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Door County Resident Accepted in Quilt Expo Contest

Ephraim resident Sally Nesser has a quilt titled “Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall – There’s No Place Like Home” accepted in the 2011 Quilt Expo 10-category contest. The contest is part of the seventh annual Quilt Expo to be held September 8 – 10 in the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.

The contest will judge quilts on visual impact and stitching technique, and will award $500 for first place, $300 for second place and $200 for third place in each category. Best of Show will receive $1,500 and a Viewers’ Choice winner, selected by Quilt Expo attendees, will receive $500.

Quilt Expo highlights will include hundreds of quilts on exhibit, a vendor mall representing more than 185 national and regional companies, educational lectures and workshops, stage presentations by industry leaders, appearances by Nancy Zieman of public television’s Sewing With Nancy, a “Quilt to Give” community service project and two evening events.

For complete details and to preregister for lectures, workshops and evening events, or to purchase advance tickets, visit http://www.wiquiltexpo.com or call 866.297.6545.