Quilt Exhibit & Show Calendar
The shows/events/challenges below are compiled from many sources, so check details before you travel. To have your show added to our list, click here to let us know the details of your show.
The shows/events/challenges below are compiled from many sources, so check details before you travel. To have your show added to our list, click here to let us know the details of your show.
2012 QUILT SHOWS:
May 19 & 20: Long Island Fleece and Fiber Fair. Hallockville Museum Farm, 6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead. Featuring the many facets of harvesting, processing, and working with animal fiber from sheep, llamas, alpacas, and rabbits. Demonstrations and workshops will take place throughout the day including shearing, wool dying, spinning, sheep herding, and many other activities. There will also be a fiber market where vendors will sell yarn and fiber-related products. Fee. For a list of participating vendors. ELIQG will be demoing quilting techniques throughout the day, 10 AM – 5 PM.
May 18-20, International Quilt Market/Spring, Kansas City Convention Center, Missouri, *trade show only – not open to the general public, www.quilts.com
May 18-19, 2012, Color My World Quilt Show, Rebecca’s Reel Quilters of Poricy Park, 345 Oak Hill Road, Middletown, NJ, 10 AM – 4 PM, $5 admission, children under 8 free, vendors, refreshments, raffle quilt, www.rebeccasreel.org
May 19-20, 2012, Stars of the Valley Quilt Show, Warwick Valley Quilters’ Guild, Sanfordville School, 144 Sanfordville Road, Warwick, NY 10990, 30th anniversary show, www.wvqg.org/2012_quilt_show
June 2-3, 2012, Eastern Long Island Quilters Guild Annual Peconic Quilt Show, Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Quilting, Suffolk Community College, 121 Speonk Riverhead, NY 11901, Sat. 9-5, Sun, 10-4, $8 Admission, judged quilt show, exhibits, raffle, demos, boutique, lecture by Phyllis Hatcher, door prizes, www.eliqg.com
June 14-16, 2012, 43rd Annual Quilt Show, National Quilting Association, Greater Columbus Convention Center, Ohio, http://nqaquilts.org/2012show
June 23-24, 2012, 27th Cape May Quilt and Fiber show, sponsored by Historic Cold Spring Village, in the historic buildings and in the tree shaded grounds, 10 AM – 4 PM, A celebration of all fiber arts featuring the viewer’s choice quilt show, demonstrations of various quilting rtechniques, weaving, spinning, sheep shearing, knitting, lace making, crochet, basketry and wool dying. Historic Cold Spring Village, 720 Route 9, Cape May, NJ. www.hcsv.org, $10 admission, includes entry into NJ largest living history museum.
June 23-24, 2012, 27th Cape May Quilt & Fiber Show, hosted by Historic Cold Spring Village, in the restored historic buildings in the tree shaded grounds. 10 AM – 4 PM. A celebration of all fiber arts featuring the viewers choice quilt show, demonstrations of various quiltmaking techniques, weaving, spinning, sheep shearing, knitting, lace making, crochet, basketry and wool dying. Historic Cold Spring Village, 720 Route 9, Cape May, NJ, www.hcsv.org, $10 admission.
