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Quilt Display at the Central States Fair
August 15-23, 2025
The Central States Fair in August provides a great opportunity to display quilted creations. The guild assists in the Quilt Division by providing guild members to serve as Fair Superintendents who arrange for demonstrations and oversee the quilt display during the length of the fair.
Entries are open to the public, quilts will be judged, and prizes are given for each division. Quilts do not need to be pre-registered. The prizes are made possible by monetary donations from the guild and other local businesses. Guild members volunteer to hang and take down the quilts, as well as sell tickets for our raffle quilt.
2025 Quilt Division Schedule
All activities take place in the Nerdy Nuts Expo Hall at the Fairgrounds. Entry tags will be available at check-in time. Exhibit numbers are not required this year; information required is name, phone number, zip code, Division, Class, and Lot. See Fair book for complete rules and more information.
Fair Book (scroll to page 42-43)
Wednesday, August 13: Check in quilts from 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday, August 14: Setup, Judging, and Quilt Hanging
Friday, August 15: Quilt Show Open from 4:00 pm - 7:00
Saturday-Sunday, August 16-17: Quilt Show open from 12:00 to 7:00 pm (free admission before 3:00 pm)
Monday-Thursday, August 18-21: Quilt Show is open from 3:00 pm 7:00 pm (free admission from 3:00-4:00 pm)
Friday-Saturday, August 22-23: Quilt Show open from 12:00 to 7:00 pm
Sunday, August 25: Pick up quilts and premiums from Noon-2:00 pm
Demos at the Fair
On-going Sit and Sew Daily
Friday, August 15
4:00-5:00 pm: Make & Take: Potholders
5:00-5:30 pm: Burrito Style Pillowcase
5:30-6:00 pm: How to use a rotary cutter & ruler
Saturday, August 16
12:00-1:00 pm: Machine Embroidery
1:00-1:30 pm: Graph Paper Quilt Design
1:30-2:00 pm: Creative Clothing Upcycling
2:30-3:00 pm: How to use Accuquilt
3:00-4:00 pm: Make & Take: Wool Coin Purse
4:30-5:30 pm: Machine Embroidery
5:30-6:00 pm: Fusible Applique
Sunday, August 17
12:00-12:30 pm: Fussy Cut Applique
1:30-2:00 pm: Creative Clothing Upcycling
2:00-2:30 pm: How to use Accuquilt
3:30-4:30 pm: Make & Take: Zipper Pencil Bag
5:30-6:00 pm: Adding a quilt sleeve
Monday, August 18
3:00-3:30 pm: Free Form Embroidery Applique
3:30-4:30 pm: Make & Take: Cell Phone Bag
4:30-5:00 pm: Art Quilts
5:30-6:00 pm: How to use a rotary cutter & ruler
6:00-6:30 pm: Pressing versus Ironing
Tuesday, August 19
3:00-3:30 pm: English Paper Piecing
3:30-4:30 pm: Make & Take: Dog Toys
4:30-5:00 pm: Crumb Quilting
5:30-6:00 pm: Sweatshirt Jackets
6:00-6:30 pm: Binding
Wednesday, August 20
3:00-3:30 pm: Barb’s Bowls from Scraps
3:30-4:30 pm: Make & Take: Zipper Pencil Bag
4:30-5:00 pm: Burrito Style Pillowcase
6:00-6:30 pm: Heart Hand Applique/Needle Turn
Thursday, August 21
3:00-3:30 pm: Basic Embroidery
3:30-4:30 pm: Make & Take: Potholders
4:30-5:00 pm: T-Shirt Quilts
6:00-6:30 pm: Fussing Cutting
Friday, August 22
12:00-12:30 pm: How to sew on Binding
12:30-1:00 pm: English Paper Piecing
1:00-1:30 pm: T-Shirt Quilts
1:30-2:00 pm: Wool Applique
2:00-2:30 pm: Fusible Applique
2:30-3:00 pm: How to use a rotary cutter & ruler
3:00-3:30 pm: Crumb Quilting
3:30-4:30 pm: Make & Take: Wool Coin Purse
4:30-5:00 pm: Hand Quilting
Saturday, August 23
12:30-1:00 pm: Hand Applique with Leaves/Needle Turn
1:00-1:30 pm: Pressing versus Ironing
1:30-2:00 pm: How to attach binding
2:30-3:00 pm: How to add a sleeve
3:30-4:00 pm: Make & Take
4:30-5:00 pm: How to use a rotary cutter & ruler
5:30-6:00 pm: Adding Machine Tape Quilts
2025 Quilt Division Winners
To be announced
| Best of Show | ||
| 1st: Large Pieced, Professional | ||
| 2nd: Large Pieced, Professional | ||
| Honorable Mention: Large Pieced, Professional | ||
| 1st: Medium Pieced, Professional | ||
| 2nd: Medium Pieced, Professional | ||
| 1st: Small Pieced, Professional | ||
| 2nd: Small Pieced, Professional | ||
| 3rd: Small Pieced, Professional | ||
| 1st: Large Pieced, Non-Professional | ||
| 2nd: Large Pieced, Non-Professional | ||
| 3rd: Large Pieced, Non-Professional | ||
| 1st: Medium, Non-Professional | ||
| 1st: Medium Applique, Non-Professional | ||
| 2nd: Medium Applique, Non-Professional | ||
| 3rd: Medium Applique, Non-Professional | ||
| 1st: Medium Pieced, Non-Professional | ||
| 2nd: Medium Pieced, Non-Professional | ||
| 3rd: Medium Pieced, Non-Professional | ||
| 1st: Small Applique, Non-Professional | ||
| 2nd: Small Applique, Non-Professional | ||
| 3rd: Small Applique, Non-Professional | ||
| 1st: Small Applique, Non-Professional | ||
| 1st: Small Pieced, Non-Professional | ||
| 2nd: Small Pieced, Non-Professional | ||
| 3rd: Small Pieced, Non-Professional | ||
| 1st: Small Mixed Technique, Non-Professional | ||
| 2nd: Petite, Non-Professional | ||
| 3rd: Petite, Non-Professional | ||
| 1st: Youth | ||
| 3rd: Youth |
2025 Sponsors
We are most appreciative of all of our sponsors who donate prizes for the Quilt Division of the Central States Fair. If you would like to become a sponsor, please consider donating toward this purpose. If you need additional information Contact Us.
Click to Donate ONLINE to the BHQG (requires credit/debit card or paypal account)
Please support the businesses and organizations who have generously donated prizes for the Quilt Division! Sponsors for the 2024 Central States Fair Quilt Division.
Black Hills Quilters Guild, Monument Health, Action Mechanical, Jenner Equipment, Dent Nomad, Liberty Jeep, McKie Ford, West River Electric, Scull Construction, First Interstate Bank, Quilt Connection, Quilt Connection II, The Farmers Daughter, Quilted Buffalo, Heartfelt Quilts, Bonnie LeBeaux, Quilt Time, and Black Hills Bagels
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