Events for April 1, 2013 — July 1, 2013 (79)

Hosted By: The Cotton Patch

The Cotton Patch

1025 Brown Ave, Lafayette, CA (California) 94549 United States

5 day workshop with David Taylor...renowned Quilter

Handi Quilter Studio

445 N. 700 W., North Salt Lake, UT (Utah) 84054 United States

Please visit the education area of our website to get more information on our retreats.

Hosted By: Quilters Haven

Schaumburg Convention Center

1551 North Thoreau Dr., Schaumburg, IL (Illinois) 60173 United States

Welcome to Original Sewing & Quilt Expo! Get ready for your annual treat, the only event each year where it's all about YOU. Returning just in time to re-charge your creativity, this year’s Expo brings you MORE about quiltmaking, MORE on Stage and in the Classroom, MORE workshops, MORE shopping . . . much more for you to choose from and enjoy.

Hosted By: Spring Water Designs

Historic Carroll Baldwin Memorial Hall

9035 Baltimore Stree, Savage, MD (Maryland) 20763 United States

Debby Brown will be teaching two days of classes on machine quilting techniques using the Sweet Sixteen & Avante 18 machines. Schedule of classes: Friday 4/5/13 10:00am - 12:00pm HQ Machine Basics Friday 4/5/13 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Rulers Saturday 4/6 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Three B's - Backgrounds, Borders & Blocks Saturday 4/6 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Freehand Continuous Line

Hosted By: Patchwork Plus, Inc

Roanoke Civic Center

710 Williamson Rd., Roanoke, VA (Virginia) 24016 United States

The entire family of Handi Quilter machines will be on display. As well as HQ gadgets and accessories.

Hosted By: Stitcher's Garden

Pueblo Convention Center

320 Central Main St., Pueblo, CO (Colorado) 81003 United States

This is a 2-day show/vendor mall/classes type of event. We have taken either the 16, 18 or Sweet 16 to each of the last shows since we became a dealer. We plan to take the Sweet 16 again this year.

Hosted By: Quilter's Edge

Dawnwood Middle School

Centerreach, Centereach, NY (New York) 11720 United States

Smithtown Stitchers Quilt Show

Hosted By: The Quilting Connection, LLC

Parkview Middle School

930 N. Rochester St., Mukwonago, WI (Wisconsin) 53149 United States

Saturday, April 6th, 9am - 5pm through Sunday April 7th, 10am - 4pm. Join us for the Crazy Quilter's 26th Annual Quilt Show in Mukownago, WI. The Quilting Connection, LLC from Elkhorn, WI and New London, WI will be displaying and demonstrating the HQ18 Avante with Pro Stitcher and the HQ Sweet 16 Sit Down machines as well as a variety of quilting supplies and accessories. Stop by the show to say hi, test drive a machine of your dreams and enjoy the day at the Crazy Quilter's 26th Annual Guild Show. Quilt Happy! Sue Schmieden and Angie Lois

Hosted By: The Quilting Connection, LLC

Pulaski Middle School

911 St. Augustine St., Pulaski, WI (Wisconsin) 54162 United States

The Town and Country Quilt Guild will host their biannual show at the Pulaski Middle School on April 6th, 2013 from 9am-3pm. The Quilting Connection, LLC from Elkhorn, WI and New London, WI will be displaying and demonstrating the HQ Sweet 16 Sit Down machine. Stop by the show to say hi, test drive this top of the line machine and enjoy the day at the Town and Country Quilt Guild Show. See you on the 6th! Al and Sue Schmieden

Hosted By: Bits n Pieces

Bits N Pieces

70 Bridge Street, Pelham, NH (New Hampshire) 03076 United States

Join us for a Handi Quilter FACTORY AUTHORIZED Truck Load Sale. Saturday April 6th and Sunday April 7th , 12 noon to 5 pm

Handi Quilter Studio

445 N. 700 W., North Salt Lake, UT (Utah) 84054 United States

For more information on our retreats and studio classes please visit the education section of the website.

