Quilt Festivals & Shows
Thu, 10 Apr
|Royal Exhibition Building
Australasian Quilt Convention 2025
Time & Location
10 Apr 2025, 10:00 am GMT+10 – 13 Apr 2025, 4:00 pm GMT+10
Royal Exhibition Building, 9 Nicholson St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
About the Event
The convention will have the Expo, the AQC Quilt Show and Convention Classes, Workshops and Seminars. There’ll be a special area known as Auto Alley where one can test drive all the latest sewing machines – including long arm quilting machines.
The event includes
- Quilt Show
- Workshops
- Market
Admission fee typically starts at AUD 24 for adults.
Quilt Show
The quilt show will have a themed competition and exhibition. The theme for the 2025 AQC Challenge is ‘On The Map’. This is a juried competition and applications can be done online till 6th February 2025. There is an entry fee of AUD 30 per quilt and a participant can send 2 quilts.
Read more about challenge and important dates here.
Learning
Details on 2025 classes are awaited. The 2024 event had 12 experts holding 22 classes workshops.
Market
Parties who sell quilting related products can opt for a stand in the shopping section at the convention.
Special events
- Welcome and Cocktail party - happens the evening of the previous day
- Gala Dinner
Organisers
The show is managed by Expertise Events since 2005
Resources
Website: https://aqc.com.au/
Social Media:
eMail: aqc@expertiseevents.com.au
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