Quiltfest - Mancuso Shows
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Established in 1987, Mancuso Show Management has produced over 350 consumer shows. The company produces quilting festivals nationally, many with an international scope. A highlight of each festival is its Merchants Mall providing a platform for hundreds of vendors to market and sell their products. An important part of Mancuso’s quilt festivals are the educational workshops and lectures presented
06/03/2026
In just a few short weeks QuiltFest Virtual Summer Schoolhouse will be live for virtual classes🤗
Join us June 24th-27th for four days full of inspiration and creativity, where students will learn from the most talented quilting instructors across the globe. And since it’s Wednesday, we’re spotlighting the workshops happening on the first day of summer school. So whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills or simply spend time doing what you love, there’s a class waiting for you!
🧵”Urban Garden”
👩🏻🏫Penny Domikis
⏰ Wednesday, 6/24 from 10am-1pm EDT
💲 55 (includes optional class kit for $16)
🧵”Color Concepts for Quilters”
👩🏻🏫 Maria Shell
⏰ Wednesday, 6/24 12-3pm EDT
💲 65
🧵”Whirlpool”
👩🏻🏫 Lisa Hofmann-Maurer
⏰ Wednesday, 6/24 from 12-3pm EDT
💲 65
🧵”Ozzie Cardinal Collage”
👩🏻🏫 Lynn Christiansen
⏰ Wednesday, 6/24 from 12-3pm EDT
💲 70 (includes $14 pattern)
🧵”2 Fabric Portraiture”
👨🏾🏫 Leo Ransom
⏰ Wednesday, 6/24 from 12-3pm EDT
💲 75
🧵 “Amazing Abstracts”
👩🏼🏫 Julia Graves
⏰ Wednesday, 6/24 from 10am-4pm EDT
💲 100 (includes $5 class handout)
06/01/2026
Some gardens are planted with seeds & others are pieced together one stitch at a time🌼🧵🌿
While many gardens are bursting into bloom, quilters often find themselves cultivating gardens of a different kind this time of year, one made solely of fabric and thread. Are you currently stitching a floral masterpiece, planning a nature-inspired project, or tending to a garden quilt of your own?
The elegant traditional quilt pictured here, “Imaginary Garden” by Nechama Cox, was a fun challenge for the artist, giving her the chance to add embroidery and beading throughout her piece to help the various creatures sparkle and come to life.
Take a closer look—can you spot all the creatures hiding among the blooms? Share what you’re tending to this season in the comments below, and let us know if a garden-themed quilt is currently growing in your quilt studio!
05/30/2026
Some days are made for celebrating creativity & the incredible things it inspires✨
Today is a celebration of imagination and the joy of making something uniquely your own. Few things capture the spirit of National Creativity Day quite like a quilt “Creative Energy” by artist Sheryl Gillilan. Creating a quilt is an exercise in creativity itself—choosing fabrics, experimenting with design, solving challenges, and transforming a vision into a work of art. Sheryl exemplifies that journey, showcasing the innovative thinking and artistic expression that make quilting such a dynamic art form.
QuiltFest hopes this post inspires you to finally start that project you’ve been imagining. After all, creativity grows when we give it room to flourish!
Get ready to do a little dance…spots are still available in instructor Patricia Belyea’s virtual summer workshop💃🏻
By bringing her signature Inserted Curves technique to QuiltFest Virtual Summer Schoolhouse, our students will have the opportunity to make a lyrical quilt composition full of curves in “Dancing Xs” on Thursday, June 25th.
In her 6 hour workshop students will begin their projects by inserting two intersecting curved lines into a 12-inch square of fabric. Curves will then be designed and sewn flat to create movement and energy in the piece. By making six blocks in one color combination and six blocks in another, students will be able to arrange blocks into a striking checkerboard configuration.
Through Patricia’s clear, step-by-step teaching style, the class will be guided to stretch their creative muscles and build confidence with curved piecing. Register today (https://bit.ly/4wWjGsc) to gain practical construction skills, design insight and a fresh approach to working with curves that is bound to apply to future quilts!
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