Lowell Quilt Festival

Dates: 8/6/2009 to 8/9/2009

Description: The Lowell Quilt Festival, the annual city-wide spectacular celebration of quilts, offers a visual feast of color and creativity to visitors of Lowell, Massachusetts! From small to large, traditional to contemporary, hand-work to machine-work, simple to spectacular, the Lowell Quilt Festival quilts are a must-see for all who enjoy and appreciate the work of highly talented and expert artisans.
This year's festival will be held August 6–9, 2009 and will feature:

* The juried Images quilt show, featuring over 300 quilts, with cash prizes in several categories.
* An exhibit of antique quilts discovered by the Massachusetts Documentation Project
* Several additional specially selected exhibits for the festival.
* Exhibits of youth quilts and community quilts
* Classes and lectures by nationally acclaimed teachers.
* Auctions of quilts and quilt-related items.
* Quilt appraisals
* Over 40 vendors of quilting supplies from New England and beyond.

Many of Lowell's cultural organizations will hold quilt-related events during the festival

Location: Lowell

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