Shows & Events in the Region
The following list is of upcoming quilting-related events and shows in our region. If you know of events of interest to be added to this list, please send complete information to info@empirequilters.net. For a listing of major Shows and Festivals across the country, please visit the Links Page.
For Empire Quilters Guild activities, see the Calendar Page.
Southern New Hampshire Quilt Festival
- Date: July 18 – 20, 2008
- What: Festival and Quilt Show
- Presented By: Southern New Hampshire Quilt Festival
- Location: Rivier College, 420 South Main Street, Nashua, New Hampshire
- Hours: Fri & Sat: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm; Sun: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
- Cost: $8.00 for exhibits and Merchant Mall
- More Information: Southern New Hampshire Quilt Festival Website: www.southernnhquiltfestival.com
- Designing Women of New England featuring Carol Doak and Susan Carlson, Classes, Juried Quilt Show, Special Exhibition of New England Quilt Shops, Quilters Market Place.
- For more information about Rivier College see www.rivier.edu
Quilts All Around the Town 2008
- Dates: Sat–Sun, July 19–20, 2008
- What: Quilt Show
- Presented By: Clamshell Quilt Guild
- Location: East Lyme High School, East Lyme, Connecticut
- Hours: to be announced …
- Cost: to be announced …
- More Information: Clamshell Quilt Gulid: www.clamshellquiltguild.org
- Speakers Charlotte Angotti (www.charlotteangotti.com), and Karen Eckmeier (quilted-lizard.com), mini quilt auction and more!
Quilter's Retreat
- Date: Sat–Sun, July 19–20, 2008
- What: Quilt Retreat
- Presented By & Sponsored by: The Quilter's Alley
- Location: The Quilter's Alley Quilt Shop, 422 Main Street, Lower Level, Ridgefield, Connecticut
- Hours: Starting Saturday, July 19, 2008, 9:30 am. Ending Sunday, July 20, 3:00 pm
- Cost: $550/Single Room; $450/Double Room; $375/Workshop only
- More Information: The Quilter's Alley: 203-431-0023, www.thequiltersalley.com
- Three different projects led by experienced teachers. Projects include Crazy Quilting taught by Jory Lockwood, Improvisational Pieced Tote Bag taught by Roxanne Lasky, and Raw Edge Appliqué taught by Nancy Geaney. Fee includes transportation from the Katonah, New York Train Station, 2 breakfasts and 1 lunch. Contact The Quilter's Alley for complete information: www.thequiltersalley.com
Maine Quilts 2008
- Date: Fri–Sun, July 25 – 27, 2008
- What: 31st Annual Quilt Show
- Presented By: Pine Tree Quilters Guild (www.mainquilts.org)
- Location: Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta, Maine
- Hours: Fri & Sat: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm; Sun: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Cost: $8.00 daily; $15 multi-day; $7.00 groups;
- More Information: Maine Quilts 2008 Website: www.mainquilts.org
- 500+ quilts (art quilts, antique quilts, judged quilts, raffle quilts, challenge quilts), silent auction, dinner and lecture by author Emilie Richards.
Lowell Quilt Festival … A Citywide Celebration of Quilts
Date: August 7 – 10, 2008- Presented by: New England Quilt Museum Auxiliary
- Location: Tsongas Arena, Lowell, Massachusetts
- Hours: Thurs, Fri & Sat: 10:00am–6:00pm; Sun: 10:00am–4:00 pm.
- Cost: $12.00 for a multi-day ticket
- More Information: Lowell Quilt Festival website: www.lowellquiltfestival.org
- Featuring the juried Images quilt show, an exhibit of antique quilts curated by renowned collector Gerald Roy, an exhibit specially chosen for the festival at the New England Quilt Museum, classes and lectures by nationally acclaimed teachers, auctions of quilts and quilt-related items, quilt appraisals, vendors and much more available in the area.
- Special Note … Empire Quilters is planning a bus trip to this event. See the Notices page for details.
Quilts in Bloom
- Dates: May 18 – Oct 26, 2008
- What: Special quilt exhibit
- Location: Shelburne Museum, US Route 7, Shelburne, Vermont
- Hours: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm daily
- Cost: Museum Admission $18
- More Information: Museum telephone: 802-985-3346 or website: www.shelburnemuseum.org
- A colorful array of more than a dozen works, most focused on a single flower.
