YOU THE
BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL AT THE
SHOW.
>> QUILT SHOWS ARE THE GREATEST
TIME TO BUY A SEWING MACHINE,
FABRIC, EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO
GET STARTED IN QUILTING.
IT'S NOT JUST FOR PEOPLE WHO
HAVE BEEN QUILTING FOR A LONG
TIME.
ANYONE CAN START QUILTING TODAY.
>> I'M SURPRISED BY THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE WHO AREN'T EVEN SEWERS
WHO COME HERE.
THERE'S SO MUCH INSPIRATION.
THIS IS THE BEST SHOW.
IT REALLY IS.
IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HERE, YOU
NEED TO GET HERE.
>> WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
HERE AND LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE
SURROUNDED BY, ALL OF THESE
BEAUTIFUL QUILTS.
SO LIKE DONNA SAID, WHETHER
YOU'RE A QUILT OR NOT, THERE'S
SOMETHING YOU'LL ENJOY WHEN YOU
COME OUT TO THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
IT'S SUCH A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
>> WONDERFUL.
AND AS WELL, AND FOR BEHIND THE
SCENES AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
THIS YEAR'S EVENT AND NEXT
YEAR'S EVENT, HEAD OVER TO
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THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
>> Deanna: HELLO, I'M DEANNA
SPRINGER, LIVE AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
WITH INSIGHTS INTO THE EVENT.
WE ARE STANDING IN THE
CHERRYWOOD GRAFFITI EXHIBIT.
THAT'S EASY FOR ME TO SAY,
CHERRYWOOD GRAFFITI EXHIBIT,
JOINED BY ERIN LEWIS, AND YOU'RE
THE CHAIR COORDINATOR FOR CHERRY
WOOD?
>> KIND OF.
>> SO CARLA IS THE OWNER AND SHE
PUTS OUT A CHALLENGE EVERY
OCTOBER.
SO THIS GRAFFITI WAS ANNOUNCED A
YEAR AGO OCTOBER?
>> ACTUALLY TWO YEARS AGO, A
CHALLENGE AND, YOU KNOW, THESE
ARE THE COLORS, THIS IS THE
THEME, WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO
COME UP WITH IN YOUR
IMAGINATION.
>> EIGHT FABRICS ARE SELECTED BY
CARLA, EVERYONE GETS THE SAME,
THEY ARE EMBELLISH IT ANY WAY
THEY WANT.
>> AND I KNOW HER DAUGHTER WAS
THE IDEA FOR -- MERCEDES.
>> WAS THE ONE THAT CAME UP WITH
THE THEME FOR THIS.
>> JUST AMAZING, THE DIFFERENT
INTERPRETATIONS.
THERE WAS NO PATTERN.
EIGHT FABRICS.
>> THE QUILTERS GET TO DECIDE
WHAT THEY WANT TO DO TO
REPRESENT A QUILT THAT IS IN THE
THEME OF GRAFFITI.
AND AMAZING.
I KNOW THEY LOOK GREAT ON CAMERA
TOO.
IN PERSON, VERY COLORFUL, STAND
OUT.
>> POP RIGHT ALONG, WHETHER
THERE'S GRAPHICS FOR THE WORDS
ON THE QUILT, THERE'S SEVERAL
QUILTING THEMES, AND LOTS OF --
WHAT LOOKS LIKE SPRAY PAINTED
QUILTS.
THESE ARE FABRICS.
>> THEY'RE FABRIC.
YES.
PEOPLE WERE ALLOWED TO USE
FABRIC PAINTS OR PENS, BUTTONS
>> FIBER.
I SEE FIBER, FIBER IN HERE.
I SEE LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING
FUN IN SO MANY COLORFUL QUILTS
OF THEMES FROM QUILTING TO
LIFE-STYLES TO PEACE AND LOVE.
IT'S JUST AN EXTRAORDINARY
EXHIBIT.
SO COLORFUL.
IT'S THE MOST COLORFUL
CHERRYWOOD EXHIBIT.
THE DIANA EXHIBIT WAS VERY PINK
LAST YEAR.
>> YOU WALKED IN, PINK.
>> AND VAN GOGH WAS VERY BLUE.
THAT'S THE LAST ONE I SAW WAS
THE BOB ROSS EXHIBIT.
THAT WAS VERY COLORFUL AS WELL
AND THIS IS MORE COLORFUL.
SO IF YOU'VE SEEN ANY OF THE
CHERRYWOOD EXHIBITS, YOU'LL LOVE
SEEING THESE GRAFFITI QUILTS.
HOW MANY ARE HERE TODAY?
