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What quilt shows would you recommend seeing in 2015?

9 years ago

Hi all,

I am planning my vacation schedule in 2015 and thought it might be nice to weave in a few quilt shows into the time off if possible. Which quilt shows do you highly recommend in the US? Also, what regional shows in California do you recommend (I live in SF Bay area).

BTW, for those in CA, I saw the San Jose exhibit on Antique Ohio Amish quilts this weekend and it was wonderful, highly recommend!

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toolgranny
9 years ago
The Pacific International Quilt Festival in October is one of the best in our area. It's at the Santa Clara Convention Center. There are also a lot of regional ones by individual guilds, such as Diablo Valley, Livermore's, East Bay, Benicia and so forth. If you join a local guild, you usually get notices of all the local shows each month in your newsletter.

If you want to go farther afield, the big show in Ontario is the Road to California which starts Jan 22nd. I go every so often and it's large and offers lots of classes, except it's too late now to get into most.

We're lucky to live in the bay area because we have so many resources.
K8Orlando
9 years ago
A show I've always wanted to attend is the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in Sisters Oregon. It's always in July.

Huge shows every year in Houston - November, I think. And one in the spring in Paducah KY.

Kate
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msmeow
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Well, if you want to come to Florida, my guild's show is coming up in a few weeks. :)

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jennifer_in_va
9 years ago
The big ones have already been mentioned, but there's also two that run simultaneously in Lancaster, PA in the spring (?).
day2day
9 years ago
Anyone know about quilt shows in Canada? Where/ When?
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~Geraldine

edited to add....... I am also interested in shows in U.S. and near to U.S./Canada border.

This post was edited by day2day on Wed, Dec 31, 14 at 10:25

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