The Exhibition Hall at Union Fair is scheduled for July 26-30 to promote the eighth annual quilt raffle, with the theme “Maine’s Blueberry Fields: a Sampler Quilt.”

The hall is the home of the displays of art, photography, quilts, fancy work, flowers and vegetables. In addition, booths showcase local Granges, specific needlework, local historical societies and other local groups.

The Ed Barrett collection of handmade miniature farm and logging equipment also is housed there, according to a news release from Rick Butler, a Union Fair/Maine Wild Blueberry Festival trustee.

Organizers are soliciting 12-and-½-inch squares from interested quilters to make up this quilt. The style of the square and the technique used is entirely up to the quilter, keeping in mind the theme “a Sampler Quilt based on the colors of the blueberry fields.”

The quilter also should keep the design/pattern within the 12-inch square to allow for the ¼-inch seam allowance.

Edges should not be hemmed. Blocks will be incorporated into the quilt as space permits. No embellishments such as pins or buttons are allowed, and quilters should not put their name on the front of the block.

Each square will be numbered as they are placed in the quilt and will be voted upon by visitors to the fair. The three squares with the most votes will receive a monetary prize and rosette. The quilt itself will be on display at the Exhibit Hall during the fair and will be awarded to a ticket holder at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 30.

Tickets cost $1 each or $5 for six.

All squares should be completed and sent/delivered to Linda Billings, superintendent of the Exhibition Hall, Union Fair, P.O. Box 992, Jefferson, ME 04348 by Wednesday, May 31.

For more information, call 207-549-7207 or email llbilli@aol.com.

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