Show continues to develop in second year
Cincinnati Quilt Festival sews up
more than 16,000 fabric-istas!
HOUSTON—May 4, 2012—The recent edition of International Quilt
Festival/Cincinnati—its second year in the Queen City—drew quilters
from around the country for more than three days of shopping, artistic
inspiration, and education.
The total attendance for the show at the Duke Energy Convention Center
from April 13-15 was 16,687. This was lower than the show’s debut last
year (maybe quilters were busy filing their taxes!), but still a healthy
indicator of quilting’s popularity.
“The show went incredibly smoothly on all levels. And I was happy there
was such enthusiasm among quilters, many of whom had never attended a
large quilt show before,” said Festival Founder Karey Bresenhan. “We look
forward to increasing that enthusiasm as they become familiar with
International Quilt Festival.”
The Cincinnati Festival also featured a total of 192 exhibitors in 354.5
booths on the show floor offering fabrics, books, notions, sewing machines,
crafts, and more. More than 500 quilts were on display in 22 special
exhibits. Festival’s Quiltmaking Academy held over 80 classes in
everything from Log Cabin and Mariner’s Compass designs to thread
sketching, appliqué, machine quilting, fabric painting, and pictorial quilts.
The dates for the 2013 show in Cincinnati are April 12-14, with Preview
Night and classes beginning on April 11. The next two 2012 Festivals are in
Long Beach, California (July 27-29, Preview Night and classes beginning on
July 26), and Houston, Texas (November 1-4 with Preview Night on
October 31 and classes beginning on October 29).
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