Quilters have a rough day at Wood Dale's Prairie Fest 2010

On the fourth and final day of Wood Dale's Prairie Fest 2010, the women of the Itasca Quilter's Guild lamented their positioning at the fair.

Stitched away into the southeast corner of the festival's grounds as a small part of the bingo tent, Cheryl Rojas O'Shea, Laurine Pedersen and Vicki Madigan said their drive to sell $1 raffle tickets to win a guild-created 100-by-118-inch quilt and raise funds for their hobby group had not been as successful as they had hoped.

But that did not take away from their enjoyment of the guild, a 22-year-old, 30-member group that holds its meetings the third Wednesday of each month at the Itasca Public Library.

"It's very relaxing," said O'Shea, a seven-year member of the guild, of her preferred activity. "It's nice to put something together that comes out looking very nice."

Residents from throughout the area attended the village's signature festival, which included a traveling carnival and was headlined on its final day by American English, the popular Beatles tribute band.

But for seven hours, most people ignored the guild and its location.

For an admittedly small guild, O'Shea said they try to do as many activities as possible. They invite speakers to help them in their craft, coordinate sewing days for members to get together, and work with other area guilds to organize events.

And, most importantly, they spend time with each other talking about their favorite hobby.

"I love the good friendships," Madigan said. "The camaraderie of getting together is great."

Although the trio of representatives did not have much luck on Sunday, they still have about three months to sell more raffle tickets. Anyone interested in the quilt can call O'Shea at (630) 307-7890. Tickets are $1 or six for $5.

The group will sell the raffle tickets until Nov. 17, when the quilt will be raffled off during one of its meetings.

Meetings are open to everybody and are held from 7 to 9 p.m.