BLOOMINGTON, IN - On March 1-3, 2012, the 21^st annual Indiana Heritage Quilt Show will present quilting workshops led by well-known teachers, display over 200 quilts submitted from all over the world, and showcase special exhibits. 

Competition quilts will be displayed and are eligible for over $14,000 in prize money.  Quilts are judged in 10 categories by well known and respected judges.  There is also a non-prize winning category for young quilters! All quilt entries must be submitted by February 3, 2012. 

The Indiana Heritage Quilt Show is proud to host eight world-renowned instructors who will present three full days of workshops and lectures.  Displays of their work will also be available for viewing.  Workshops are available for quilters of all experience levels and cover a wide range of techniques.  Each workshop is limited in size and fills up quickly with registration ending on February 10, 2012. 

Other features of the 2012 Indiana Heritage Quilt Show include the Merchant's Mall and additional quilt-related exhibits at area museums.  For more information regarding workshops, entries and exhibits, visit the IHQS website at www.IHQS.org or call 812-391-0009.

The Art of Quilting (over 300 quilts)
March 16 and 17 2012
Friday 10 -7 with a guest speaker Mickey Dupre at 7 pm Friday night ($5.00)

Sat. 10-5
$5.00

Demo's throughout the day. Raffle Quilt and Bernina Sewing machine.

Mt. Mary College
92nd and Burleigh
Milwaukee, WI.

West Suburban Quilt Guild
http://www.wsqg.net

Pensacola Quilts! Biennial Quilt Show
"Finding Our Way"
March 16-17, 2012, Friday and Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, Expo Hall

The Pensacola Quilters Guild presents its 14th biennial quilt show on March 16-17, 2012 at the Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds Expo Hall located at 6655 West Mobile Highway, Pensacola, FL. The show will be open from 9 am to 5 pm each day. Admission: $7 one-day, $10 two-day pass

Come see the spectacular "opportunity quilt" that some fortunate person is going to take home with them at the end of the show. The featured mariner's compass is surrounded by snail trail blocks and is beautifully quilted on hand-dyed fabrics of primarily teal and brown. Admire hundreds of quilts from traditional to art styles. Take a "make it and take it" class. Visit/shop vendors as well as our own member's boutique.
Contact: PQGShow2012@yahoo.com
Website: www.PensacolaQuiltersGuild.org

15th Annual Priceless Pieces Quilt Show

Art Gallery, Roanoke Island Festival Park, Manteo, NC March 3- 24. Weekdays 9 am to 5 pm; Saturdays 10am - 4 pm; CLOSED Sundays. Vendor Day is 10 March 10am- 4pm

Fidalgo Island Quilters
Biennial Quilt Show
"My Stars!"
April 6 & 7, 2012
Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm
Anacortes Middle School
Anacortes, Washington
Admission is $5, under 12 free.
300+ traditional and contemporary quilts,
wearable art. Two featured artists, demonstrations,
tea room, merchant mall, boutique.
Style Show Saturday Only 1:00pm.
Quilt appraiser available by appointment,
fee charged, see website for information.
www.fidalgoislandquilters.com

Mountain Top Quilters will present their 2012 quilt show, "Once Upon A Quilt Show" Friday and Saturday, April 13th and 14th, at the Yavapai Community College Gymnasium, 1100 E. Sheldon Street, Prescott, Arizona. For a map to the show click here.

The hours of the show on both days will be 9 AM - 5 PM, with a $5.00 admission. There will be hundreds of beautiful quilts to view. There will also be a Vendors' Mall and a Quilters' Boutique with many handmade items for sale.

Special activities of the show will include our "live" Small Quilt Auction on Saturday at 1 PM where some of our members' best work will be showcased. Special activities of the show will include our "live" Small Quilt Auction on Saturday at 1 PM where some of our members' best work will be showcased. A Quilt Turning will be held on Friday at 10 AM, 1 PM, 3 PM, and on Saturday at 10 AM, where you can relax while you see some wonderful quilts and hear their stories. One Hundred Years Of Quilting will be educational display of quilts commemorating the Arizona Centennial. A lecure 100 years of Quilting in AZ , will be presented by Gail Van Horsen. Community Quilts (our community service activity) will display their recent Challenge Quilts. These quilts will be distributed to those in need after the show. For more information go to http://mountaintopquilters.com/quiltshow.html

