Things to Do Over International Quilting Weekend 2025
National Quilting Day is this Saturday, March 15, 2025, but here at The Quilt Show, we like to celebrate all weekend long.
Here are some things you can do to celebrate as well.
Display a Quilt - Alex and Ricky suggest you hang a quilt outside your home and fly your "quilt flag" for the world to see. Take a photo of your hanging quilt and post it on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #TQSQuiltsOutside. (If it's raining, just take a photo inside your home.)
Watch Ricky LIVE on Saturday, 3/15/2025 - Join Ricky and meet John Cole-Morgan. John is bringing awareness to the amazing work being done in South Africa by quilters and embroiders. You’ll learn heartwarming human-interest stories and find inspiration from the hundreds of quilts that were recently on display in Glasgow, Scotland.
Visit a Quilt Museum or Quilting Website in Person or Online - There are plenty of them and many can be visited virtually.
International Quilt Museum - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
National Quilt Museum - Paducah
Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Arts Museum, located in La Conner, Washington
Make a Quilt for a Cause - Perhaps your local shelter needs quilts, check out pre-natal care units, Project Linus, or ABC Quilts.
Download Free Projects:
Alex's Love Thy Neighbor Redwork Pillow - This darling accessory pillow celebrates Alex’s unique technique of Shadow Red Work.
Ricky's Cranes for Ukraine - Ricky's Paper Piecing Pattern for a 6" Crane, pattern can be re-sized to any size.
Activity Mat - An Activity Mat is designed to safely stimulate and soothe people with Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism, ADD, head trauma, or persons recovering from strokes.
...And more than 5 pages of projects/patterns are available on our website, most of which are FREE to everyone. Click here to see more projects.
Document Your Quilt - Click Here for three easy ways to do that from the Quilt Alliance.
(Photo: Quilt Alliance)
Share Your Skills - Take that little one by the hand and show them how to thread a needle, take a stitch, or just play with arranging fabric. Watch Show 2809 - Learn How to Teach Your Kids to Quilt and Mixed Media Project with Dee Christopher for tips.
Check out a new Sewing Machine - BERNINA is having a huge sale through the end of March.
And last, but not least, spend the weekend watching shows here at The Quilt Show. Click here for a complete list of shows.
Click here, or the image below, to enjoy some of our FREE shows.
For example, learn how to bust your stash with the Stash Bandit, Diane Harris.
And speaking of Diane...Why not take her FREE Summer Splash Class. Get Diane's best tips for patchwork and quilting as she escorts you through a short series of lessons, ending with a fine finish.
To take the class, click here.
Patterns and Kits are still available in the store, click here or the image below.
