The artistic communities of quilters and beaders will come together for the first time in this exciting festival of creativity. The International Quilt Festival honors the rich heritage of quiltmaking and Embellishment® is one of America’s favorite venue for collectors, artists and lovers of beads, buttons, glass, jewelry and polymer clay.
Special exhibits will include international quilt contest winners, both contemporary and traditional; selected quilts from the historic 1933 Chicago World’s Fair; Log Cabin quilts; art quilts; journal quilts; and African portrait quilts. The jam-packed venue also offers a quilting bee, a learn-to-quilt booth, quilt conservation and quilting for kids. Vendors will offer everything from one-of-a-kind art to the raw materials, books and tools needed to create your own masterpiece. Special exhibits, classes, demonstrations and lectures are part of the agenda, as well.
Public preview 7-10 p.m. Thursday, April 10; Classes Thursday through Saturday, April 10, 11 and 12, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Exhibits and vendor booths open Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday, April 13, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Exhibits and sales—Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, 5555 N. River Road, Rosemont, Illinois All classes at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare adjacent to the convention center
Admission: $10 general; $8 for age 65 +.
Children 10 and under free when accompanied by a paying adult.
Class registration fee includes repeated admission to exhibits, sales and private preview. Preview night tickets also include one additional day’s admission.
For more information: (713) 781-6864, fax (713) 781-8182, e-mail shows@quilts.com or visit www.quilts.