Hosted By: The Quilting Connection, LLC

The Quilting Connection, LLC

200 W. North Water Street, New London, WI (Wisconsin) 54961 United States

Beginning Longarm Quilting Workshop for Renters: Full Day, 9am to 4pm. A great way to try before you buy or finish your own quilts without the investment! (Sit Down Quilting Machine Rentals: No class required! Contact us for details!) We supply all of the material for the morning portion of the workshop: practice quilts, backing fabric, batting, thread, binding, etc. Each student will learn to square, load and quilt on a practice quilt using our 3 Longarm Quilting Machines. We will teach you how to properly prepare a quilt to zip and load on the longarm using the Quick Zip System. You will learn how to handle a quilt that does not lay flat or square and get it under control using different types of batting and loading techniques. We will show you our easy tricks for squaring the quilt while basting, lining up a pantograph pattern and how to quickly finish a quilt by simply following the line of the pattern with the laser light from the back of the machine. Anyone can do it! We have renters from 8 to 80’s! After we have completed quilting the practice quilt, we will demonstrate adding binding, mitering corners and finishing the ends all with the longarm! We unzip the practice quilts, trim them and hand them off to our volunteers to hand sew the binding around the back so we can dontate them to a local charity. In the afternoon of the Beginning Longarm Quilting Workshop for Renters, we will prepare each student’s quilt for their rental day. You will learn to square the backing fabric and attach your Quick Zip System Rental Set, so you will be ready to zip and load when you arrive on your rental day. We will also help you pick out thread, batting and a pattern to compliment your piecing. During the afternoon, you will have time to pin your quilt while listening as the other students pick their patterns and threads, giving you great ideas for your next project. Some renters choose to bring 2 lap sized to twin sized quilts to class to prepare for their rental as most students can finish 2 smaller quilts the first day they rent! We share our tricks for this, as well! Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in registering for a workshop and rental. If you have any questions or would like to visit one of our studios, please phone ahead for hours. We would love to meet you! Quilt Happy at The Quilting Connection, LLC! Sue Schmieden and Angie Lois

Hosted By: Spring Water Designs www.springwaterdesigns.com

First Presbyterian Church of Howard County

9325 Presbyterian Circle, Columbia, MD (Maryland) 21045 United States

The Milltown Quilt Guild is hosting their 2013 Quilt show with over 250 quilts and demonstrations from various teachers featuring Mimi Dietrich. Spring Water Designs will have an HQ18 Avante with Pro-Stitcher, and a Sweet Sixteen with Tru-Stitch to test drive, along with machine quilting supplies, fabric, books and quilt kits.

The Center of New Hampshire / Radisson Hotel

700 Elm St., Manchester, NH (New Hampshire) 03101 United States

Handi Quilter will be attending this show.

Duke Energy Convention Center

525 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH (Ohio) 45202 United States

Duke Energy Convention Center Cincinnati, OH

Handi Quilter will be at this event with quilting machines for you to test drive.

Hosted By: The Charlton Sewing Center

DCU Center

50 Foster St, Worcester, MA (Massachusetts) 01608 United States

This is a show that we have been doing for many, many years with great success. It is being held at the same time as MQX in New Hampshire.

Hosted By: Wooden Spools

Douglas County Fairgrounds

I5 Exit 123, Roseburg, OR (Oregon) 97470 United States

Quilt Show

Handi Quilter Studio

445 N. 700 W., North Salt Lake, UT (Utah) 84054 United States

Where: Handi Quilter Studio

Hosted By: Bernina Store and Sew Much More

Bernina Store and Sew Much More

8900 Barrrow Rd, Twinsburg Ohio, OH (Ohio) 44087 United States

Join us for a Handi Quilter FACTORY AUTHORIZED Truck Load Sale at BOTH our locations: April 16th -April 24th Bernina Store and Sew Much More 8900 Barrow Rd, Twinsburg Ohio And Bernina Store and Sew Much More 7081 West Blvd, Boardman, Ohio

The Homestead

700 Homestead Dr, Midway, UT (Utah) 84049 United States

Save the date and mark your calendars for the Handi Quilter Academy HQ Pro-Stitcher Retreat at the Homestead in Midway, Utah.

Get three nights at the Homstead Resort, classes from our excellent studio educators, a reception, dinner, and more. 

Visit our education area for more information on our retreats and classes. 

Hosted By: Sew Tech

Sew Tech

4651 Baynard Park Dr, Evansville, IN (Indiana) 47714 United States

Come and join us for 3 fun filled days with a Handi Quilter National Educator. Call or email for details.

Australia

Australia, Australia, ON (Ontario) 11111 Australia

Handi Quilter will be attending this event.

Hosted By: Adirondack Quilts

St Sophia Greek Orthodox Church

440 Whitehall Rd, Albany, NY (New York) 12208 United States

Show runs from Friday April 19 (11am-8pm)to Saturday April 20 (10am-4:30pm

Hosted By: French

Carthage Community Shelter and Civic Center

1702 S. Adams, Carthage, TX (Texas) 75633 United States

The 2013 Piney Woods Quilt Festival will be held at the Carthage Community Shelter and Civic Center on Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20. This will the be their 10th annual event. I will have a 20 foot booth and will have the HQ Sweet Sixteen for demonstration and sales.

