Everybody knows that February is "slack season" when it comes to quilt shows... or is it? There are more than a dozen quilting events this month that captured our attention. How about the International Quilt Show in Dubai, or one of the six shows in Florida, for all the snowbirds* out there?
Row 1, L-R:
Quiltfest Trail, Llangollen (Feb 1-29, North Wales, U.K.);
Second Lives, The Age-Old Art of Recycling Textiles, opening Feb 4 at the Textile Museum (Washington, D.C.);
International Quilt Show Dubai 2011 (Feb 7 - March 5, Dubai).
Row 2: 'Over Here' Quilt Exhibit,
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum (opening Feb 1);
San Francisco Quilters Guild, Symphony of Color (Feb 26-27, California);
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXII (Feb 24-27, Virginia; Pat Holly's winning 2010 quilt is shown).
Row 3:
Hummingbird Quilt Guild (Feb 26-27, Arizona);
Peace River Quilters Show (Feb 25-26, Florida);
Quilters’ Crossing of Palm Harbor (Feb 11-12, Florida).
Row 4:
Space Coast Quilters Guild (Feb 11-12, Florida); 14th Annual
Priceless Pieces Quilt Show, Teacup Quilters (Feb 17-Mar 26, North Carolina);
St. Andrew’s Bay Quilter’s Guild Show (Feb 11-12, Florida).
Also see: Quilts 2011,
Lake Metroparks Farmpark Quilt Show (Feb 11 - March 13, Ohio);
Wichita Mountain Quilt Guild (Feb 18-19, Oklahoma);
Kitsap Quilters Quilt Show (Feb 18-19, Washington);
Stonestead Outdoor Quilt Festival (Feb 6, Upper Hutt, New Zealand);
17th Annual Quilt Gala, Horry County Museum (Feb 25-26, South Carolina);
Corpus Christi Quilters Show (Feb 25-26, Texas);
15th Annual Fiber Arts Show, Shadow Mountain Quilters (Feb 18-20, Nevada);
12th Triennial Quilt Show, Amelia Island Quilt Guild (Feb 25-26, Florida).
*
snow·bird - n.
1. Any of several birds, such as the junco and the snow bunting, common in snowy regions.
2.
Slang: One who moves from a cold to a warm place in the winter.
p.s. Quilts Dubai has some wonderful
online galleries with photos of past award winners.
