All the stops were about things she loved (the Folk Art museum, M & Ms) and hated (cilantro) and we had to get our picture taken showing each of these things. It was a blast!” For the sake of honesty, I have to admit that I stole this idea from famous quilter Paula Nadelstern, whose 60th birthday party was a Manhattan scavenger hunt. I loved meeting other quilters, learning where the fabric companies and stores were located and seeing where NYC quilters get to shop. Don’t take my word that this will be a memorable outing, let’s ask Andrea “Andi” Foster (below left) who was on last year’s winning team, pictured here (below right) with their winner ribbons and prizes! “ This event is so much fun! You and your teammates tear around NYC and try to come up with a strategy to stay ahead of the other teams. By the way, the hunt will start and stop at Gotham Quilts, a cool modern quilt shop on the 6th floor of an office building. The rest is a secret! You won’t find out the stops until you start this magical Scavenger Hunt. who looks like she/he ought to be a contestant on Project Runway. Get your picture taken with someone on Seventh Ave. Here are a few of the things you might be asked to do: Visit this famous sculpture of a garment worker. (You won’t want to miss any: some of the people you meet along the way will give you free stuff!) You can bring friends to add to your team, but you can also sign up solo: we’ll put you on a team with other passionate quilters. We’ve made the time period longer, so everybody will have time to get to each and every stop. At each of the places you go, you’ll be asked to prove you were there by taking a “group selfie,” sometimes with a prop (at Mood Fabrics, you may have to pose with clashing fabrics.) What makes this hunt especially fun for quilters, is that you’ll be stopping at historic landmarks, tucked-away quilt shops and the headquarters of NY-based fabric companies and having loads of fun along the way. Instead, you’ll be roaming around the Garment District as part of a team of five, with very explicit addresses and directions. ![]() ![]() This isn’t the sort of scavenger hunt where you’ll have to look under rocks in parks, or knock on a stranger’s door to get a weird kitchen gadget. ![]() Since the hunt was my idea and I put the event together last year, I wanted to let you know how it works. The Hunt goes from 2:30 to 5:00 pm on Friday and tickets are $40/each. If you’re coming to Quilters Take Manhattan this year on Saturday, September 16, I hope you’ll consider supplementing the fun by coming to our amazing Garment District Scavenger Hunt the day before. Scavenger Hunt: a fun add-on event during QTM!īy Meg Cox | | Events, Guest Blogger, Quilt Alliance board member post, Quilter's Take Manhattan
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