Hosted By: Sew Much Smarter

Latah Co. Fairgrounds

522 S. Adams, Moscow, ID (Idaho) 83843 United States

The Palouse Patchers 2013 quilt show theme is "Lattice Fantasy." Show hours are 10-5 on Saturday, April 20, and 10-4 on Sunday, April 21. We'll have Handi Quilter machines (Sweet Sixteen, Avante 18 and Fusion 24) and we'll have a computerized system set up, along with lots of Handi Gadgets, rulers, templates, Superior thread, Red Snappers, etc. Stop by, say hi, take an HQ for a spin. Admission is only $5 ($3 for seniors and children).

Hosted By: Sew Much Smarter

Latah County Fairgrounds

1021 Harold, Moscow, ID (Idaho) 83843 United States

Saturday, April 20 from 10-5 and Sunday, April 21 from 10-4 Come enjoy over 200 quilts. Admission: Adults $5.00, Seniors & Kids Under 10 $3.00. Sew Much Smarter will be there with all three Handi Quilter systems (including one set up with Pro-Stitcher). Stop by, take a test drive and find out about our show specials. You can also get stocked up on all your machine quilting supplies. We'll see you there!

Hosted By: The Quilting Connection, LLC

The Quilting Connection, LLC

21 Adams St., Elkhorn, WI (Wisconsin) 53121 United States

Beginning Longarm Quilting Workshop for Renters: Full Day, 9am to 4pm. A great way to try before you buy or finish your own quilts without the investment! (Sit Down Quilting Machine Rentals: No class required! Contact us for details!) We supply all of the material for the morning portion of the workshop: practice quilts, backing fabric, batting, thread, binding, etc. Each student will learn to square, load and quilt on a practice quilt using our 3 Longarm Quilting Machines. We will teach you how to properly prepare a quilt to zip and load on the longarm using the Quick Zip System. You will learn how to handle a quilt that does not lay flat or square and get it under control using different types of batting and loading techniques. We will show you our easy tricks for squaring the quilt while basting, lining up a pantograph pattern and how to quickly finish a quilt by simply following the line of the pattern with the laser light from the back of the machine. Anyone can do it! We have renters from 8 to 80’s! After we have completed quilting the practice quilt, we will demonstrate adding binding, mitering corners and finishing the ends all with the longarm! We unzip the practice quilts, trim them and hand them off to our volunteers to hand sew the binding around the back so we can dontate them to a local charity. In the afternoon of the Beginning Longarm Quilting Workshop for Renters, we will prepare each student’s quilt for their rental day. You will learn to square the backing fabric and attach your Quick Zip System Rental Set, so you will be ready to zip and load when you arrive on your rental day. We will also help you pick out thread, batting and a pattern to compliment your piecing. During the afternoon, you will have time to pin your quilt while listening as the other students pick their patterns and threads, giving you great ideas for your next project. Some renters choose to bring 2 lap sized to twin sized quilts to class to prepare for their rental as most students can finish 2 smaller quilts the first day they rent! We share our tricks for this, as well! Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in registering for a workshop and rental. If you have any questions or would like to visit one of our studios, please phone ahead for hours. We would love to meet you! Quilt Happy at The Quilting Connection, LLC! Sue Schmieden and Angie Lois

Paducah Expo Center

415 Park Avenue, Paducah, KY (Kentucky) 42001 United States

Handi Quilter will be attending this event.

Hosted By: Fonder's Sewing Machine Co.

Fonder's Sewing Machine Co

2130 West 41st Street, Sioux Falls, SD (South Dakota) 57105 United States

Come and join us for three great days of fun filled classes with one of Handi Quilter's National Educators!

Hosted By: Creative Stitches

Allen County Cooperative Extension Service Education Facility

200 East Main Street, Scottsville, KY (Kentucky) 42164 United States

Friday, April 26 - 6-8 p.m. & Saturday, April 27 - 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free Admission!!

Hosted By: Capital Quilts

Montgomery County Fairgrounds

18 Chestnut Street, Gaithersburg, MD (Maryland) 20877 United States

The Friendship Star Quilters Guild presents "Heart and Home" quilt show. Over 250 members' quilts will be on display. Vendors, a Featherweight raffle, challenge quilts, raffle baskets, members' boutique, children's activities, demonstrations, and service projects 'sit and sew'are all part of the fun. Come visit our booth at the show and test drive the Sweet Sixteen and Avante Handi Quilter longarm machines!

