Every year thousands of quilters gather to share their work and see the work of others. Quilt shows are an amazing opportunity to meet other quilters, learn something new, and discover great new fabrics and tools. 2015 promises to bring us a year full of quilt shows and opportunities to share our work with others both within and outside of our immediate community. Below, I have gathered information for a sampling of quilt contests, shows, and exhibitions which will occur around the United States. One of my goals for the next year is to start entering shows and contests, and I hope many of you share this goal as well. There is a show for everyone, from local guild shows and county fairs to international juried exhibitions.
In order for this list to become a reference, I have added a quilt show page to the menu of this site, which I will update with additional shows as I hear about them. I would like to keep this listing to shows which allow international (or at least national) entries. If you know of a show anywhere in the world which should be included, please contact me so I can add it to the list.
These shows are listed in the order of their occurrence.
Organization/Show Name: American Quilter’s Society: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Website: http://www.quiltweek.com
Contest Deadline: September 19, 2014 (NOW CLOSED)
Show Dates: January 14-17, 2015
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Organization/Show Name: The Modern Quilt Guild / Quiltcon
Website: http://www.quiltcon.com
Contest Deadline: November 30, 2014 (NOW CLOSED)
Show Dates: February 19-22, 2015
Location: Austin, Texas
Organization/Show Name: Indiana Heritage Quilt Show
Website: http://www.ihqs.org
Contest Deadline: February 20, 2015
Show Dates: March 5-7, 2015
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Organization/Show Name: American Quilter’s Society: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Website: http://www.quiltweek.com
Contest Deadline: November 6, 2014 (NOW CLOSED)
Show Dates: March 11-14, 2015
Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Organization/Show Name: Quilts, Inc. / International Quilt Festival: Chicago, Illinois
Website: http://www.quilts.com/home/shows/viewer.php?page=SummerFestivalChicago
Contest Deadline: January 30, 2015. Please see the call for entries at http://callforentriesmidwestmarvels.com for more details.
Show Dates: March 26-28, 2015
Location: Rosemont, Illinois
Organization/Show Name: MQX Quilt Festivals: New England
Website: www.mqxshow.com
Contest Deadline: February 1, 2015
Show Dates: April 8-11, 2015
Location: Manchester, New Hampshire
Organization/Show Name: American Quilter’s Society: Paducah, Kentucky
Website: http://www.quiltweek.com
Contest Deadline: December 5, 2014 (NOW CLOSED)
Show Dates: April 22-25, 2015
Location: Paducah, Kentucky
Organization/Show Name: Home machine quilting show (HMQA)
Website: www.hmqs.org
Contest Deadline: April 11, 2015
Show Dates: May 7-9, 2015
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Organization/Show Name: The Dairy Barn Arts Center / Quilt National ‘15
Website: http://dairybarn.org/quilt-national/quilt-national-2015/
Contest Deadline: (NOW CLOSED)
Show Dates: May 23 – September 7, 2015 (Touring Exhibit Follows- see website for details)
Location: Athens, Ohio
Organization/Show Name: National Quilting Association, Inc.
Website: http://www.nqaquilts.org/quiltshow/site/2015/
Contest Deadline: April 1, 2015 (First 400 Entries Accepted for Competition)
Show Dates: June 18-20, 2015
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Organization/Show Name: American Quilter’s Society: Syracuse, New York
Website: http://www.quiltweek.com
Contest Deadline: March 6, 2015
Show Dates: July 29 – August 1, 2015
Location: Syracuse, New York
Organization/Show Name: American Quilter’s Society: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Website: http://www.quiltweek.com
Contest Deadline: March 27, 2015
Show Dates: August 12-15, 2015
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Organization/Show Name: Quilts, Inc. / Quilt! Knit! Stitch!
Website: http://www.quilts.com/home/shows/viewer.php?page=StitchPortland
Contest Deadline: (information not currently available)
Show Dates: August 13-15, 2015
Location: Portland, Oregon
Organization/Show Name: American Quilter’s Society: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Website: http://www.quiltweek.com
Contest Deadline: May 1, 2015
Show Dates: September 16-19, 2015
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Organization/Show Name: American Quilter’s Society: Des Moines, Iowa
Website: http://www.quiltweek.com
Contest Deadline: June 5, 2015
Show Dates: September 30 – October 3
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Organization/Show Name: Quilts, Inc. / International Quilt Festival: Houston, Texas
Website: http://www.quilts.com/home/shows/viewer.php?page=FallFestival
Contest Deadline: (information not currently available)
Show Dates: October 29 – November 1, 2015
Location: Houston, Texas
Organization/Show Name: MQX Quilt Festivals: Midwest
Website: www.mqxshow.com
Contest Deadline: TBA
Show Dates: TBA
Location: TBA
This list is accurate to the best of my knowledge. If you find any errors, or would like to suggest other shows to add, please let me know, and I will make the necessary additions or corrections.
I’m linking this post with “Anything Goes Monday” at Stitch by Stitch which is being hosted this week by Babco Unlimited. Please check out all of the wonderful links and posts!
2 Comments
Allison
December 15, 2014 at 11:50 pmI love this idea! It will be such a great resource for all us quilters.Thank you for taking the time to put this list together for us all.
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