Donna L Kooistra, AQS Certified Quilt & Textile Appraiser will be available to appraise newly constructed quilts, antique, traditional, and non-traditional quilts for insurance replacement value, fair market value, and donation value. For many years, Donna has participated in classes and lectures on fabric dating and identification, technique, construction, documentation, ethics, and current trends to determine values of quilted textiles offered by national quilt organizations as well as those by local shops and appraisers.
Quilt appraisals will be completed in Founder’s Hall as follows:
Friday, May 5 10:00 – 4:00 p.m. walk-in & by appointment
Saturday, May 6 by appointment only
Quilt appraisals will be conducted at the Sauder Village Quilt Show in Founder’s Hall. Any quilts hanging in the show will be appraised during the course of the show with a written appraisal sent via mail after the event. Advanced appraisal registration is required at time of quilt submittal for the exhibit.
If you are bringing quilts (not registered for the Quilt Show Exhibit), please complete and return the
Quilt Show Appraisals Registration Form. Staff will contact you to schedule an appointment. Walk-in appraisal requests will be taken on-site and seen as soon as possible within the dates/times listed above.
The fee is $75.00 per written appraisal per quilt and $30 per verbal consultation. If for any reason you cannot attend your appointment, your fee will be refunded less a 10% processing fee. Quilt Show admission is required.