The show will be open Friday, April 5 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“The Prairie Piecemakers is a quilt group here in New Ulm,” member Barb Develder said. “There are people who are beginners to people who have been quilting for years and very talented at it and just share the interest in quilting.”

The Prairie Piecemakers have been doing shows every other year since its founding in 1994, with the exception of a canceled show in 2020. Quiltmakers have been making quilts in preparation for this year’s show since 2022, and nearly 300 quilts will be on display from its 70-plus members.

The members meet monthly from September through May and range from beginners to life-long quilters. The meetings include demonstrations and teaching of new techniques for quilting.

Along with the quilt displays, the show will have door prizes, a share-and-tell by guild members throughout the show, beverages, lunch and treats from the Quilter Cafe, and vendors selling quilting-related items.

This year will have a featured quilter in Carolyn Kramer, who has been a member since the guild’s founding.

“She has been a charter member of the Prairie Piecemakers since 1994 when they started,” Develder said.” She’s still a very active member. She’s a very talented quilter, she is going to have her own quilts that she will be displaying.”

Also new this year will be a second half boutique at the show. The boutique will sell fabric, patterns and a variety of things people have donated, new or gently used.

While many of the quilts will be taken home by the crafters after the show, some of the quilts the quilters make are designated for charitable causes.

“We have a variety of quilts that we as a group do,” Develder said. “We work on what we call compassion quilts, and those are given to people that are experiencing a medical emergency, or a fire or some accident or tragedy in their lives. We also do quilts of valor, they are quilts that are handed out to veterans. And we do stitch of hope quilts, and those are given to our local Oncology unit at the New Ulm Medical Center for cancer patients. And we also do tummy time quilts, and those are given out to moms of new babies in Brown County.”

For more information about the Prairie Piecemakers, visit www.newulmquiltshow.com.