Hands All Around Quilt Guild of Central Illinois Quilt Spectrum 2012

Saturday, April 14 from 9-5 Sunday, April 15 from 10-4
All aboard for Quilt Spectrum 2012! Hands All Around Quilt Guild of Central Illinois will present “Sentimental Journey” at IWU Shirk Activity Center, 302 East Emerson St. Bloomington, IL, 61701. Over 200 quilts on display, Quilts for St. Jude special exhibit, First Quilts exhibit, bed turning, unique boutique, merchants’ mall, quilting demonstrations, door prizes, and raffle quilt.

$6 Adults, $5 Seniors (60+), $4 Children (4-12). Free parking. Website: http://haaqg.tripod.com/quiltshow.htm

Hagerstown, MD
Our Show helps sponsor our local Community College Ladies Basketball Team. Show will be held at The Hagerstown Community College. Hours will be Saturday 10-5pm, Sunday Noon-5pm. Cost is $5.00 per person. There will be about 200 quilted items on display.Along with Raffle Quilts, Door prizes, Demos, Silent Auctions, Raffle Baskets and of course, Vendors. Come see our beautiful quilts.
For more information, visit www.fqgmd.org.

Fidalgo Island Quilters
Quilt Walk
April 1-30, 2012
Hundreds of quilts displayed in 35 downtown Anacortes
businesses. Maps available at participating merchants and
Anacortes Visitor Center.
www.fidalgoislandquilters.com

Parksville Quilt Festival ~ Seasons by the Sea at Parksville Community and Conference Centre
132 East Jensen Avenue, Parksville, BC

May 18-20, 2012
Friday, May 18, 10 am - 6 pm
Saturday, May 19, 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday, May 20, 10 am - 4 pm

Admission: $6 per day, 3 day pass $10

Over 300 quilts, 3 raffle quilts, daily door prizes, fibre arts, merchant's mall, food court, demonstrations, boutique creations

For more info: http://seasonsbythesea.com/ and also our guild website: http://www.parksvillequilthousequilters.com/ or call Eva at 250 738 0208 or Adrienne at 250 248 2960.

Halifax, Nova Scotia
Quilt Canada 2012 is the premier biannual quilting event in Canada. This event in Nova Scotia will offer five days of quilting fun - 110 workshops with 30 teacher including 5 international instructors, the Merchant Mall with more than 80 merchants, along with the National Juried Show, the Invitational Show, the Trend Tex Challenge and more, concurrent quilt shows. Quilters will have the chance to view the best quilting has to offer in Canada. Please plan to join us!
For more information, visit http://quiltcanada2012.ca.

Join us for our premier quilt camp and show in the cool mountains of Flagstaff, AZ! June 25-28, 2012. Classes and events at the Radisson Woodlands Hotel.

• Daily classes with national and regional quilt teachers including Patrick Lose, Carmen Geddes, Nancy Gilliland, Tammy Kelly, Julie Hocker, Robin Sruoginis, Linda Matteotti, Sarah Whitney, and more!
• Lectures and Forums with quilt teachers and artists, evening programs, daily classes. Quilt Challenge with prizes. 
• Closing BBQ Dinner
• Door prizes
• "Quilt-til-you-wilt" night-time sewing room

Check our website at www.celebratequilts.com for more details and to register. Registration opens March 1st. email: chocolatequiltco@gmail.com Phone: 928-526-9403.

Amish Country Quilt Show
Buckeye Event Center
624 Henry St. Dalton, OH 44618
www.amishcountryquiltshow.com

June 7 - 9, 2012

Join us at the 11th annual Amish Country Quilt Show in the beauty of Ohio’s Amish country! Enjoy a large vendor mall with sewing and quilting supplies including fabrics, patterns, notions and more to create your own quilts and other projects. You can also purchase beautiful finished quilts that will be available for sale. Interested in education? Attendees can choose from numerous classes taught by industry-leading educators. Plan on learning the latest quilting techniques, join in the Quilting Bee and don’t forget the Quilting Contest. You also won’t want to miss the Amish Country Quilt Shop Hop Quilt display – a favorite amongst all quilters. What better to do in Amish Country than spend three days surrounded by Quilting! The Amish Country Quilt Show is held at the Buckeye Event Center, just off Route 30 in Dalton, just 30 minutes from the heart of Amish country.