Hosted By: Cynthia's Sewing Center

Henderson Convention Center

200 S. Water St, Henderson, NV (Nevada) 89015 United States

23rd Annual Desert Quilters of Nevada Quilt Show A Stitch in Time Over 200 Judged Quilts Show hours 9-5 Friday and Saturday 10-4 Sunday Admission $7

Hosted By: Thread Connection

Old Labor HALL

46 Graite St., Barry, VT (Vermont) 05641 United States

April 26 2 to 7pm. Sat April 27 9am to 5pm

Hosted By: makeitsew

Denver Merchandise Mart

451 E. 58th Ave, Denver, CO (Colorado) 80216 United States

. HandiQuilter is a Silver Sponsor . Juried & Judged Quilt Competition; $6,000 in Awards & Prizes . Over 500 Quilts, Garments & Textile Art on Display . Fabulous Merchants Mall . Workshops, Lectures & Appraisals available . Free Demonstrations . Quilter's Newsletter, Editor's Choice Ribbon . www.quiltfest.com

Hosted By: Granny B's Quilt Shop

Renaissance Center

855 Hwy 46s, Dickson, TN (Tennessee) 37055 United States

The Twisted Sisters Quilt Guild will be hosting a Quilt Show at the Renaissance Center May 2-4 2013 on Old Timers Day weekend We will have demo's through out the day showing how to make different projects such as a 10 minute receiving blanket, chenille a pillow, make a strip quilt. There will be vendors and a Jelly race, over a hundred quilts from local quilters. Starts Thursday May 2 from 10am till 7pm Admission Free, entrance fee for Jelly Race $20

Hosted By: Gentler Times Stitching

Gentler Times Stitching

476 S Route 59 Suite 152, Naperville, IL (Illinois) 60540 United States

Good news! The Handi Quilter truck is here until May 4th! That means special pricing and free shipping! Stop by and meet Debbie an international Long Arm Educator and Handi Quilter's corporate Representative Lisa anytime May 2nd through May 4th, for a free demonstration.

Hosted By: Quilt Basket

JFK High School

54 Route 138, Somers, NY (New York) 10589 United States

Quilt Show and Merchants Mall

Hosted By: The Quilting Connection, LLC

The Quilting Connection, LLC

200 W. North Water Street, New London, WI (Wisconsin) 54961 United States

Saturday, May 4th, 2013, 9am - 2pm with a potluck lunch. The Quilting Connection, LLC will host the Great Lakes Professional Machine Quilters spring meeting in their northern location at 200 W. North Water Street, New London, WI. (Registrations must be made through the GLPMQA, see below.) Sue Schmieden and Angie Lois will be demonstrating how to keep your quilts square which will allow you to bind on the longarm! They will also demonstrate the HQ Pro Stitcher and the Art and Stitch Digitizing program. You will be amazed at how these 2 wonderful programs will allow you to quilt longer, multi-task and add a unique variety of intricate and beautiful designs to your custom quilts. The GLPMQA Guild meets 4 times per year and travels across central and southern WI. The Guild is a great place to connect with other professional longarm quilters who enjoy sharing their experiences and knowledge gained by quilting customer quilts. Guild members and new members may register for our May 4th meeting in New London, WI by contacting Amy Wierkeiwicz at amw1215@earthlink.com. If you would like more information about our guild or would like to attend the May 4th meeting as our guest, please feel free to contact Sue Schmieden or Angie Lois at QuiltingConnectionWI@yahoo.com or 262-723-6775. Hope to see you there! Quilt Happy! Sue and Angie

Hosted By: Tomahawk Sew N Vac

Phillips High School Commons & Gymnasium

On Cty W, 3/4 miles west of Hwy 13, Phillips, WI (Wisconsin) 54555 United States

When: Saturday, May 4, 2013 - 9am to 3pm Sunday May 5, 2013 - 10am to 3pm Hundreds of Quilts! Garden Basket Raffle Quilt Quilters Showcase - The Fishermans Wife Demonstrations in: Handi Quilter Machines available for test drives Bobbin Work ~ Fabric Flowers Binding ~ Tote Making and More!

Hosted By: 1st Sewing Center

1st Sewing Center

Fun of Finishing (3 hours) Your quilt top is done – now what?! This class overcomes the obstacles, Inside Hancock Fabrics Bloomington, MN (Minnesota) 55431 United States

Come join us for 4 fun filled classes with internationally know teacher Debby Brown. Fun of Finishing: Your quilt top is done – now what?! This class overcomes the obstacles to finishing your quilts. Learn to audition, select and re-size quilting designs; various methods to apply designs to your quilt; and the first steps to stitching out designs. Introduction to the HQ Sweet Sixteen If you are frustrated qullting on a sewing machine, or have problems getting even stitches – this class is for you! The extra space of the HQ Sweet Sixteen sit-down machine, coupled with the Tru-Stitch stitch regulator solve all these problems! Learn the basic operation, features and gadgets that make the HQ Sweet Sixteen so popular for finishing quilts! TNT – Threads, Needles, Tension ( 3 Hours) Overcome the fears of setting tension or trying new threads! Learn the basic theory a variety of threads, needles and tension – their relationship to each other and to the machine – and get ready for exciting new quilting possibilities! Free Motion Quilting Freehand continuous line quilting is the most common form of machine quilting. Learn how to draw designs and use muscle memory in this process . Dot to dot quilting and micro-quilting will also be taught. You will be moving across your quilt with new style and confidence!

