The Mountain Piecemakers Opportunity Quilt is complete and tickets are now available for purchase. The 2025 opportunity quilt is made from the pattern “Cabin In the Stars” by Glad Creations using batik fabrics. This beautiful quilt, measuring 90 by 104 inches, consists of traditionally pieced blocks with dark and light stars in a log cabin setting. It is quilted on a long-arm machine by a Guild member. During August and early September the quilt will be on display at Sew2gether Quilting in Spruce Pine. Drop by and see the quilt in person and get your tickets there.
Online order opportunity quilt tickets at https://mpqg.wildapricot.org/opportunity-quilt or buy from your local quilt guild member. We will have a booth at festivals in Yancey, Madison and Mitchell counties.
Proceeds from our opportunity quilt ticket sales go towards purchasing fabric and batting for Hero Quilts for local veterans and Project Linus quilts for children in need. Each year 50 quilts are presented to local veterans from Yancey, Mitchell, and Madison counties. This marks the thirteenth year of our Hero Quilt distribution, during which MPQG members have made and donated over 600 quilts to honor those who have served in our military. Nomination forms for Veteran Quilts are available on our website.
We extend our gratitude to the Mountain Air Community Fund for their grant assistance, the Burnsville Rotary for their efforts in honoring our heroes on Flags for Heroes Day in November, and Yancey Journal, Mitchell News-Journal, WKYK, and WTOE for their support of our Hero Quilt project. We also appreciate all the individual donations we receive to help with this project.
The 2025 opportunity quilt drawing will be held at the Flags for Heroes celebration in November, and the quilt will be shipped to the winner if needed. The Quilt Guild invites the community to join us as we honor our local veterans and thank them for their service on November 8 at the Burnsville Town Square.
Mountain Piecemakers is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that offers educational opportunities for those interested in quilting, alongside our community service projects.
