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Knitting, Fiber and Quilting Events Calendar
Winter:
- Newport Spin-In sponsored by Maine Spinner's Registry
- Where? Newport, ME
- When? February annually. 2011: tbd
- Spa Knit-n-Spin weekend sponsored by New England Textile Arts
- Where? Portland, ME area
- When? February annually. 2011: tbd
Spring:
- "Friendship Garden" Quilt Show by the Bedford Friendship Quilt Guild
- Where? Bedford, NH
- When? Biennial. 2011: tbd
- Features: Quilt auction; antique quilts; boutique; quilt raffle; vendors
- 11th Annual Franklin County Quilt Show
- When?
Annually in April. 2011: Saturday-Sunday, April 2-3
- Where? St. Albans City Hall, 100 N. Main Street, St. Albans, VT
- Admission is FREE! Sponsored by the Franklin County Quilters Guild. "The best and largest quilt show in Franklin County, Vermont!"
- Features: Over 100 quilts, viewers' choice awards, Mayor's Award, Vendors, Silent Auction, demonstrations, door prize and raffle.
- Special exhibits: Purple Heart Quilts, Breast Cancer Quilts, 2009 Charity Quilt for the Franklin County Relay for Life, and charity quilts for numerous local organizations in Franklin County.
- FMI: Sharon Perry, 802-326-3135, franklincountyquilters@gmail.com or www.vtmooses.us/fcqg.html.
- Denmark Sheep Festival
- Where? Denmark, ME
- When? April annually. 2011: tbd
- Connecticut Sheep & Wool Festival
- Where? Vernon/Rockville, CT
- When? April annually. 2011: tbd
- New Hampshire Sheep & Wool Festival
- Where? Hopkinton, NH
- When? May annually. 2010: May 8-9
- Festival flyer
1st Annual Acadia Fiber Faire- Where? Southwest Harbor, Maine
- When? 2010: Saturday, May 22
- "Celebrating the fiber arts of spinning, knitting, weaving, rug hooking, and quilting"
- Massachusetts Wool Craft Fair
- Where? Cummington, MA
- When? May annually. 2010: May 29-30
Summer:
- Granite State Knit-In
- Where? Lincoln, NH
- When? Early June annually. 2010: Saturday, June 5
- We'll be vending!
- Maine Fiber Frolic
- Where? Windsor, ME
- When? Early June annually. 2010: Saturday-Sunday, June 5-6
- Vermont Quilt Festival
- Where? Essex Junction, VT
- When? Late June annually. 2010: Friday-Sunday, June 25-27
2010: June 17-20
- Features: Workshops & lectures
- Pleasant Mountain Fiber Arts Workshops
- Where? Denmark, ME
- When? Late June annually. 2010: Saturday-Sunday, June 18-20
- Chickadees Quilt Guild Quilt Show
- Where? Bridgton, ME
- When? July Annually. 2010: tbd
- Features: Workshops & lectures
- First Branch Farm and Fiber Tour
- Where? Chelsea & Tunbridge, Vermont
- When? July annually. 2010: tbd
- Southern New Hampshire Quilt Festival
- Where? Nashua, NH
- When? July annually. 2010: Fri-Sun, July 17-19
- Features: Quilt show; workshops & lectures; raffle; vendor marketplace; appraisals
- For more information: Muriel Corcoran or Trudi Googins
- Maine Quilts
- Where? Augusta, ME
- When? Late July annually. 2010: Friday-Sunday, July 30 - August 1
- Features: Quilt show; workshops & classes; raffle quilt; merchants' mall
- Knit & Crochet Show
- Where? East coast location varies.
- When? July or August annually. 2010: July 9-10 in Manchester, NH
- Lowell Quilt Festival
- Where? Lowell, MA
- When? August annually. 2010: August 12-14
- Features: Quilt shows and exhibits; workshops & lectures; live auction; New England Quilt Museum
- World Quilt Show
- Where? Manchester, NH
- When? August or September annually. 2010: Thursday-Sunday, August 18-22
- Features: Quilt show; merchants' mall; quilt panel & forum; workshops & lectures
Autumn:
- Fiber College on Penobscot Bay
- Where? Searsport, ME.
- When? Early September annually. 2010: Fri-Sun, September 9-12
- We'll be vending and teaching!
- Click HERE for pictures from Fiber Colleges 2006 and 2007!
- "Bennington Quiltfest" by Quiet Valley Quilters' Guild
- Where? Bennington, VT
- When? September annually. 2010: September 18-19
- Features: New and vintage quilts; demonstrations; quilt raffle; challenge quilts; vendors
- Special exhibit: Workshop quilts!
- Common Ground Country Fair
- Where? Unity, ME
- When? September annually. 2010: Fri-Sun, September 24-26
- Wool Day at Shaker Village
- Where? Canterbury, NH
- When? September annually. 2010: Saturday, September 25
- Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival
- Where? Vermont location varies.
- When? Fall annually. 2010: Sat-Sun, October 2-3 in Tunbridge, VT
- FMI: 802-446-3325
- New York State Sheep & Wool Festival
- Where? Rhinebeck, NY
- When? October annually. 2010: Sat-Sun, October 16-17
- Click HERE for pictures of the 2006 and 2007 New York Sheep & Wool Festivals
- "Festival of Quilts" by the Cocheco Quilters Guild
- Where? Rochester, NH
- When? 2010: tbd
- Features: Quilt show; "Meet the Quilter" displays; merchants' mall; raffle quilt; appraisals; silent quilt auction
- Franklin County Fiber Twist
- Where? Greenfield, MA
- When? Fall annually. 2010: Saturday, September 25
Last updated 05/01/10.