Hosted By: The Quilting Connection, LLC

The Quilting Connection, LLC

200 W. North Water Street, New London, WI (Wisconsin) 54961 United States

Beginning Longarm Quilting Workshop for Renters: Full Day, 9am to 4pm. A great way to try before you buy or finish your own quilts without the investment! (Sit Down Quilting Machine Rentals: No class required! Contact us for details!) We supply all of the material for the morning portion of the workshop: practice quilts, backing fabric, batting, thread, binding, etc. Each student will learn to square, load and quilt on a practice quilt using our 3 Longarm Quilting Machines. We will teach you how to properly prepare a quilt to zip and load on the longarm using the Quick Zip System. You will learn how to handle a quilt that does not lay flat or square and get it under control using different types of batting and loading techniques. We will show you our easy tricks for squaring the quilt while basting, lining up a pantograph pattern and how to quickly finish a quilt by simply following the line of the pattern with the laser light from the back of the machine. Anyone can do it! We have renters from 8 to 80’s! After we have completed quilting the practice quilt, we will demonstrate adding binding, mitering corners and finishing the ends all with the longarm! We unzip the practice quilts, trim them and hand them off to our volunteers to hand sew the binding around the back so we can dontate them to a local charity. In the afternoon of the Beginning Longarm Quilting Workshop for Renters, we will prepare each student’s quilt for their rental day. You will learn to square the backing fabric and attach your Quick Zip System Rental Set, so you will be ready to zip and load when you arrive on your rental day. We will also help you pick out thread, batting and a pattern to compliment your piecing. During the afternoon, you will have time to pin your quilt while listening as the other students pick their patterns and threads, giving you great ideas for your next project. Some renters choose to bring 2 lap sized to twin sized quilts to class to prepare for their rental as most students can finish 2 smaller quilts the first day they rent! We share our tricks for this, as well! Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in registering for a workshop and rental. If you have any questions or would like to visit one of our studios, please phone ahead for hours. We would love to meet you! Quilt Happy at The Quilting Connection, LLC! Sue Schmieden and Angie Lois

South Town Expo Center

9575 So. State Street, Salt Lake City, UT (Utah) 84070 United States

Handi Quilter will be at this event with Daines Cotton Shop displaying quilting machines for you to test drive, and HQ Gadgets for purchase. Sign up for longarm Hands-on classes to be taught in the HQ Avante classroom.

Hosted By: Bernina Store (rep)

Bernina Store

7081 West Blvd., Boardman Ohio, OH (Ohio) 44512 United States

Hosted by Bernina Store and Sew Much More

Featuring Handi Quilter International Educator, Mary Beth Krapil

Come join us Friday May 10^th at the Twinsburg store and/or

Saturday May 11^th at the Boardman store.

Call 330-726-9396

Hosted By: Quilters Haven

NIU Campus

1120 East Diehl Rd., Naperville, IL (Illinois) 60563 United States

Janine Burke & Amy Walsh of Blue Underground Studios Over 300 quilts on display including our beautiful opportunity quilt! Merchant Mall Stunning raffle baskets Philanthropy display and raffle Demonstrations Drawings hourly Special Friday night events On-site cafe or nearby restaurants

Century II Convention Center

225 W Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS (Kansas) 67202 United States

Handi Quilter will be at this event with quilting machines for you to test drive.

Technology Seminar at MQS

Hosted By: Whatever's Quilted

Crystal coast Civic Center

505 Arendell Street, Highway 70, Morehead City, NC (North Carolina) 28557 United States

During the Quilt Show, guests will also enjoy Special Exhibits, a Merchants' Mall, a silent auction, the drawing for the queen size donation quilt-"Fireworks Over Carteret County", various displays, a Guild Boutique, Made in the U.S.A. (items made by guild members) and the CCQG's Challenge quilts. The show usually includes close to one-hundred and fifty judged quilts. Hours for the quilt show will be: Friday and Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Admission to the Quilt Show is $6.00, with children under 12 years of age admitted free.

