• UPCOMING SHOWS
    Note: This is a listing only. For information on the events, please go to the "Shows" section on the black bar above.  

    Dates shown are when exhibits are open.
     In most cases, classes begin 1-3 days earlier.
    • 2010
    • International
      Quilt Festival/Chicago
      April 16-18, 2010
      Rosemont, Illinois
      Donald E. Stephens Center
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    • International
      Quilt Market/Spring
      Trade show only - Not open to the general public
      May 21-23, 2010
      Minneapolis, Minnesota
      Minneapolis Convention Center
    • International
      Quilt Festival/Long Beach
      July 23-25, 2010
      Long Beach, California
      Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center
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    • International
      Quilt Market/Houston
      Trade show only - 
      Not open to the general public
      October 30-November 1, 2010
      Houston, Texas
      George R. Brown Convention Center
    • International
      Quilt Festival/Houston
      November 4-7, 2010
      Houston, Texas
      George R. Brown Convention Center
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Quilts, Inc., is the parent company of three shows for the public and two trade shows for the quilting and soft crafts industry shown below. It is headed by Karoline (Karey) Bresenhan, founder and president.

Shows for the public

  • International Quilt Festival/Houston (fall), founded in 1974
  • International Quilt Festival/Chicago (spring), founded in 2003
  • International Quilt Festival/Long Beach (summer), debuting in 2008

Trade shows for quilting & soft crafts

  • International Quilt Market/Houston, a trade show founded in 1979
  • International Quilt Market/Spring, a trade show founded in 1981
    (this show is held in different cities across the country)

Other programs
In addition to its shows, Quilts, Inc. operates the Great Expectations Creativity Center and the Artist in Residence Program and Studio, both opened in summer 2005, on a large campus in Central Texas. The Center is also home to QuiltCamp™. Quilt Camp™ periodically offers an intensive weekend "short course" with well-known, popular quilting teachers.

The International Quilt Festival Collection
Quilts, Inc. has a fine collection of antique and contemporary quilts, which has been featured in many articles, as well as in a book, Celebrate Great Quilts! (click here for more information)