Quilt Festivals & Shows
Maine Quilts 2024, Augusta, Maine, USA
Thu, 25 Jul
|Augusta Civic Center
Time & Location
25 Jul 2024, 9:00 am GMT-4 – 27 Jul 2024, 5:00 pm GMT-4
Augusta Civic Center , 76 Community Dr, Augusta, ME 04330, USA
About the Event
Maine Quilts is organised by Pine Tree Quilters Guild . It's an annual event held mostly during the last weekend of July.
The 2024 event will have a quilt exhibition, Workshops and lectures, a vendor mall with demos, and special events.
Admission fee is $15 daily and for $30 multi-day.
Free admission for children aged 12 or under who are accompanied by a paid adult.
$10 per head for groups consisting of 14 members of more and with advance registration.
Exhibition:
Over 500 quilts are expected to be on display. The competition section is a judged exhibit with categories ranging from antique to contemporary.
The show will also have special exhibits
- Selections from Quiltcon 2024
- "Finding home" by Sarah Ann Smith
- "Where will your compass take you" by Ruth Robin Designs
- Theme challenge is "Mariner's compass - All points lead to Maine"
Entry fee is $15 per day. Free entry for children of 12 years and younger if accompanied by a ticketed adult.
Workshops & Lectures:
6 faculty had already been announced.
Market:
Vendor from Maine and across USA are expected to offer everything a quilter needs.
Special events:
- Preview night - on July 24, 2024 7PM - 9 PM
- Quilt raffle
- Quilters' walk
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