Events & Quilt Shows
The Putnam County Quilt
Come see the historic Putnam County Quilt in person for a limited time at Mahopac Public Library. Community Room, Third Floor. The Quilt features 50 hand-quilted images of Putnam County’s remarkable contributions to our nation. Named one of The Twentieth Century’s Best American Quilts. A Blue Ribbon Winner of The Quilter’s Newsletter 1976 Bicentennial competition. Designed by Putnam County artist Gladys Boalt and hand-quilted with nineteen local ladies in the 1970s to celebrate the 1976 U.S.A. Bicentennial. Pevents and images
Mon, Weds, Fri from 12 noon to 2 pm thru April 10.
The Lancaster Quilt Show
You are invited to take part in the 2026 Lancaster-Lebanon Quilt show sponsored by A Quilter’s Destination!
When? Wednesday-Saturday 9AM-4PM
Who? The Lebanon Quilters Guild and several other guilds
The Lebanon Quilters Guild will be offering the following:
An Exhibition of Quilts
A Raffle Quilt
A Basket Raffle featuring multiple themed baskets
A Boutique of items quilted by its members for your shopping pleasure
Quilt Week New England
START PLANNING NOW!
Save the Date:
Instructor Announcements: September 2025
Workshops, Lectures, Special Events, and Multi-Day Tickets:
– AQS Member-Only Registration Opens: 12/9/2025 at 9 a.m. CST
– General Registration Opens: 12/16/2025 at 9 a.m. CST
– Online Registration Closes: 4/6/2026 at 4 p.m. CDTQuilt Contest: Opens 6/3/2025, submissions close on 11/6/2025. Learn more at go.americanquilter.com/contests,
Vendor Registration: Vendor Registration for all five 2026 AQS Shows will open on July 7, 2025. Interested new vendors can complete a Vendor Application at any time. More Information >
New England Quilt Expo for Hands on Workshops and Quilt Displays
Join Bits N’ Pieces Quilt Shoppe at the NEOE for hands-on workshops and quilt displays!
Check out their website for details and sign ups.
There is something for everyone to do, whether your a beginner or expert! Lots to explore, learn and enhance your skills.
Event Dates:
April 9 - Classes Begin
April 10-11 - Quilt Show & Marketplace (9-5pm)
April 12 - Quilt Show & Marketplace (9-3pm)
CT Piecemakers Quilt Guild - Spring Shower of Quilts XX
Come check out Piecemakers 20th Spring Shower of Quilts show
Judged Quilt Exhibit
Handmade Marketplace
Vendors
Tea Room
Challenge Quilts
Raffle Baskets
Viewer’s Choice Award
plus, the opportunitity to buy a raffle for the “Connecticut Bluebird” Connecticut Piecemakers Quilt Guild 2026 Raffle Quilt Created by Guild Members Based on the pattern “Austin Bluebird” by Minick & Simpson
* Funds from Raffle to be donated to: CT Hospice and Columbus House in New Haven
Tickets available at the show!
Admission: $15.00 per person
Champlain Valley Quilt Guild of Vermont 37th Quilt Show
April Quilt Show in the beautiful Mountains of Vermont!
Friday and Saturday
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday
Noon to 4 p.m.
Admission $8/day
Under 12 Free
Ample Free Handicapped and Regular Parking
Fabulous quilts / Ribbons awarded / Crafts
Raffle Quilt & Baskets
Vendors
Genesee Valley QuiltFest
Fun QuiltFest Event in the Rochester NY Area -
Over 600 Quilts on Display
Workshops & Lectures
60+ Vendors
Special Exhibits to include: Studio Art Quilt Associates; Cherrywood Challenge 2025, Presenters Quilts/Featured Quilts, National Award Winning Quilts and Member Fashion Show
Free Parking
Presenting Sponsor with Aurora Sewing Center - https://www.aurorasewingcenter.com/
Sponsored by Sew Creative - https://sewcreativefairport.com/
Hang a Quilt Day in CT
The 2026 Connecticut Hang a Quilt Day is an informal, community event celebrated annually around mid-June, with participants encouraged to display their quilts outside their homes on a day of their choosing. There is no official date, cost, or registration required.
Showcase the art & beauty of quilting with this one-air quilt show!
* Hang a quilt outside your home - on your garage, clothesline, fence, ch
* Ask a local business if you can display a quilt for the day
* Post a picture of social media with #CTHangAQuiltDay
Vermont Quilt Show
Head to the Mountains and enjoy the Vermont Modern Quilters Quilt Show -
Members work will be on display along with other Exhibits.
Location is Handicap accessible, vendors and quilts are located on the ground and 1st floor. Both floors have "ground level" access from different parking areas. There is also an elevator that will take you between the ground level and 1st floor.
45 + Vendors / Quilt Exhibits
Lots of free parking and lunch options.
Free $2,500 Gift Basket Raffle
Free Admission! Free Parking!