Portland, OR

Portland, Portland, OR (Oregon) 97201 United States

Handi Quilter will be at this event with quilting machines for you to test drive.

Hosted By: Dave's Bernina

Dixie Center

1835 Convention Center Dr, St. George, UT (Utah) 84790 United States

What Women Want Expo

Hosted By: Wooden Spools

Tehama Co. Fairgrounds

Antelope Rd., Red Bluff, CA (California) 96022 United States

Quilt Show

Hosted By: Creative Stitches

Helena Civic Center

Benton Avenue, City, MT (Montana) 59602 United States

Helena Quilt Show Hours: Saturday 5/18 10:00 - 5:00 Sunday 5/19 10:00 - 5:00

Hosted By: The Quilting Connection, LLC

The Quilting Connection, LLC

21 Adams St., Elkhorn, WI (Wisconsin) 53121 United States

Beginning Longarm Quilting Workshop for Renters: Full Day, 9am to 4pm. A great way to try before you buy or finish your own quilts without the investment! (Sit Down Quilting Machine Rentals: No class required! Contact us for details!) We supply all of the material for the morning portion of the workshop: practice quilts, backing fabric, batting, thread, binding, etc. Each student will learn to square, load and quilt on a practice quilt using our 3 Longarm Quilting Machines. We will teach you how to properly prepare a quilt to zip and load on the longarm using the Quick Zip System. You will learn how to handle a quilt that does not lay flat or square and get it under control using different types of batting and loading techniques. We will show you our easy tricks for squaring the quilt while basting, lining up a pantograph pattern and how to quickly finish a quilt by simply following the line of the pattern with the laser light from the back of the machine. Anyone can do it! We have renters from 8 to 80’s! After we have completed quilting the practice quilt, we will demonstrate adding binding, mitering corners and finishing the ends all with the longarm! We unzip the practice quilts, trim them and hand them off to our volunteers to hand sew the binding around the back so we can dontate them to a local charity. In the afternoon of the Beginning Longarm Quilting Workshop for Renters, we will prepare each student’s quilt for their rental day. You will learn to square the backing fabric and attach your Quick Zip System Rental Set, so you will be ready to zip and load when you arrive on your rental day. We will also help you pick out thread, batting and a pattern to compliment your piecing. During the afternoon, you will have time to pin your quilt while listening as the other students pick their patterns and threads, giving you great ideas for your next project. Some renters choose to bring 2 lap sized to twin sized quilts to class to prepare for their rental as most students can finish 2 smaller quilts the first day they rent! We share our tricks for this, as well! Please feel free to contact us if you are interested in registering for a workshop and rental. If you have any questions or would like to visit one of our studios, please phone ahead for hours. We would love to meet you! Quilt Happy at The Quilting Connection, LLC! Sue Schmieden and Angie Lois

Hosted By: Sew Much More

Sew Much More

100 East 13th St., North Little Rock, AR, AR (Arkansas) 72114 United States

Truck Load Sale Free Shipping included... Sale Dates: May:21-24th 2013

Hosted By: Whatever's Quilted

Methodist University

5400 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC (North Carolina) 28311 United States

Tarheel Quilters Guild and North Carolina Quilt Symposium Board are excited to present the 2013 North Carolina Quilt Symposium at Methodist University, 5400 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC 28311, May 23 - 26, 2013. We are also excited to announce that we will have a special exhibit in our quilt show during the symposium. We will be showing some of the 13 Best of Show winning quilts designed and hand made by our guild member Anne Francis. NCQSI will raffle off 3 scholarships to attend the 2014 Quilt Symposium in Wilmington, NC!!! You must participate in the 2013 symposium and be present at the closing ceremonies to be eligible to win.

Hosted By: Ann Silvas Sewing Center

Expo New Mexico

300 San Pedro Dr NE Albuquerque, NM 87108, Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico) 87107 United States

The 2013 Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta will be the ninth biennial show dedicated to fiber arts education and to the display of fiber related artwork. The Fiesta includes both juries and judged works organized by 17 co-sponsoring New Mexico fiber arts guilds.

Hosted By: Wooden Spools

Klamiopsis Elementary School

650 Easy St., Brookings, OR (Oregon) 97532 United States

Quilt Show

Hosted By: Patchwork Plus, Inc

Dulles Expo Center

4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, VA (Virginia) 20153 United States

Patchwork Plus will have the entire family of HQ machines on display as well as HQ gagets and accessories.

Hosted By: Quilter's Haven

Quilter's Haven

4616 East State Street, Rockford, IL (Illinois) 61108 United States

National Educator coming to Quilter's Haven May 31st - June 2nd. Call or check back soon for more information.

