Harvest Quilt and Garden Show Returns

Second annual show part of the Taste of Morgan Hill weekend
The South Valley Quilt Association found great success with its first Harvest Quilt & Garden Show as part of the 2004 Taste of Morgan Hill. There was no entry fee for attendees, as well as for quilt exhibitors, and quilters of all ages were encouraged to exhibit quilts. That tradition continues for this year’s show as well.

Riding on the success of last year’s show, the 2005 Harvest Quilt and Garden Show promises even more. Approximately 250 quilts will be on exhibit with a special section devoted to kids quilts (up to age 18), and the Kids Corner is back with kid friendly quilting activities. Beautiful door prize quilts will be available – five at the quilt show and three at the Custom & Classic Car Show registration booth. Over 17 quilt related vendors, selling fabric, patterns, books, machines and more, will be at this year’s show, as well.

Two exciting special guests will participate in this year’s Harvest Quilt & Garden Show. Artist Diane Weber, an award-winning quilt teacher, speaker, designer, and author of a pattern line, will be featured, this year. Diane’s quilts include a multitude of techniques, and many of Diane’s quilts will be on display at the show, some for sale.

In addition, Diana Leone, nationally known author, teacher, juror, fabric designer, painted textile art quilt maker and dealer of fine antique quilts, will be a participant in the show. She has been designing and making quilts since 1958 and is best known as the owner, for many years, of the Quilting Bee in Los Altos and Mountain View. Many of her antique quilts will be on display and for sale, and she will also write antique quilt appraisals (by appointment only) at the show. 

Garden Accents of Gilroy will host a garden show in the courtyard area of the Community Center.

In addition, the very popular Custom & Classic Car Show will return for its 16th year with the Taste of Morgan Hill. From its first show in 1989, with, perhaps six cars, it is now a sell out each year with 165 classics with premier parking for both Saturday and Sunday. It is truly two days of fun, music and family atmosphere for those who love cars and for those who enjoy bringing back memories by seeing beautifully prepared cars that you once drove, rode in, owned, or wished that you owned in another time.

Experience Art in 30 Minutes or Less, as well, by attending a showing of 2004 Poppy Jasper Film Festival winners held at the Community Playhouse on Saturday, Sept. 24. Doors open at 6:30pm, and the show will begin at 7pm  Tickets are $5. 

This year’s Taste of Morgan Hill will feature only Morgan Hill restaurants and caterers. Over 20 Morgan Hill restaurants will be featuring their exceptional fare in three food courts.

Call the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce at 408-779-9444 or email mn*****@mo********.org for additional information.