June 18-20, 2026
Thurs-Sat 9am-4pm
Bayberry Quilters of Cape Cod Quilt Show; Harwich, Massachusetts
“Welcome Aboard” to Bayberry Quilters’ Annual Quilt show July 31 – August 2, 2024 at the Cape Tech High School in Harwich. There will be plenty of quilts on exhibit, vendors for shopping and lots of activities for both beginning and experienced quilters.
The show will be open 10 am – 4 pm on Wednesday and Thursday and 10 am – 3 pm on Friday. Admission is $12; children under 12 are free. A group admission rate is available for guilds and other groups; please contact the show chair at quiltshow@bayberryquiltersofcapecod.com for details.
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
37th Annual Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival!
Come and Explore the Merchants Mall, where you’ll find everything quilt, fiber, wearable, and textile artists - as well as home sewers - could wish for. Enjoy an inspiring showcase of quilt, garment, and fiber art exhibitions, along with exciting quilt and wearable art competitions featuring prize awards.
The festival also offers a wide variety of workshops and lectures led by top instructors, plus engaging demonstrations throughout the Merchants Mall.
Check out the website, too much to list here.
Quilt Con 2026
QuiltCon 2026 in Raleigh
February 19-22, 2026
at the Raleigh Convention Center
featuring Hillary Goodwin
Details to be announced in May 2025
Folk Art Museum presents: An Ecology of Quilts
Closer-Look Tour
Join us for a public tour of the current exhibition, An Ecology of Quilts: The Natural History of American Textiles, led by Gallery Guides. Meet in the Museum Atrium. Please email education@folkartmuseum.org to register.
1:00 pm-2:00 pm
Free with registration
Super Bowl Shop Hop - Day 2
Join Cotton Candy Fabrics, Quilted Ewe and Yankee Quilter
for a Super Bowl Shop Hop!! Lots of fun, games and surprises!!!
Super Bowl Shop Hop
Saturday, February 7, 2026 | 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday, February 8, 2026 | 10 am - 3 pm
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Super Bowl Shop Hop
Join Cotton Candy Fabrics, Quilted Ewe and Yankee Quilter
for a Super Bowl Shop Hop!! Lots of fun, games and surprises!!!
Super Bowl Shop Hop
Saturday, February 7, 2026 | 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday, February 8, 2026 | 10 am - 3 pm
https://www.yankeequilter.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqt7nG1eo6VAymjYSfFTKL5w_MyXCyVAb-u3kXBMeHhs0rRSoyc
https://www.quiltedewe.com/
"Western Stars" Art Exhibition
A Family Member is a local artist - Roberts Mars
Wilton Library is pleased to present "Western Stars," a solo exhibition by Redding resident, Robert Mars, on view from February 5 through February 27. In this new body of work, Mars explores the intersection of myth and memory, drawing connections between classic western films and the glowing iconography of vintage neon signs. Both shaped the mythology of the American West—transforming history into enduring symbols of freedom, danger, and rugged individualism. By pairing cinematic drama with luminous roadside Americana, Mars examines how these myths persist in our cultural memory, flickering between fact and fantasy, darkness and light.
Circular Thinking
From their website:
Guilford Art Center is delighted to announce the new gallery exhibition, Local Color 7: Circular Thinking, featuring fiber art created by the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA-CT). It kicks off with a free Opening Reception, open to the community, on Sunday, February 1, from 2-4pm. The show will be displayed in the GAC gallery daily through Feb 28. The gallery is open 7 days a week: Monday-Saturday, 10am-4pm and Sunday 12-4pm; free admission.
This exhibition of fiber art by members of SAQA-CT is designed to explore the varieties of meanings, images, and experiences evoked by the circle. The circle can be appreciated as a shape, a symbol, a concept or a metaphor. This exhibition seeks to celebrate diverse explorations of this image that has permeated cultures across the world and across time.
“Guilford Art Center is delighted to present this exhibition celebrating the creativity of these fiber artists. We are all part of an interconnected circle, as this show highlights, inspiring and encouraging creative engagement from local and regional artists” says Maureen Belden, Executive Director, Guilford Art Center.
Betty Busby, an independent SAQA Juried Artist and the Chairperson of SAQA’s Exhibitions Committee, was selected to jury this exhibition. She is a published fiber artist and teacher and maintains a busy exhibit schedule nationally and internationally. She considered each of the 72 entries from regional artists and has selected 36 pieces for the final collection.
The gallery is open 7 days a week, free entry: Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm and Sunday 12-4pm.
Gees Bend @ Westport Library = Quilt Exhibition w/SCMQG
SCTMQG and Gees Bend Quilt collaboration!
Gees Bend Quilt Show & Reception - January 31, 2026 (12:00-5:00pm) show @ 1pm, Talk @ 2pm
Artist Reception & Quilt Sale: ‘A Traveling Legacy: From Gee's Bend to the Nutmeg State'
COLOR & STICH FOUNDATIONS
Verso University Presents: Color and Stitch: Foundations for Quilters and Sewing Enthusiasts - Join SCTMQG’s expert Quilter and Costumer Designer Brenda Phelps this Friday!
