shows
Thimble & Thread Quilt Expo
This year’s quilt show, “Alzheimer’s â€â€? Forgetting Piece by Piece,” features 52 quilts about Alzheimer’s disease created by nationally recognized artists. The 30th annual show includes more than 300 quilts plus vendors, lectures and demonstrations. Presented by the Thimble and Thread Quilt Guild of Greater St. Louis at 1-6 p.m. today, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday […]
Quilt Events in Australia
I love Melbourne, but I’m sorry that I never had a chance to visit other cities in Australia. If you happen to be planning a trip to this wonderful country, don’t forget that they’re into quilts as much as anyone else! The lineup for this event begins this month at the Derwent Entertainment Centre, Glenorchy […]
Virginia Quilt Museum
If you happen to find yourself in Virginia this year as that state celebrates the 400th anniversary of Jamestown, you might also find your way to the Virginia Quilt Museum. Yes, the museum is located in Harrisonburg, and Jamestown is located…well, in Jamestown. But, the connection between these two towns is fairly strong this year, […]
Outside the Box: Quilts with Character
At right: Satin Petal Bed Cover, 1930, maker unknown.
If you can’t visit the east coast this spring, then drop by the San Jose Quilt Museum (California) to view their varied quilt and textile shows. One show, “Outside the Box: Quilts with Character,” runs until 8 April 2007.
Culled from a collection of more than 400 quilts, […]
Spring Fever Antique & Quilt Show
The Spring Fever Antique & Quilt Show is sponsored by Cedarburg (Wisconsin) Chamber of Commerce, and all proceeds will benefit the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts. You’ll experience a judged quilt competition, antique and quilt vendors, door prizes, quilt appraisals (Saturday only), free “make and take” projects, and more.
The contest is open to […]
This is Your Brain on Quilts
At Right: A crafty brain by Marjorie Taylor.
The Museum of Scientifically Accurate Fabric Brain Art exhibits the world’s largest collection of anatomically correct fabric brain art, inspired by research from neuroscience, dissection and neuroeconomics. Their current exhibition features three quilts with functional images from PET and fMRI scanning, a knitted brain, and two fabric pieces […]
Quilting Arts 2008 Calendar Contest Theme
Quilting Arts Magazine® is pleased to announce the seventh annual Quilting Arts Magazine® Calendar Contest.
The theme for the Quilting Arts Magazine® 2008 Calendar Contest is “A Novel Idea.” Show them in stitch, fabric, and embellishment how a favorite work of fiction has inspired you, influenced your life, changed you, made you laugh, or brought you […]
American Sewing Expo Contests
The American Sewing Expo will be held at the The Rock Financial Showplace, Novi, Michigan, from 28-30 September 2007. This year, among their many contests, will be a competition for the Art of the Quilt. The 2007 Art of the Quilt show and competition theme will be “Twirls, Swirls and Pearls.” Be creative. Think outside […]
Virtual Quilt Show Call for Entries
That’s right! A virtual quilt show! The Ties That Bind Virtual Quilt show features eight categories. Among the categories is a special one for virtual quilt design. The Virtual Quilt show is open to any quilt guild member of the universe. If you have an Internet connection, you can enter the quilt show.
Sponsored by the […]
