Byron Museum to host 37th Annual Quilt Show during ByonFest

    The Byron Museum’s 37th Annual Quilt Show will be held during ByronFest from July 12-14. The museum is seeking area quilters and collectors to display their fabric works of art. Quilt registration is open until Wednesday, July 10 at 3 p.m.

    First place winners in 10 categories will win cash prizes. Entries will be accepted at the museum during normal museum hours Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until July 10. The cost to enter the show is $5 for each item to be judged; there is no fee to enter “Just For Show” items that will not compete for awards.

    Items will be selected for awards by a judge and viewers will also have an opportunity to vote on their favorite quilt or wall hanging to win a “People’s Choice” award at the end of ByronFest. The main categories include: Antique Quilts, Wearable Art, Wall Hangings, Just For Show, and quilts identified by technique, such as Hand, Machine, and Commercially Quilted. Cash prizes and blue ribbons will be awarded for first place in each of categories and ribbons awarded to second and third place winners.

    Quilt show hours will be Friday, July 12 from 5 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, July 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free.

    Volunteers are needed to help over that weekend for greeting visitors. If able to volunteer or have any questions, call the museum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday at 815-234-5031 or send an email to [email protected]. The Byron Museum of History is located at 110 N. Union Street in Byron. Find them online at www.byronmuseum.org.

    The mission of the Byron Museum District is to create an awareness of and appreciation for the historical development of the Byron area through a commitment to preservation of the past for the education of the future. “Preserving Our Past for Our Future!”