A Mountain Quiltfest comes to Pigeon Forge, TN

Dollywood

Daredevil Falls

Dollywood features a variety of rides, including thrill, water, family and children's rides. This is a picture of Daredevil Falls, a thrill ride and boat expedition ending with a 60-foot drop.

Antique Quilt Bed Turning

• From the lobby of the Music Road Hotel Convention Center, visitors will able to witness bed turning from a variety of quilts made before 1950. The Piecemakers and Sevier Valley Quilters Guilds will be narrating the bed turning and providing historical background information.

Quiltfest Challenge

• Each year, participants receive packets of information, a theme, and fabric to produce a quilt for the next year's challenge. This year the competition is going to really heat up, as these quilters have been working hard for the past year to win the $1,000 grand prize. The winner is also entered into the permanent Quiltfest collection of fine quilts.

Quilt Appraisal

• Joyce Harvill, will be joining A Mountain Quiltfest for the first time as the festivals first quilt appraiser. Joyce has 16 years of experience and was certified in 1992, and will be answering any and all questions regarding the value of your quilts.

Lectures and Meals

• The Beautiful Old Mill Pottery House Café will be offering lectures and meals throughout the Quiltfest event. Each night of the event, a different lecturer will focus on a different quilt topic, all while featuring a distinct meal appropriate to the lecture.

The quilts will be shown at one of two locations, either the Smoky Mountain Convention Center or the Music Road Hotel Convention Center. Admission is free, so there really is not a reason to attend while on a vacation to Dollywood, which is only 1 mile away. Try some of these fine hotels while on the trip to A Mountain Quiltfest.

• Ramada Limited Suites
• America's Best Value Inn
• Creekstone Inn