2026 Fall Autumn Comforts Quilt Show
Quilt Submissions Needed For Display
Applications for submissions -Due By September 1ST, 2026
Visit Website For Appications And Details
Open to all community members for submissions
Contacts:
Julie Higbie jhigbie@nmu.edu 906-361-1537
Heather Spring cmheatherspring@yahoo.com 478-235-1579
Website www.marquettequilters.org
(Members available for interview and/or media spots to help promote quilt submissions and overall event)
The Marquette County Quilters Association (MCQA) is proud to present the bi- annual 2026 Autumn Comforts Quilt Show at Ojibwa Casino, Marquette, MI.
This event will be held Saturday October 3rd, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday, October 4th, 2026, from 11:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.
Admission is: $5.00
There will be over 200 quilts on display along with door prizes, basket raffles, and demonstrations.
Quilters from across the Marquette County region, as well as those from other areas will be proudly displaying a variety of quilts and related items. A plethora of color and texture will adorn the event.
MCQA was formed in 1978. The purpose of the Marquette County Quilters association is to foster the appreciation of quilts and the art of quilting among quilters and the public; to increase knowledge of traditional and contemporary techniques of quilting and to provide an encouraging environment for quilters to practice and exchange skills; to serve the community through charitable activities involving quilting; and to educate the public about the significance and history of quilting as an art form and as an ongoing craft.
Several organizations in the Marquette County area have been recipients of quilts or other hand sewn items generous given by MCQA members. Centered in Marquette, our members hail from several counties in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Meetings are held at 6:30 p.m., the first Wednesday of each month (except July and August), at the Peter White Public Library’s Community Room.
MCQA has worked as a team to make a beautiful quilt “Northern Lights “that measures (108 x108) and will be raffled with the winner being announced on Oct. 5th, 2026, at Peter White Library at 3:00 pm. The winner need not be present to win.
Raffle tickets are available to purchase from MCQA Guild members or at the SHOW on Saturday and Sunday. All proceeds from the raffle are used to facilitate this year’s Autumn Comforts Quilt Show as well as the many community services the group provides.