Kick off your quilt-show year with us at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival at the Hampton Coliseum. Four days of classes, workshops, shopping!, and of course the exhibition of hundreds of jaw-dropping quilts, quilts, quilts. Hope to see you there! Details at quiltfest.com. The Hampton show is the largest quilt show on the East Coast, and it’s now in its 33rd year!

“The Merchants Mall will feature everything for quilt, fiber, wearable & textile artists, and home sewers. In addition, MAQF will present the finest collection of quilt, garment, and fiber art exhibitions including quilt and wearable art prize money competitions. Rounding out the event will be *workshops and lectures presented by leading instructors along with demonstrations throughout the Merchants Mall.”