>> Hello, I'm Deanna Springer live at the Great Wisconsin
Quilt Show in Madison, Wisconsin with insights to this year's
event. I'm joined by Kristin Korevec. Welcome, Kristen.
>> Thank you. Deanna. It's great to be here.
>> Kristen is the events manager at PBS Wisconsin and my partner
in co-producing the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show. So we're
going to talk all things quilt show and some of the anniversary
things that were happening too. So we are standing in the PBS
Wisconsin booth right inside the front door. It's day two. We're
opening the show right now live. Kristen, tell us what we can
find at the PBS Wisconsin booth. >> We have all kinds of special
merchandise available for purchase. We have t shirts. We
have tote bags. We have Nancy Zieman documentary films that
you can purchase, and lots of 20th anniversary merchandise
too. anniversary pin. Yes, it's
beautiful. Your team did an amazing job designing the pin.
It's like nothing we've ever had before and we can purchase these
at the PBS Wisconsin booth. That's right.
>> They're $10 and they're a special design for 20 years,
celebrating the great Wisconsin Quilt Show. They're just $10.
>> Yes. And everything you purchase at the PBS Wisconsin
booth helps keep the show going. It helps with the quality
programing and education that PBS Wisconsin does. Your team
does such a great job with all that you do.
awesome working with you and your team too.
>> And you also have Bob Ross books for sale. So donated by
Cherrywood Designer Fabrics. Yes Bob Ross books are for sale
exclusively at the PBS Wisconsin booth this year at the Great
Wisconsin Quilt Show. And you have an event coming up for Bob
Ross. is actually Bob Ross's birthday,
we are having a virtual paint night, and so you can find out
more about that at PBS Wisconsin Dot org slash events.
>> Great. And behind us, way behind us you can see the crowd
forming around the Best of Show. The eyes of the forest Quilt by
Margaret Solomon Gunn has won Best of Show this year, so
breaking news. >> It's beautiful, it's
beautiful. It's so beautiful. >> And we have events coming up
for celebrating 20 years of the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show. We
had an evening event celebrating 20 years. We showed pictures and
Anne Wanke shared all the quilts that she taught here over the
year. And we also have other events going on for the 20th
anniversary. moment, we're going to have a
festive performance from the UW Marching Band and Bucky Badger.
And so that will be a lot of fun. Bucky Badgers coming back.
>> Bucky Badger was here with Nancy. The very first year Nancy
taught him how to sew. >> Oh my gosh. Wow.
>> Yeah. He taught Nancy taught him how to sew. And we had the
marching band only one other year. Yes, 20 2016. And when did
you start working at PBS Wisconsin?
my 14th quilt show. >> Congratulations. It's my
20th. I'm one of the founding members.
>> Yes. So we're standing inside of the 8500 square foot vendor
mall packed with 145 different vendors, all kinds of shopping
with your admission ticket. Yes, you can spend an entire day just
shopping there. >> Sewing machines, fabric,
thread, gifts and if you need a break, head over to the stage
presentation area. >> All of those presentations
are included with your admission ticket. Also included are the
special quilt exhibits we have over 12 special quilt exhibits,
plus the central Quilt exhibit. The Central Quilt exhibit has
over 300 quilts in it. And then we also brought in more quilts
than ever for special quilt exhibits. Over 300 exhibits.
Yeah. Zieman Nancy Nancy Zieman 20th
Anniversary Landscape Quilt exhibit is here.
landscape quilts, so they're on loan from the Zieman family.
Thank you for that. And there are 24 of Nancy's landscape
quilts here. It's a beautiful show. Yes Congratulations.
>> You too. >> And we're only starting day
two. >> So we have all all Friday and
all Saturday for you to come out to the Great Wisconsin Quilt
Show. Thank you for joining me, Christine. Thank you Deanna.
>> It's always great to work >> Wonderful to work with you.
And thank you for tuning in to learn more about this year's
event and next year's event, head over to Quilt Show Dot com.