Hosted By: Bits N Pieces Quilt Shop

Courtyard Marriott

2200 Southwood Dr, Nashua, NH (New Hampshire) 03063 United States

Stop by our booth at the Quilters Sampler, and test drive the Sweet Sixteen. Learn about the clubs and classes we offer on the Sweet.

Hosted By: BERNINA Sew N Quilt Studio

BERNINA Sew N Quilt Studio

5950 Shallowford Rd., Suite A Chattanooga, TN (Tennessee) 37421 United States

Truckload Sale Sweet Sixteen Demonstrations Avante Demonstration Fusion Demonstrations Pro-Stitcher Demonstrations

Hosted By: Adirondack Quilts

The Dome

322 Upper Sherman Ave, Glens Falls, NY (New York) 12801 United States

CELEBRATION QUILT SHOW. Presented be the Wings Falls Quilters Guild. Admission $6.

Hosted By: Dave's Bernina

Panguitch High School

385 E. 1st S., Panguitch, UT (Utah) 84759 United States

Panguitch Quilt Walk

Handi Quilter Studio

445 N. 700 W., North Salt Lake, UT (Utah) 84054 United States

Please visit our education area to learn more about our classes and retreats.

Hosted By: Stylish Fabrics

Stylish Fabrics

138 N. Main, Logan, UT (Utah) 84321 United States

Four classes in 2 days, showing free-motion, rulers and the Pro-Stitcher.  You do not need to own a Handi Quilter to enjoy these classes.  Call us early to sign up for these classes, as seating is limited.

Hosted By: Quilt Basket

Suffolk County Community College

121 Speonk Riverhead Rd, Riverhead, NY (New York) 11901 United States

Quilt Show and Merchants Mall

Handi Quilter Studio

445 N. 700 W., North Salt Lake, UT (Utah) 84054 United States

Please visit the education area of our website for more information on our classes and retreats.

Hosted By: Patchwork Plus

Patchwork Plus, Inc

17 Killdeer Ln, PO Box 70 Dayton, VA (Virginia) 22821 United States

5 days of long arm classes with Diane Henry. Classes range from beginner to advanced and everyone has their own long arm to use during class.

Hosted By: Patchwork Plus

Patchwork Plus

17 Killdeer Ln, Dayton, VA (Virginia) 22821 United States

Come join Handi Quilter's national Educator Diane Henry for a week of long arm classes and fun. Every student has their own machine to quilt on. Except the Pro Stitcher class will have 3 students per machine. The classroom machines will be for sale after the event. Call for details. Call the shop to reserve a seat or for mor information. GETTING TO KNOW YOUR HANDI QUILTER—Spend a day getting to know your Handi Quilter quilting machine. We will cover: cleaning, maintaining, threading, tensioning, loading, floating, basting and spend a little time having fun with some basic edge to edge freehand continuous line designs. This class is suitable for new owners or anyone who needs a good refresher class. Fee: $100. Tues. June 11 9:30-5:00 pm All Levels BASIC RULERS— Discussion and demonstration on how to use the wide variety of HQ Rulers and Templates. Proper use of the HQ Ruler Base, ruler safety and creative ruler work designs will be taught. All levels, Fee: $50 All skill levels. Wed. June 12 9:30-12:30 pm PANTOGRAPHS, BLOCKS and GROOVY BOARDS—Spend an afternoon learning how to set up and use your machine with groovy boards and various types of paper pantos and block patterns. We will also discuss and demo using pantos with ProStitcher. Fee: $50. Wed. June 12 2:00-5:00 pm All levels. ART & STITCH: BASICS and BEYOND—Basic overview of the Art & Stitch program and features. We will cover basic digitizing and leveraging digitized designs into blocks, pantos, and whole quilt layouts. We will be working in teams and doing lots of hands on. Combine this class with the ProStitcher Wholecloth class and jump start your custom quilting projects. Laptop required with latest Art and Stitch loaded and activated. Fee: $100. Thurs. June 13 9:30-5:00 pm PRO STITCHER WHOLE CLOTH TECNIQUES—Learn to use the newest version ProStitcher to make whole cloth quilts. We will use designs from the ProStitcher catalog to create a whole cloth wall-hanging size quilt sample. This is a great class to review many important ProStitcher features like dropping and resizing designs in blocks and triangles, using MOVE, properly setting up and quilting borders and corners, using New Start and End Points to quilt designs bigger than your throat space. Art & Stitch: Basics and Beyond recommended but not required. Fee: $100. Fri. June 14 9:30-5:00 pm THREAD PAINTING and BEYOND—Time for some serious fun. Learn to use thread to add dimension and interest to fabric appliqué and to create your own unique thread appliqués. Thread painting and ways to use thread to create textures will also be practiced. Supply kits of eight different Superior Threads samples will be provided for $35. You will go home with a sample of all the techniques. Bring marking chalk pencil or pens, a fine point Sharpie and your own additional thread if desired. Fee: $100. Sat. June 15 9:30-5:00 pm NOTE: If you sign up for 3 or more classes, receive a discount of $5 per class. Everyone will be sewing on their own machine.

