Hello, I'm Deanna Springer live at the Great Wisconsin Quilt
Show with insights to this year's event. I am joined by
Allison Rainboth. Welcome back Allison.
>> Hi Deanna, it's so good to see you this morning. I'm so
happy to be here at the quilt show and with our amazing Best
of Show quilt. >> Yes, and your role here is
judge the lead judge. Yes. Also quilt appraiser.
>> Yes. And so my quilt judge hat, I just wanted to say that
the judges agreed that this piece behind us, which is
called Spring Blossoms by Sharron Angle, she's from
Colorado, is truly a standout and we were happy to award it
the ribbon. >> The Best of Show winner this
year. So let's step aside and reveal the quilt and then talk
about it a little bit. >> Yeah, Sharon's work is very
detailed. The block colored shapes are all hand pieced. Her
quilting is very detailed on silk, which gives us that
beautiful glow with the reflectance from the silk
fabric. All in all, an amazing piece of work, and we're
wondering if Sharon might want to put this piece in another
show now that she won here. And if so, then she needs to come
see me for my other job. >> Tell us why we do quilt
appraisals. Come back in Allison.
protect your quilt when it's traveling or when it's in a
show, or if it's at your house and your house catches fire. A
quilt appraisal is the only way to be sure that you will get
the the true value of your piece if something should
happen to it. And that's my job. A quilt appraiser is the person
who can put a firm number on your item, be it an antique, a
newly made piece, a nontraditional piece. It
doesn't matter. We do them all, and we do a lot of them here at
the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show. >> Quilts, hanging the show,
quilts that have appointments and are brought in. What do
quilters need to provide to you with their quilt to do for you
to do your appraisal? >> They actually don't need to
provide much besides the quilt and their own personal contact
information, because your appraiser should know pretty
much everything he or she is looking at. And if you are
invented a new method, we're going to want to know about
that. And that does happen. >> So they can share as much as
they want to about the quilt, as much as they know about the.
>> That's correct or nothing. If they know nothing and they
just want to know about the help them care for it.
>> Excellent. There's a charge for the quilt appraisal and
it's not instant you go home. You do research.
>> That's correct. We have to go do research to back up our
values. I don't do values off the top of my head. I'm very
careful about them. And because appraisal is a legal document,
we need to be sure they're correct.
>> So excellent. But this is a great place to do appraisals
and we're super happy to be here. Myself and my my
compatriot Robin Kohler are the Aqs certified appraisers at the
show this year. >> Well, we appreciate you
being here. Thank you for joining us again.
>> My pleasure. >> You're welcome. And thank
you for tuning in and to learn more about this year's event
and next year's event, head over to quilt Show.com.
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