Maine Quilts July 27-29, 2012 at Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, Maine. 35th annual quilt conference, sponsored by Pine Tree Quilters Guild. Friday 9 am–6 pm, Saturday 9 am–5 pm, Sunday 10 am–4 pm Daily admission $8; multi-day $15; children 12 & under free with paid adult. Workshops with 9 national teachers. Merchants Mall, Demonstrations, Lectures, Quilt Appraisals. 600+ Quilts: Antique, Art, Display, Judged, Raffle. Silent Auction of quilted items – proceeds benefits WomenHeart of Maine. Champagne Reception & Show Preview Thursday, July 26, 7–9 pm. Gala: “Looking Ahead … with Margaret J. Miller, dinner & trunk show Friday, July 27, 6:30–9 pm. For more information, visit www.mainequilts.org; info@mainequilts.org or call 207-415-4417.

Date Aug 4-5, 2012
Name Quilts All Around the Town 2012
Location Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, CT
Contact Nickie Johnson
Email clamshell@att.net
Web clamshellquiltguild.org

$8 for one day, $12 for both days, Guest Speaker Lanette Edens, the Gypsy Quilter, workshops available, silent auction, boutique,raffle quilt, basket drawings, demos, food, free parking and hundreds of beautiful quilts.

Pacific West Quilt Show,
Tacoma, WA

August 24-26, 2012
A juried and judged show presented by the Association of Pacific West Quilters with $25,000 in cash & prizes. Join us at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center for a display of over 500 quilts featuring special invitational quilt exhibits. Events include the Lectures á la Carte series, Saturday Sampler, Fashion Show, Awards Ceremony and Show Preview. Shop the 120-booth Merchant Mall and experience the hospitality and beauty of the Pacific Northwest. For more information visit www.apwq.org or email info@apwq.org.

The categories for the show will be:
Traditional, Novice, Children's (either by or for children), Christmas, Basket cases, Trip around the world, Twist and turn, and Something beginning with...F. Single or group entries are welcome in any category. As usual we hope these will fire your imagination and are all open to your own interpretation.

For all information on sizes etc either visit our website - www.weston-quilters.org.uk - or phone Jean Guard on 01934 429169. All information will be available from the beginning of January.

We have also managed to get Dawn Cameron-Dick to run our full day workshop on the Saturday and she will be creating a unique project just for the show. Details for booking a place on the workshop will be on our website. Look forward to seeing you there.

Duncan - September 14 -15, 2012
Stitching Memories Quilt Guilds
Quilting on the Trail

Sponsored by the Stitching Memories Quilt Guild for fun, fellowship, and education. Over 150 quilts, judging, raffle quilt, country marketplace, vendors, demonstrations, auctions, and tearoom. Watch the website for further information Stephens County Fair & Expo 2002 South 13th Street Duncan, OK

Friday and Saturday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Admission: $3.00 for 1 day or $5.00 for 2 days
Contact Info: Dottie Alexander info@smqg.org (580) 255-0244 www.smqg.org/quilt_show.html

AUSTRIA, Salzburg, "Made in Western Australia: Quilts Old and New" to be held at the Textile Art Gallery, Steingasse 35, from September 14 - October 14, 2012.

Opening Hours: 3pm - 7pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Floor talks on request.

For further information contact Cynthia Harvey Baker (Curator), at harveybaker13@bigpond.com.au or Ferdinand Aichhorn, (Convenor), at ferdinand.aichhorn@aon.at This is the first time that Western Australian quilts will be seen in Austria Many thanks, Cynthia Harvey Baker Curator

Stars of the North is the theme for the Mixed Sampler Quilt Guilds 25th annual quilt show. Dates are Saturday and Sunday October 13th & 14th 2012. To be held at the Siren High School, Siren Wisconsin Quilt shop vendors, quilt raffle, quilt silent auction, demonstrations, special exhibits, and quilt appraisals.

Cafe on site Contact person: Carole Fure Email: fure@centurytel.net