MN Quilt Show

Minnesota, Minnesota, MN (Minnesota) 55077 United States

Handi Quilter will be attending this event.

Hosted By: Bluebird Quilt Studio

Emmett Junior High

301 4th Street, Emmett, ID (Idaho) 83617 United States

Beautiful quilt show with a great gift bazaar. Join Emmett for their annual Cherry Festival! Our local shop will feature Avante' 18 and Sweet Sixteen models with special show pricing. Try out these fabulous machines and let us share our enthusiastic instruction and support as you begin your long arm journey.

Hosted By: Stitches N Such

Sharonville Convention Center

11355 Chester Road, Cincinnati, OH (Ohio) 45246 United States

The festival includes seminars, lectures, classes and workshops taught by top industry teachers, make-it and take-its, FREE ongoing demonstrations, quilt contest, FREE fashion shows and stage presentations, special quilts, dolls, and wearable art exhibits. There are a lot of shopping opportunities in the Vendor Malls. This show is open to the public. Marianne and Mary Fons will be speaking as will Joi Mahon!

Hosted By: Among Friends Quilt Shop

Among Friends Quilt Shop

9537 Taylorsville Rd., Louisville, KY (Kentucky) 40299 United States

We are kicking off the summer with a Handi Quilter Truckload Sale June 13-15, 2013. Save on Fusion, Avante, Pro-Stitcher and Sweet Sixteen machine packages plus get free shipping during this event. Call today at 502-261-7377 to schedule a free personalized demonstration.

Hosted By: Whatever's Quilted

Temple Baptist Church Activity Center

709 George Anderson Drive, Wilmington, NC (North Carolina) 28412 United States

I will have my Avante, Pro-Stitcher and my Sweet 16 w/TruStitch for you to take a test drive. The Quilters by the Sea Quilt Guild 31th Annual Quilt Show will again be held in the Temple Baptist Church Activity Center at 709 George Anderson Drive in Wilmington, NC. This facility is easily accessible from the main roads and provides plenty of parking. Friday, June 14, 2013 10 am – 7 pm Saturday, June 15, 2013 10 am – 5 pm Look for the 2013 bookmarks at our local quilt shops to receive a $1.00 off coupon. We hope to see you there!

Hosted By: Cottonseed Glory

Annapolis Sr High School

2700 Riva Rd, Annapolis, MD (Maryland) 21401 United States

Local Quilt show, for Quilt Quilt owner of cottonseed Glory co-foundered over 30 years ago

Hosted By: Whatever's Quilted

Raleigh Convention Center

500 South Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC (North Carolina) 27601 United States

This year’s Expo will be brimming over with classes and workshops, trunk shows, how-to demos and more, all about fashion sewing, embellishment and surface design, machine embroidery, ‘crafty sewing’ and....lots and lots of quiltmaking. Happening in classes and workshops, in the Display Gallery, on Stage and in retail booths inside the Exhibit Hall, it’s all there for you to enjoy – for just three days this year. Mark your calendar today!

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center

Rosemont, Rosemont, IL (Illinois) 60018 United States

Handi Quilter will be at this event with quilting machines for you to test drive.

Hosted By: Heart to Heart Quilt Shop

Oak Mountain Middle School

5650 Cahaba Valley Road, Birmingham, AL (Alabama) 35242 United States

Judged Show with 300+ quilts, 20+ venders, silent auctions, door prizes. Heart to Heart will be doing two free demonstrations related to machine quilting to encourage customers to come to our booth to see the Avante, ProStitcher and the Sweet Sixteen.

Hosted By: Thread Connections

Champlain Valley Exposition

105 Pearl Street, Essex Junction, VT (Vermont) 05753 United States

Yearly quilt show held by Vermont Quilters Festival.

Greater Columbus Convention Center

400 North High Street, Colunbus, OH (Ohio) 43215 United States

Greater Columbus Convention Center Columbus, OH

Handi Quilter will be at this event with quilting machines for you to test drive.

Hosted By: The Charlton Sewing Center

St Leos School

120 Main St., Leominster, MA (Massachusetts) 01453 United States

We have vended for this show in prior years.