Showtime 2004

It's Showtime 2004

Advance planning can be key for getting the reservations you want for hotels and classes at major quilt shows, so use this schedule of information provided to us by the show producers. Be sure to call or check the appropriate website for schedule changes before booking any travel arrangements.

 January

January 15-18...Road to California Quilters Conference and Showcase, Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, California. (RTC, 5436 F Arrow Hwy., Montclair, CA 91763; 909-946-0020; fax 909-985-9163; email info@road2ca.com; website www.road2ca.com)

January 23-31...Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan. (TIGQF, 011-81-3-3817-6335; fax 011-81-3-3817-6238; email niwamura@gms.tokyo-dome.co.jp; website www.tokyo-dome.co.jp

 February

February 25-29...Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Williamsburg area hotels, Williamsburg, Virginia. (Send $2 to Mancuso Show Mgmt., PO Box 667, New Hope, PA 18938; 215-862-5828, fax 215-862-9753; website www.quiltfest.com)

 March

March 3-5...Indiana Heritage Quilt Show, Convention Center, Bloomington, Indiana. (Laura Newton, 812-334-8900; website www.IHQS-quiltshow.org)

March 19-21...Dallas Quilt Celebration, Dallas Market Hall, Dallas, Texas. (QGD, 4517 Lakepointe Ave., Rowlett, TX 75088; website www.quiltersguildofdallas.org)

March 26-28...International Quilt Festival/Chicago, Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois. Classes begin March 25. (Quilts, Inc., 7660 Woodway, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77063; 713-781-6864; email shows@quilts.com or website www.quilts.com)

 April

April 1-4...Quilter's Heritage Celebration and Quilt America!, Lancaster Host Resort and Conference Center, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Barber Diversified, PO Box 503 QN, Carlinville, IL 62626; 217-854-9323; email rbbarber@accunet.net; website www.qhconline. com)

April 2-4...Pan Pacific Quilt Show & Conference, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. (See information in February listing for Mancuso Show Management)

April 15-17...Quilt & Sewing Fest, Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (See information in February listing for Mancuso Show Management)

April 21-24...American Quilter's Society Show and Contest, Paducah Expo Center, Paducah, Kentucky. (AQS, PO Box 3290, Paducah, KY 42002; 270-898-7903; email info@AQSquilt.com; website www.AQSquilt.com)

April 29-May 2...Patchwork & Quilt Expo, The Netherland Congress Centre, The Hague, Netherlands. Classes begin April 28. (See information in March listing for Quilts, Inc.)

 May

May 5-8...Machine Quilters Showcase, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Springfield, Illinois. (MQS, 6906 W. Kingshighway, Paragould, AR 72450; 870-236-6587; email Qlady@ipa.net; website www.imqa.org)

 June

June 23-27...Quilt Show 2004, Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney. (The Quilters' Guild Inc., Suite 4, Level 7, 250 Pitt St., Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia; email quiltgld@ozemail.com.au; website www.quiltguildnsw.com)

June 24-26...National Quilting Association's 35th Quilt Show, Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, Illinois. (NQA, PO Box 393, Ellicott City, MD 21041; email nqa@erols.com; website www.NQAQuilts.org)

 July

July 9-11...Vermont Quilt Festival, Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont. (VQF, Box 349-L, Northfield, VT 05663; email info@vqf.org; website www.vqf.org)

July 10...Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, Sisters, Oregon. (The Stitchin' Post, PO Box 280, Sisters, OR 97759; 541-549-6061; fax 541-549-1922; website www.stitchinpost.com)

July 29-August 1...Quilt Odyssey 2004, Hershey Convention Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania. (QO 2004, 15004 Burnt Mill Rd., Shippensburg, PA 17257; 717-423-5148; website www.quiltodyssey.com)

 August

August 13-15...Pacific Northwest Quiltfest, Seattle Center, Exhibition Hall, Seattle, Washington. (Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters; 206-297-2490; email info@apnq.org; website www.apnq.org)

August 13-15...Two venues: World Quilt & Textile: On Tour-Great Lakes, DeVos Place/Grand Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan. (See information in February listing for Mancuso Show Management)

August 18-21...American Quilter's Society Quilt Exposition, Gaylord Opryland™ Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee. (See information in April listing for AQS)

August 19-22...Two venues: World Quilt & Textile: On Tour-New England, Center of New Hampshire Holiday Inn, Manchester, New Hampshire. (See information in February listing for Mancuso Show Management)

August 19-22...2004 Festival of Quilts, NEC Birmingham, England. (The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles, Rm. 190, Dean Clough, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England HX3 5AX; phone 01422 347669; fax 01422 345017; info@quiltersguild.org.uk; website www.twistedthread.com)

 September

September 16-19...Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, Fort Washington Expo Center, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. (See information in February listing for Mancuso Show Management)

September 16-19...10th European Patchwork Meeting, Saint-Marie-aux-Mines, France. (Office de Tourisme du Val d'Argent, 86, rue Wilson, F-68160 Ste. Marie aux Mines; 00-333-89-58-80-50; fax 00-333-89-58-67-92; website www.patchwork-europe.com)

 October

October 14-17...Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California. (See information in February listing for Mancuso Show Management)

 November

November 4-7...International Quilt Festival/Houston, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas. (Classes begin November 1; Preview Night is November 3. (See information in March listing for Quilts, Inc.)

November 6-January 16, 2005...Visions 2004 Quilt Exhibition, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, California. (Quilt Visions, PMB #372, 12463 Rancho Bernardo Rd., San Diego, CA 92128; 858-484-5201; email visions1@gateway.net; website www.quiltvisions.org

 December

No shows submitted at this time.