Quilts, Inc.

Country Living and Festival celebrate the magazine's 30th anniversary with the special exhibit "Country Living Classics" featuring 30 examples of traditional quilt artistry. Plus, enjoy a special $5 Country Living subscription offer! Click on the logo above for information.

ATTENTION MARKET AND FESTIVAL EXHIBITORS!
Service kits are available for download here. Simply click on the show you are exhibiting in, and you can download the PDF with the information. Forms also available on the AEX Convention Services web site at www.aexservices.com. Or call 609-272-1600 for help.
Quilt Market *The user name and password for Market is 08-TX1017.
Quilt Festival *The user name and password for Festival is 08-TX1016.

Quilts, Inc. produces three consumer and two trade shows that set the standard for both the art and the business of quilting. 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)

The 2008 International Quilt Festival/Houston For general information on hours, location, ticket prices, parking, enrollment hours, plus Houston-area quilt shops selling advance tickets, CLICK HERE.
Quilt Festival at Home™! Click on the ruby slippers here to visit the official webcast, “Quilt Festival @ Home™” beginning October 30 and see photos of quilts, garments, and activity on the show floor and in the classrooms.
	NEW THIS YEAR—Purchase advance Houston Festival tickets online now! Click on the red button to place your order and print your ticket right at home and then bring it with you to the show! Tickets can always be reprinted or transferred to someone else. Avoid the long lines at the convention center! NOTE: This link is for attendees who are purchasing tickets to attend the show ONLY. Do not purchase tickets here if you are also enrolling for classes. Your class enrollment fee already includes admission to the show. Thank you.