Fall Festival

Historic Fincastle will be celebrating its 2024 Fall Festival on Saturday, September 28, 2024.

Fall Festival Vendor Application

Historic Fincastle, Inc. is now accepting vendor applications for HFI’s Fall Festival to be held on September 28, 2024. We look forward to a great day and seeing you there! Please download the application here.

Historic Fincastle, Inc. (HFI) is calling all quilters to participate in their 2024 Quilt show to be held on September 28, 2024 in conjunction with HFI’s annual Fall Festival.

The Quilt Show is presented by HFI and will be held at the Historic Fincastle Baptist Church (private residence of the Saunders Family) located at 45 East Main Street, Fincastle. Show hours are from 9 AM to 4 PM.

Quilt Show Rules and Regulations:

1. Quilt show exhibit is open to all. No entry fee is required for each entry.

2. A 4” deep hanging sleeve is recommended for all quilt entries.  Quilts without sleeves may be pinned for display or laid over a church pew.

3. All entries must be clean and in good condition. No quilt made from commercially quilted fabric will be accepted.

4. All quilts MUST hang in the Historic Fincastle Baptist Church for the duration of the show. No exhibitor will be permitted to set up, remove or rearrange the exhibit.

5. Each entry form must be accompanied by a photograph of the entry.

6. The Quilt Show reserves the right to accept or refuse an entry.

7. Exhibitors agree to allow photographs of their entry to be used in any publicity about the Quilt Exhibit and/or the HFI Festival.

For additional information, please contact our Quilt Show Directors:

Marcia Neighbors, email marcianeighbors@yahoo.com
Bonnie Simmons, email simmons.bonnie7@gmail.com
Marsha Campbell, PO Box 130, Fincastle, VA 24090, email mkcampbl@aol.com

2024 Festival Quilt Show Entry Form:

You can print this page and complete a hard copy of the form. Download the 2024 Quilt Show Entry Form here.

ENTRY PROCEDURES

1. Entry forms are available through HFI (www.hisfin.org).

2. Entry forms with photographs must be received by Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

3. Entries must be brought to the Historic Fincastle Baptist Church on Friday, September 27, 2024 from 5:00-7:00 pm.

4. A claim check will be issued for each entry at check-in at the above show location and must be presented to receive the entry after the show.

5. If a quilt being entered is very large and could possibly touch the floor, the owner is requested to provide a cloth for the quilt to touch instead of the floor.

6. Each quilt must have its own covering (pillowcase or cloth bag) clearly labeled with the exhibitor’s name and phone number.

RELEASE PROCEDURES:

1. Quilts will be returned to exhibitors at the show location between 4:30 to 5:30 pm. on Saturday, September 28, 2024. NO QUILTS WILL BE RELEASED EARLY. No entries will be released without its own entry claim check.

2. The Quilt Show Committee is not responsible for entries left after 5:30 pm. on September 28, 2024, unless prior arrangements are made with the Quilt Show Committee.

PRIZES:

1. Visitors to the quilt show will be asked to vote for their favorite quilt. Ribbons will be awarded for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place People’s Choice Award.  Quilts that have placed in previous HFI quilt shows may be exhibited but will not be eligible to receive votes. Votes will be counted at 3:00 pm. on September 28, 2024.

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Entry Number (show committee use)

QUILT SHOW ENTRY FORM

(Each entry must be on the official form—please feel free to photocopy)

Name:____________________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________________ Telephone:_____________________________

Email:_________________________________________________

PLEASE ATTACH A BRIEF DESCRIPTION (pattern, history, etc.) OF THE QUILT, AS WELL AS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE QUILTER(S) ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THIS FORM.

I wish to enter the above item in the HFI Festival Quilt Show 2024 and agree to abide by the rules. Historic Fincastle Incorporated assumes NO responsibility in case of loss or damage to quilts from any cause. Entries are received only upon this condition and I am responsible for carrying any insurance on my entry.

ENTRY FORMS MUST BE RECEIVED BY SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 AND MAILED TO: Marsha Campbell, PO Box 130, Fincastle, VA 24090

Quilt Title: _________________________________________________________________________________

Size in Inches: Width _______________ Length ________________ 4” Quilt Sleeve provided? (circle 1)   Yes     No

Made by: ________________________________________   Quilted by: _________________________________