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Quilts on display starting April 17 at Madison Down Home Days event

MADISON, FL – Attention, quilters and quilt owners.  North Florida Community College is seeking entries for its ANNUAL QUILT SHOW. Quilts will be displayed at the Wardlaw-Smith-Goza Conference Center in Madison, Florida in conjunction with Madison County’s “Down Home Days” celebration April 17.  The exhibit will be open to the public with free admission Saturday, April 17 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sunday, April 18 from 1-5 p.m.; and Monday, April 19 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Show organizers are calling on area quilt owners to display handmade quilts whether new or old, a treasured heirloom or a recent gift.  Quilts will be displayed on the first and second floors of the historic WSG Conference Center, known locally as The Mansion.  The Madison County Garden Club will also host a National Garden Club level flower show entitled “Around the World with Quilts and Flowers” at The Mansion to compliment the quilt show April 17-19.

Don’t miss this opportunity to show off your quilted treasures.  Applications to enter a quilt or multiple quilts in NFCC’s ANNUAL QUILT SHOW are available by calling Maria Greene, WSG Conference Center Coordinator, at (850) 973-9432 or email GreeneM@nfcc.edu.