Courthouse Foundation to host quilt show during the Mount Pulaski
Fall Festival
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[September 09, 2015]
MOUNT
PULASKI - There will be a Quilt Show at the Mount Pulaski Courthouse
on Friday, September 11, from noon to 7 p.m. and Saturday, September
12, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the Mount Pulaski Fall Festival
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The courthouse will close during the Festival Parade on Saturday
at 1 p.m., and reopen immediately after the parade.
Visitors to the show will be invited to vote for their favorite
quilt. First, second and third cash prizes will be given to the top
vote getters by the Mt. Pulaski Courthouse Foundation. There are new
quilts and older quilts, some from the late 1800's and early 1900's,
the 1930's and 1940's, and more.
Patterns on display will include; Double Wedding Ring, Christmas
Wreath, Hunter’s Star, Log Cabin, Lacey Fan, Official Quilt Block
for the State of Illinois, Santas, Cross-Stitched Flowers, Bride’s
Album, Memories, Friendship Quilt, Lone Star, and Around the World,
to name a few.
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The quilt show is just one of many events going on
during the Mount Pulaski Fall Festival. The Mount Pulaski Courthouse
Foundation would like to encourage everyone to come to Mount Pulaski
on September 11th and 12th.
Normal touring hours for the courthouse are Noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday. The Mount Pulaski Courthouse is a State Historic
Site, supported by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. It is
staffed by one part-time site manager and several volunteers from
the Mount Pulaski community.
[Barbara Stroud-Borth] |