Improv Letter Making Class - Virtual
Guild Members Only - Stay in warm cozy home and join our class on-line!!
Class taught by Sarah Goer
COLOR & STICH FOUNDATIONS
Join expert Quilter and Costume Designer Brenda Phelps for a two-part course on the essentials of quilting color theory and sewing technique - Ideal for beginners and those returning to the craft!
Color & Stitch Foundations Class
Join expert Quilter and Costumer Designer Brenda Phelps for a two-part course on the Essentials of Quilting Color Theory and Sewing Techniques! Ideal for beginners or those returning to the craft!!
Westport Library Quilt Show (w/Gees Bend Quilting community)
SCTMQG and Gees Bend Quilt collaboration!
Exhibit will run Jan - March 2026 @ Westport Library
Theme: “Building Bridges Through Story Telling.”
SCTMQG Quilt Show & Reception - January 15, 2026 (6:00 - 8:00pm)
Gees Bend Quilt Show & Reception - January 31, 2026 (12:00-5:00pm)
Annual Yuletide Quilt Show – Haddam, CT
Come enjoy some Holiday fun at the Annual Yuletide Quilt Show
Over 150 quilts and quilted items will be on display at the Annual Yuletide Quilt Show. Quilts range from antique heirlooms to modern-day creations. Several quilts will be for sale.
Come vote for your favorite quilt, enjoy a home-cooked, hearty lunch, enter to win one of many raffle baskets, shop the “Crafty Tag Sale”, or try your luck at winning the quilt raffle.
Over the years, this event has grown to become one of the church’s flagship fundraisers, with all proceeds going towards the church’s diverse outreach and mission-based initiatives.
Handicap accessible. Wheelchair entrance at the south door with elevator access to the Fellowship Hall on the lower level.
Parking: Ample on-site parking on both sides of the church as well as handicap parking near the south entrance.
Food: We will be serving a lunch of homemade soup, artisan bread, and homemade pies. Take-out is available.
Peace by Piece Quilt Show
Garden State Quilters Guild presents their 2025 Peace by Piece Quilt Show
Vendors, Quilt Displays, Boutique, Little Wishes, Raffle Quilt
Admission $12
29th Annual Quilt and Needle Arts Show
Enjoy the Columbus Day Weekend touring a historic 1794 Meetinghouse that will impress you with many talented artists.
Homemade Soups and Pies will be available will be available to purchase. Free parking
Quilts in the Mill Quilt Show
“Confetti of Color” presented by: Courthouse Quilters
Vendor Marketplace - Boutique - Mini-Quilt Raffles - Raffle - Food vendors
Farmington Valley Quilters Show
FABRIC to FABULOUS - Farming Valley Quilters present their 2025 Quilt Show!!
48th Annual Harvest of Quilts Show
Be sure to check out the Mysterious Quilt Journey
“the Mysterious Quilt Journey”
Dozens of quilt displayed in downtown Laconia businessess
Admisstion $10
Vendors - Ann’s Fabrics & Crafts, Bittersweet Fabric Shop, Groovy Seam Ribbers, Maple Leaf Stitchin Studio, Patches Quilt Loft and Embrodiery, Sew There! Oilcloth Designs & More
Fairfield University Museum
Stitching Time: The Social Justice Collaboration Quilts Project and Give Me Life: CPA Prison Arts Program
AQS Quiltshow Quilt Show - Pennsylvania
Pursue Quilting Happiness
Nook Meetings & Events
Manheim, Pennslyvania
September 10 2025 - September 13, 2025
All New England Shop Hop 2025!
Sewing Adventures in New England!
*Magazines will be available for purchase at your local quilt shop in July
Shop Hop New England States
- Connecticut - Maine - Massachusetts - New Hampshire - Vermont
AQS Quiltweek Quilt Show - Michigan
Quilting on a Grand Scale
DeVos Place Convention Center
Grand Rapids, Michigan
August 20, 2025 - August 23, 2025
Quilts All Around Town
Quilts All Around the Town Quilt Show in New London CT
Host: Clamshell Quilt Guild
New London, CT
August 1- 3, 2025
Pop Up Fabric Market
Christie’s Quilting Boutique is hosting a Pop Up Fabric Market
Sue’s Fabric World
Pin Wheels - www.pinwheels.com
"You Made That?" - The Quilting Adventures of Harvey Fierstein
$20/adults; $10/students
The three-day show will open with a reception on Thursday, July 24 and run from July 25-27.
KTM&HC has many historic quilts in its collection from 19th- and 20th-century Ridgefield: quilts with well-known pattern names like Log-Cabin and Oak Leaf; “crazy” quilts with irregular shapes and meticulous embroidery; and signature quilts commemorating weddings and community events.
Cotton Candy Fabrics & Quilts will be hosting a pop-up shop throughout the exhibition. The pop-up shop will be located in the Carriage Barn.
Harvey Fierstein Quilt Exhibition
Harvey Fierstein is having an “Opening Reception” to share his journey in quilting!
Location: Keeler Tavern Museum - Garden House