>> 136 IN THE TRAVELING SHOW AND
WE HAVE HALF OF THEM.
THIS IS REPRESENTING THE EAST.
>> AND THE EAST, HALF ARE CALLED
THE EAST AND HALF ARE CALLED THE
WEST, AND THEY TRAVEL THE
COUNTRY FOR A YEAR OR TWO?
>> YES, I THINK ALMOST ALL OF
THEM ARE STILL TRAVELING, SO IT
DEPENDS WHERE YOU CAN GO.
>> AND I KNOW NEXT YEAR, MONARCH
WILL BE HERE AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
BUT THIS YEAR, MAKE SURE TO COME
TO THE GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT
SHOW AND TAKE -- YOU CAN SEE, I
CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF THIS.
>> AND YOU CAN SPEND TEN MINUTES
LOOKING AT EACH QUILT TO SEE THE
DETAILS OF ALL THE HARD WORK
PEOPLE HAVE PUT IN.
IT'S AMAZING.
>> SPECTACULAR.
THANK YOU, ERIN, FOR JOINING US,
WITH THE TRAVELING GRAFFITI
EXHIBIT.
THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN, AND BE
SURE TO HEAD OVER TO
QUILTSHOW.COM TO LEARN A LOT
MORE ABOUT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW AND TO SEE ALL THE
LISTING OF THE SPECIAL EXHIBITS
HERE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW.
PROCEEDS FROM THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN PROGRAMMING.
YOUR FINANCIAL GIFT HELPS MAKE
THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
>> HELLO, I'M DEANNA SPRINGER,
LIVE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW.
WE ARE STANDING IN THE QUILT TO
GIVE AREA, AND I'M JOINED BY JEN
WITH THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF
EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT.
WE GOT STARTED IN 2011 BY NANCY
ZIEMAN, AND MAYBE INFORMSOME OF YOU
DON'T KNOW, NANCY WANTED TO
SPEND 10, 15, 20, 30 MINUTES IN
SIT AND SEW QUILTS TO GIVE TO
FAMILIES IN NEED.
WE MAKE A QUILT A DAY, THAT
GIVES US THREE QUILTS.
WELL, WE'VE FAR SURPASSED THAT
AND THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR
YOU'RE WITH US.
TELL US WHERE THESE BEAUTIFUL
QUILTS ARE GOING.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THIS IS A PROJECT THAT TOUCHES
MY HEART IN A DEEP WAY, AND I
THINK IF YOU ARE HEARING ABOUT
IT FOR THE FIRST TIME, GET
READY, BECAUSE IT'S TRULY A
MEANINGFUL PROJECT FROM EVERY
ASPECT, NOT ONLY IN LOOKING AT
THE BEAUTIFUL QUILTS THAT THESE
AMAZING VOLUNTEERS MADE, THEY'RE
WORKS OF ART, BUT KNOWING WHERE
THEY GO.
SO LAST YEAR, PBS WISCONSIN
EDUCATION STARTED A PROJECT TO
THINK ABOUT HOW WE COULD OFFER A
MESSAGE OF WELCOME TO THE
RESETTLING REFUGEE FAMILIES
COMING TO WISCONSIN FROM PLACES
LIKE AFGHANISTAN, FROM UKRAINE,
FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
AND WE THOUGHT, WELL, PBS KIDS
IS A GREAT KIND OF UNIFIER, IT'S
A WAY THAT A LOT OF RESETTLING
FAMILIES AND EVEN IMMIGRANTS
LEARN ENGLISH, AND WHAT CAN WE
DO?
THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING WE
CAN DO.
SO WE PARTNERED WITH THE AMAZING
FOLKS AT NANCY ZIEMAN
PRODUCTIONS FOR QUILTS TO GIVE
TO GIVE TO RESETTLING AND
REFUGEE FAMILIES IN THE STATE OF
WISCONSIN.
SO IF YOU CAN COME AND DONATE
YOUR TIME, YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE
A HUGE IMPACT IN THE LIFE OF A
CHILD OR A FAMILY SETTLING INTO
A NEW LIFE OR APARTMENT AND WHEN
THEY WALK IN THE DOOR, THEY WANT
IT TO FEEL LIKE HOME, RIGHT?
IF YOU'VE EVER MOVED BEFORE,
THAT'S A HARD THING, AND YOU
WANT TO HAVE THAT BRIGHT, WARM
WELCOME, TO WALK IN AND SEE A
BEAUTIFUL HAND-MADE QUILT.
>> LOVE TO MAKE WITH THEIR
HANDS, AND IT'S A TRUE GIFT OF
LOVE.
