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>> HELLO, I'M DEANNA SPRINGER,
LIVE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW WITH INSIGHTS AT THE
EVENT.
I AM JOINED BY JOANIE ZEIER
POOLE.
WELCOME, JOANIE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> JOANIE IS A STELLAR VOLUNTEER
THAT HELPS MAKE THIS SHOW
HAPPEN.
SO TELL US WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE
A VOLUNTEER, JOANIE.
>> WELL, WE GET TO LOOK REALLY
CLOSELY AT A LOT OF BEAUTIFUL
QUILTS.
THINGS ARE HANDLED REALLY
CAUTIOUSLY SO THAT WE'RE TAKING
REALLY GOOD CARE OF EVERYBODY'S
QUILTS WHILE THEY'RE HERE, BUT
IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO
SEE THINGS UP CLOSE, AND IT DOES
TAKE A LOT OF HANDS TO PUT THIS
UP AND WE CAN USE A LOT OF EXTRA
HELP, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT WE GET
ARE REALLY MAGNIFICENT
VOLUNTEERS, FUN TO BE WITH, AND
WE JUST HAVE A GREAT TIME.
>> WE HAVE A GREAT TIME.
WE PUT THIS SHOW UP IN ONE DAY.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> SO ON WEDNESDAY, BEFORE THE
SHOW OPENS, THE ENTIRE SHOW GOES
UP.
THE VENDORS DO THEIR OWN BOOTHS,
AND THEN WE SET UP THE CENTRAL
QUILT EXHIBIT AND THE SPECIAL
QUILT EXHIBIT.
JOANIE, HEADS UP, OUR SPECIAL
QUILT EXHIBIT AREA.
WE HAD A LOT OF SPECIAL QUILL
EXHIBITS HEAR THIS YEAR.
>> WE DID, LOTS AND LOTS OF
QUILTS BUT AGAIN YOU GET SUCH A
WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO SEE
THINGS UP CLOSE THAT YOU REALLY
WOULDN'T MAYBE TAKE THE TIME
WHILE YOU'RE AT THE SHOW.
>> RIGHT.
>> SO COME ON IN AND GIVE US A
HAND.
I'LL BE GENTLE, AND THANKS FOR
ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE
HELPED.
>> IT'S AN AMAZING GROUP.
>> IT'S BEEN WONDERFUL.
>> WE LIKE GETTING TOGETHER
EVERY YEAR.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE
WE'VE SEEN EACH OTHER SO WE'VE
HAD A REALLY FUN SHOW.
>> I KNOW.
BUT I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE THE
FIRST SHOW.
>> RIGHT.
>> HELPING SINCE 2005.
>> OUR VERY FIRST SHOW WAS IN
2005.
>> RIGHT.
I'VE BEEN HELPING WITH THESE
SPECIAL EXHIBITS SO I HAVE SEEN
AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF WORK, AND
SOMETIMES IT'S ALL ONE PERSON'S
WORK, OR SOMETIMES IT'S THE SAME
PEOPLE OR DIFFERENT PEOPLE USING
THE SAME FABRICS, AND JUST
FASCINATING.
>> QUILT GUILDS AND SPECIAL
EXHIBITS LIKE OUR KEN BURNS
EXHIBIT THIS YEAR.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> AND THE CHERRY WOOD PRINCESS
DIANNA.
>> OVER A HUNDRED OF THOSE.
>> IT TAKES OVER 400 VOLUNTEERS
FOR THE GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT
SHOW.
AND WE HAVE JOBS, VOLUNTEER
JOBS, THREE-HOUR SHIFTS, WHETHER
YOU'RE HAND STAMPING, TAKING
TICKETS, SITTING IN A ROOM AND
LEARNING, YOU'RE LEARNING WHILE
YOU'RE SITTING IN A ROOM AND
TAKING TICKETS BECAUSE YOU GET
TO STAY FOR THE ENTIRE
PRESENTATION.
THERE ARE MANY JOBS AVAILABLE.
YOU JUST GO TO
QUILTSHOW.COM/VOLUNTEER AND SEE
ALL OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
VOLUNTEERING.
>> WHEN WE WANT THE SHOW TO RUN
SMOOTHLY, SO COME ON IN AND GIVE
US A HAND BECAUSE IT TAKES A LOT
OF HANDS AND IT'S A VERY
WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
THIS HERE IN MADISON.
>> RIGHT.
AND IT'S A FUNDRAISER, THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW IS A
FUNDRAISER FOR PBS WISCONSIN.
>> RIGHT.
>> YOU'RE A STELLAR VOLUNTEER,
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR, ACTUALLY,
PREVIOUSLY.
>> YES, I HAVE BEEN.
>> YOU HAVE.
>> YES.
>> AND YOU'RE ALSO A QUILTER.
YOU'RE A QUILTER, A TEACHER AND
A VENDOR.
SO TELL US ABOUT YOUR BOOTH.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT IN YOUR
BOOTH?
WHAT'S YOUR BOOTH CALLED?
>> HEIRLOOM QUILTING DESIGNS BY
JOANIE ZEIER POOLE.
I HAVE BEEN TEACHING MACHINE
QUILTING ON A DOMESTIC MACHINE
FOR 22 YEARS, AND SO I LOVE TO
HAVE PEOPLE COME TO THE BOOTH
AND LEARN ABOUT THE MACHINES
THAT I USE, THE SUPPLIES THAT I
USE AND HOW THEY IMPACT, AND I
HAVE BOOKS, DVDs, HOW-TO, THAT
I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO TEACH
PEOPLE BY HAVING CLASSES,
SOMETIMES HERE, SOMETIMES OTHER
PLACES, AND THE WORK IS ALL MY
OWN HERE, NOTHING FROM ANYBODY
ELSE.
I LOVE TO DRAW, I HAVE LOTS OF
QUILTING DESIGNS THAT ARE
ORIGINAL.
WE'VE GOT SOME PAINTED FABRICS,
LOTS AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT IDEAS
THAT ARE ORIGINAL TO ME, AND SO
I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY IN MY OWN HOMETOWN
TO SHOW PEOPLE, TALK TO PEOPLE,
AND HAVE THIS DISPLAY.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE
AND APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AND
VOLUNTEERING.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT TIME
IN ADDITION TO ALL THAT YOU DO
AS VENDING AND TEACHING.
YOUR WORK IS BEAUTIFUL, AND YOUR
TEACHING TECHNIQUES ARE GREAT,
SO GREAT JOB, JOANIE.
>> WELL, THANK YOU.
>> AND YOU'RE A FRIEND.
I CALL YOU A FRIEND.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THANK YOU, JOANIE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
FOR THE GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT
SHOW INSIGHTS AT THE SHOW.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT NEXT YEAR'S
SHOW AND THIS YEAR'S SHOW, HEAD
OVER TO QUILTSHOW.COM.