Visit the Little White School Museum, 72 Polk Street, Oswego, during this year’s PrairieFest community celebration, June 19 to 21, and enjoy seeing an extensive exhibit of quilted treasures, and take advantage of the opportunity to own your own handmade quilt.
The Quilters Dozen Quilting Club are now selling tickets for this year’s handcrafted PrairieFest Quilt. A winning raffle ticket will be chosen at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 15. The annual raffle is the group’s main fundraiser.
This year’s quilt is entitled “Suzie’s Stars,” and is a traditional design in reds and cream.
Raffle tickets are now available on line at prairiefest.com under the “Get Involved” tab or from Quilters Dozen members at $5 per ticket or five tickets for $20. Proceeds will benefit the Oswegoland Park District and Oswego American Legion Post 675, where the club meets every Thursday.
Quilts sought for display at show
Owners of treasured quilts are invited to display them at this year’s PrairieFest Quilt Show, set for PrairieFest weekend, Friday through Sunday, June 19-21, at Oswego’s historic Little White School Museum.
Quilt owners should drop off their quilts, each accompanied by an entry form, Wednesday, June 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the museum, 72 Polk Street (Polk at Jackson), in Oswego. At the end of the show, quilts may be picked up, between 4:30 and 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 21. There is no cost to enter quilts in the show.
Quilt show entry forms are available for download at prairiefest.com under the “Get Involved” tab. Forms will also be available during quilt drop-off Wednesday, June 17.
—Little White School Museum