AND THANK YOU FOR SAYING THE
QUILTS ARE BEAUTIFUL.
THEY'RE VERY SIMPLE, VERY EASY
TO MAKE.
WE BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU.
OUR LEADERSHIP VOLUNTEERS ARE
HERE, SHE'S HELP PREP ALL OF
THIS.
YOU CAN SIT AND SEW FOR A SHORT
TIME, YOU CAN PRESS IF YOU WANT
TO PRESS SOMETHING, CUT, THERE'S
BINDING STUFF, STRAIGHT SEWING
STUFF.
IF YOU CAN SEW A STRAIGHT LINE,
YOU CAN HELP AT QUILT TO GIVE
AND ALSO DONATE FABRIC.
PERHAPS YOU HAVE DONATE THAT YOU
WANT TO BRING ALONG TO THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW AND DONATE
TO QUILT TO GIVE.
WE'RE RIGHT IN THE ATRIUM, IN
THE CENTRAL AREA WHERE ALL THE
LECTURES ARE HAPPENING.
WE'RE SEWING IN THE OPEN, SEWING
OUT LOUD, RIGHT, MAKING A
STATEMENT WITH THESE QUILTS.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
AND I HAVE ONLY SEWED A LITTLE
BIT, SO DEANNA, I'M GOING TO HOP
ON ONE OF THESE MACHINES.
I MADE AN OUTFIT FOR BARBIE, BUT
YOU CAN DO IT.
>> THANKS TO BERNINA AND PFAFF
FOR DONATING THE MACHINES.
WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM,
WITHOUT YOU, THE FINE FOLKS AT
PBS WISCONSIN AND NANCY ZIEMAN
PRODUCTIONS, AND HEAD TO
QUILTSHOW.COM TO LEARN FOR, AND
QUILT TO GIVE TO LEARN ABOUT
THIS, AND THAT ADDRESS IS RIGHT
THERE, WHICH IS AMAZING.
SO DEANNA, YOU MENTIONED THAT IN
THE FIRST ITERATION OF QUILT TO
GIVE, THE GOAL WAS IF WE MADE A
QUILT A DAY, WE WOULD MAKE THREE
QUILTS.
LAST YEAR, WE HAD OVER 280
QUILTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GIVE
TO FAMILIES.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO BREAK
THAT RECORD THIS YEAR, AND I'LL
GIVE YOU A LITTLE INCENTIVE.
LOOK AT SOME OF THIS BEAUTIFUL
FABRIC WE HAVE, COOKIE MONSTER,
OTHER FRIENDS FROM "SESAME
STREET," ALL OF THIS FABRIC,
THIS ONE HAS SOME WORDS ON IT
AND NUMBERS.
WE'VE GOT OUR FRIEND ARTHUR.
>> ARTHUR.
>> BIG FANS OF ARTHUR OUT THERE
>> THANK YOU FOR DONATING THIS
FABRIC.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> WE'LL DEFINITELY STITCH ALL
OF THIS UP AND WELCOME MORE
FABRIC DONATIONS AS WELL.
SOLID FABRICS WORK REALLY WELL
SO WE CAN PUT SOME SOLIDS WITH
THESE FABRICS.
IT TAKES ALL OF US AND ALL OF
OUR PATCHWORK TO BRING THAT
TOGETHER.
>> I LOVE THAT ANALOGY, DEANNA,
THINKING ABOUT THE QUILTS WE'RE
MAKING BUT THE LOVE AND THE CARE
WE ALL BRING TO THIS PROJECT IS
ANOTHER KIND OF BEAUTIFUL
TAPESTRY AND IT'S AN HONOR TO BE
HERE.
AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF
YOU.
PLEASE VISIT US AT QUILT TO
GIVE, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE
PROVIDING NOT ONLY THE QUILTS
BUT EDUCATIONAL ITEMS TO THESE
KIDS AND FAMILIES THAT COME FROM
PBS KIDS SO THIS IS A PART OF A
WELCOME PACKAGE THAT SAYS,
HELLO, NEIGHBOR, WE'RE SO GLAD
YOU'RE HERE.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE, AND HOW
CAN WE HELP YOU.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR TEAM'S WORK.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
GLAD THAT YOU'RE INVOLVED.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU, DEANNA.
>> Deanna: YOU'RE WELCOME.
AND THANK YOU FOR TUNING INTO
THE GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW
BEHIND THE SCENES AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING YOU HERE TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S
EVENT AND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT,
HEAD OVER TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
PROCEEDS FROM THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN PROGRAMMING.
YOUR FINANCIAL GIFT HELPS MAKE
THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.