>> 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