June 29-July 1, 2012, Vermont Quilt Festival, Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl St., Essex Junction, VT, www.vqf.org
July 13-15, 2012, The Thread Connection Quilt Show-Building Community, Thumbstall Quilt Guild, Skaneateles High School, 49 East Elizabeth Street, Skaneateles, NY, vendors, silent auction, demos, quilt raffle, tea room and much more. In beautiful Finger Lakes Community. email mthumbstall@yahoo.com
July 15-27, Quilting By the Lake, Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY, 29 quilting classes & workshops, quitl show, vendors, lectures. Run by Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY. www.quiltingbythelake.com, qbl@schweinfurthartcenter.org
July 26-29, 2012, Quilt Odyssey, Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, PA, https://server7.pacecomputing.com/quiltodysseycom/www/index.php
July 27-29, International Quilt Festival/Long Beach, CA, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, www.quilts.com
July 27-29, Maine Quilts 35th Annual Show, Pine Tree Quilters Guild, Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta, Maine, Over 600 quilts antique to contemporary, special exhibits, merchants mall, demos, lectures, quilt appraisals, $8 admission. www.mainequilts.org
August 9-11, 2012, Lowell Quilt Festival, A citywide celebration of quilts featuring Images, New England’s Premier Judged & Juried Quilt Show, also, special exhibits in textile arts in the museums and galleries around town, sponsored by the New England Quilt Museum. From historic Lowells cotton mills to stunning traditional quilts and the latest work from contemporary fiber artists. www.lowellquiltfestival.org
August 16 – 19, 2012, World Quilt Show, New England X, Mancuso Show Management, Manchester, NH, Featuring the Premier of the World Competition XVI, The Radisson Center, Manchester, New Hampshire, www.quiltfest.com
August 22-25, 2012, AQS Quilt Show & Contest-Grand Rapids, DeVos Place Convention Center, 303 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49502, http://aqsshows.com
September 13-16, 2012, Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XIX, Mancuso Show Management, Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks, PA 19456
(GPS Address: 1601 Egypt Road, Phoenixville, PA 19460), www.quiltfest.com
September 15, 2012, Quilters Take Manhattan, The Alliance for American Quilts, Join Denyse Schmidt, Mark Lipinski and the Alliance for American Quilts in New York City at the Fashion Institure of Technology for an exciting day of inspiration, learning, prizes, samples, a silent auction and gorgeous quilts. The event is a benefit for the Allicance documenting, preserving and sharing the history of quilts and their makers since 1993. www.allianceforamericanquilts.org
October 3-6, 2012, AQS Quilt Show & Contest-Des Moines, Iowa Events Center, Des Moines, Iowa, http://aqsshows.com
October 5-7, 2012, Courthouse Quilters Quilts In The Mill Quilt Biennial Quilt Show, Prallsville Mills, Rt 29, Stockton, NJ, $7 Admission, www,courthousequilters.com
October 11-14, 2012, Pacific International Quilt Festival, Mancuso Show Management, Santa Clara, CA, www.quiltfest.com
October 19-20, 2012, Valley Forge Homestead Quilters Quilt Show, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 132 E. Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406, $5 admission, Fri. 10 AM – 7 PM,
Sat. 10 AM – 4 PM, www.valleyforgequilters.org
October 27-29, 2012, International Quilt Market/Fall, George Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX, www.quilts.com * trade show only – not open to the public
November 1-4, 2012, International Quilt festival/Houston, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX, www.quilt.com, classes begin October 27, preview night October 31
November 2-4, 2012, 11th Annual Harvest of Quilts, Evening Star Quilters, Mineola Community Center, 155 Washington Ave., Mineola, NY 11501, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4, $6, judged quilt show, raffle quilt, demonstrations, member boutique. www.eveningstarquilters.org
November 8-10, 2012, World Quilt Show – Florida IV, West Palm Beach, Florida, Featuring the World Quilt Competition XVI – On Tour, www.quiltfest.com
November 11, 2012, Mountain Laurel Quilters Guild Annual Luncheon Event, Sahwnee Inn & Golf Resort, One River Rd., Shawnee on Delaware, PA, 18356, $35 pre-paid reservation required, contact Jeannie Campbell at 570-676-9969 or email jeanbob@ptd.net for more info or contact info.
November 10-11, 2012, Village Squares Quilters Quilt Celebration XII, Greenville Elementary School, Edgemont Union School District, 100 Glendale Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583, $8 admission, 10 AM – 4 PM, http://vsqshow.org
2013 QUILT SHOWS
March 16-17, 2013 Baltimore Heritage Quilters Biennial Quilt Show, Goucher College, Toulson, Maryland, Biennial, Vendors, $7 admission, www.baltimorequilters.com
May 3-4, 2013, Penn Oaks Quilters, For the Love if Quilting VII Biennial Quilt Show, Griffith Hall at Ludwigs Corner, 1325 Pottstown Pike, Glenmoore, PA, 19343, $8 admission, www.pennoaksquilters.com
October 26-27, 2013, Undercover Quilters, Quilts for All Seasons Biennial Quilt Show, Brookhaven Municipal Center, 2 Cambridge Road, Brookhaven, PA, 19015, Sat 10-4, Sun 10-4, www.undercoverquilters.com