Quiilts: Past, Present and Future
- Date: September 2008
- What: Month long celebration of quilts
- Sponsored by: The Staunton Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Location: Staunton, Virginia
- Hours: Varies by venue
- Cost: Varies by venue
- More Information: Staunton Virginia Visitors Website: www.staunton.va.us
- This month long celebration of quilts begins the weekend of September 4, 2008 with a three day conference and the opening reception of a juried Studio Art Quilt Association exhibit called Amazing Art Quilts in the Staunton Augusta Art Center. Throughout the month of September 2008, there will be exhibits, gallery walks, lectures and workshops at over 25 different galleries, business and other arts and history organizations throughout the area. This is a great time to plan a trip to this beautiful area.
Bennington Quiltfest
- Date: Sat–Sun, September 13–14, 2008
- What: 15th annual Quilt Show
- Presented By: Quiet Valley Quilters Guild
- Location: Mount Anthony Union High Schol, Park Street, Bennington, Vermont
- Hours: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Cost: $5.00
- More Information: Quiltfest website: www.benningtonquiltfest.com
- New and vintage quilts, challenge quilts, quilt raffle, vendors, food service.
Harvest of Quilts IX
- Date: Sat–Sun, September 27–28, 2008
- What: Biennial Quilt Show
- Presented By: The Country Quilters
- Location: Pine Bush High School, Route 302, Pine Bush, New York
- Hours: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Cost: $5.00 (12 years old and under free)
- More Information: The Country Quilters Website: www.countryquilters.org
- NQA Judged Show with approximately 200 quilts on display. Entries being accepted through August 5, 2008. Invitational exhibits: Quilts of World War II and Handmade Dolls. Block contest, raffles, door prizes, demonstrations, boutique, food and featured speakers Mickey Depre and Sandra Dorrbecker.
Wiltwyck Quilt Show
- Date: Sat–Sun, October 18–19, 2008
- What: Quilt Show
- Presented By: Wiltwyck Quilters Guild
- Location: Ulster County Community College, Cotteskill Road, Stone Ridge, New York
- Hours: Sat: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm; Sun: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Cost: $6.00
- More Information: www.wiltwyckquiltersguild.org
- Vendors, raffle quilts, door prizes, guild boutique, raffle baskets, demonstrations, special art doll exhibit, food and more! …
Quilting Demonstrations during Uptown Treasures Day
- Date: Sunday, October 19, 2009
- What: Quilting Demonstrations
- Presented By: Dyckman Farmouse Museum and Uptown Treasures
- Demonstrations By: Empire Quilters members
- Location: Dyckman Farmhouse Museum 4881 Broadway
(at 204th Street), New York City - Hours: day long celebration
- Cost: Free to the public
- More Information: Dyckman Farmhouse museum: www.dyckmanfarmhouse.org or Uptown Treasures Website: www.uptowntreasures.org
- An event filled day of concerts, poetry readings, dance performance, art workshops, quilting demonstrations and guided tours to celebrate the rich variety of cultural offerings at the the Cloisters, Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, Heather Garden in Fort Tryon Park, High Bridge Water Tower, the Hispanic Society of America, Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum, and the National Track & Field Hall of Fame Museum.
- Empire Quilters members who wish to participate in the quilting demonstrations should contact guild member Mary Butler via info@empirequilters.net.
Champlain Valley Quilters' Guild Show: 26th Annual Quilt Show
Date: Sat-Sun, November 8 – 9, 2008- Times: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Location: Shelburne Farms Coach Barn, Harbor Road (Off Rte 7), Shelburn, Vermont
- Cost: $6.00
- More Information: Champlain Valley Quilters's Guild, www.cvqgvt.org
- Events include a display of quilts, a silent auction, quilt raffle, handmade crafts, merchants mall, theme quilt displays, demonstrations and refreshments. Special exhibit: Ground Zero Tribute Quilt made by fabric artist Lois Jarvis.
- The event is located at Shelburne Farms, which is an environmental education center and national historic landmark on the shores of Lake Champlain. For more information on Shelburne Farms, see www.shelburnefarms.org. Form more information about the Ground Zero Tribute Quilt see www.gzquilt.com and for more information about Lois Jarvis see www.loisjarvisquilts.com
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