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Area Quilt Shows, Exhibits, Museums

Bundle me up in an old, worn quilt with hand sewn stitches, and soft cotton batting. Place a book on my lap, a cup of tea in my hand, a light by my side, and leave me in a world of rest and delight.
~Roy Lessin

Exhibits

Stories & Stitches: Quilts from the Elmhurst Piecemakers - Nov 18 - Jan 4

• A new exhibit of modern and traditional quilts
• 75 newly made quilts!
• Elmhurst Historical Museum 120 E. Park Ave, Elmhurst, IL 630-833-1457

• Quilt Garden Tours - Elkhart, IN - Ongoing
• Quilt Gardens Tous
• "Old & New Quilts & Quilters" exhibit at Goshen College
• Quilt Designs and Old Bag Factory experience

Opening March 30, 2008 - Lincoln Nebraska

• • International Quilt Study Center & Museum at University of Nebraska
  • World's largest collection of quilts and only US graduate study program in quilting.

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Events

Quilter's Rule 10th Anniversary Warehouse Sale/Vendor Mall ~ November 22, 2008

• 10% discount on 1st quality merchandise
• