Congratulations to Carolyn Tingle and Les Barrett, the winners of our 2026 Raffle. Carolyn will be taking home the beautiful “strings” quilt generously donated by Mountain Jam Circle, and Les won the stained glass lake house scene created and donated by Bob Blackwell. Thank you to all of our supporters, and congratulations Carolyn and Les!
Shindig On the Green
This year’s raffle features another magnificent quilt made for The Folk Heritage Committee by Mountain Jam Circle. This design is called a “string” quilt, the “strings” being strips of leftover fabric that in the past might have included old clothes, sheets, or feed sacks. String quilts were popular in the rural south starting in the […]
Shindig Featured in the Ingles Open Road Show
August 26, 2025
Our corporate sponsor Ingles featured the Shindig on the Green in the Open Road Show episode. View the episode here.
We are pleased to congratulate Veronica Raether and Peter Wilkerson for winning our 2025 Raffle. Veronica won the beautiful blue and tan quilt generously donated by Mountain Jam Circle, and Peter won the stained glass water mill scene created and donated by Bob Blackwell. Thank you for all our supporters, and congratulations Veronica and Peter!
Sampler blocks alternate with traditional Shoo-Fly blocks, while striped sashing ties everything together in this queen-sized quilt. Blue and tan reproduction fabrics are set off by traditional muslin giving it a tailored look. Professionally quilted with chevrons and traditional feathered wreaths. This is the thirteenth quilt that local quilting collaborative Mountain Jam Circle has made […]
“Courthouse Stars” Sampler star blocks are joined by Courthouse Step blocks to dance together on Saturday nights, reminding you of the Shindig on the Green. Made from scrappy 19th century reproduction fabrics in blue, red, and tan; professionally quilted and queen-sized. This is the twelfth quilt that local quilting collaborative Mountain Jam Circle has made […]
The 2023 Shindig on the Green raffle quilt is twin-bed sized with multi-colored and white triangle-shaped pieces arranged in a “Fancy Stripe” pattern. The quilt was professionally machine-quilted and has a value of $500. This is the eleventh quilt that local quilting collaborative Mountain Jam Circle has made and donated to Shindig on the Green. […]
The 2022 quilt by Mountain Jam Circle is double bed size (80×96) and custom machine quilted. It is a traditional “scrap quilt” made of hundreds of squares of random colored fabric with contrasting white fabric forming “x” shapes. The music inspired pattern is called “Good Night Irene.” It has a value of $750. Also […]
This twin-size quilt was made and donated to Shindig on the Green 2021 by local quilting collaborative Mountain Jam Circle. The 252 quilt blocks were made from scraps of cotton fabric in a variety of colors and patterns, and arranged to form a diagonal grid. Your children and grandchildren can play at searching for the […]
Justin Horrell won the Martin D-Jr. guitar, donated by the C. F. Martin & Company. Thank you everyone for participating and to the sponsors for supporting the Shindig on the Green!