" Quilted Jewels" - A 30th Celebration
June 26 - 28, 2008

Mayo Civic Center
Rochester, Minnesota

Classes begin June 25, 2008

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General

• Registration Information
• Class Descriptions
• Class Supplies
• Lectures
• Faculty
• Special Events
• Bus Tour Groups
• Parking and Shuttle Bus
• Quilt Documentation Day

Schedule of Events

• Daily Schedule
• Event Schedule

• Quilter of the Year
• Show Sponsors

• Scholarship for Beginning Quilters
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Door Prize Donation
• Small Quilt Auction Donations

• Photo
• Ticket Information

• Category Definitions
• Rules and Awards
• Entry Information and Form
• Hanging Sleeve Instructions

• Entry Information and Form
• Drop-off Sites
• Hanging Sleeve Instructions

• Share Your Quilts
• Exhibits

• Vendor Policy
• Vendor Application
• List of Vendors
• Show Book Ads

• Rochester Visitors Bureau
• Hotel Reservations

Registration Book

2008 Show Main Page

Minnesota Quilters Website

Single day admission to the MQ show in Rochester is $10.00, $8.00 if you are an MQ member or have purchased a Rochester Fest button (available at the show and other locations throughout the city). 

Multi-day admission is $25.00 for Thursday - Saturday, $15.00 if you are an MQ member.

Children (3-10) are $5.00 per day. Children under 3 are free, however, strollers and rolling/shopping carts are not allowed on the show floor.

General admission can only be purchased at the Mayo Civic Center ticket office during the show.  Pre-registration, available online, includes multi-day admission to the show floor, a show bag, and a show pin. The cost is $35 for MQ members and $40 for non-members. Pre-registration is recommended for classes, lectures, and special events.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

8:00 am - 9:00 pm	Registration
9:00 am - 4:00 pm	Classes
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm	Meet the Teachers
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Sneak Preview of Quilts and Merchant Mall
10:00 am - 9:00 pm	Fat Quarter Stroll (Day 1)

Thursday, June 26, 2008

7:30 am - 6:00 pm	Registration
8:30 am - 6:00 pm	General Admission
8:30 am - 4:30 pm	Classes and Lectures
9:00 am - 7:00 pm	Exhibits and Merchant Mall
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm	Fashion Show - Grand Kahler Hotel
10:00 am - 7:00 pm	Fat Quarter Stroll (Day 2)

Friday, June 27, 2008

7:30 am - 6:00 pm	Registration
8:30 am - 4:00 pm	General Admission
8:30 am - 4:30 pm	Classes and Lectures
9:00 am - 5:00 pm	Exhibits and Merchant Mall
Noon - 1:30 pm	MQ Annual Meeting (MQ members only)
5:30 pm- 6:30 pm	Pre-Banquet Social Hour - Kahler Grand Hotel
6:30 pm - 10:00 pm	Grand Banquet - Kahler Grand Hotel
10:00 am - 5:00 pm	Fat Quarter Stroll (Day 3)

Saturday, June 28, 2008

7:30 am - 11:00 am	Registration
8:30 am - 4:00 pm	General Admission
8:30 am - 4:30 pm	Classes and Lectures
9:00 am - 5:00 pm	Exhibits and Merchant Mall
1:00 pm	Fat Quarter Stroll deadline
2:00 pm	Small Quilt Auction bidding closes
4:00 pm	Raffle Quilt drawing; Fat Quarter Stroll drawing
5:00 pm	Show Closes Pick up your small quilt auction items Pick up your exhibit quilts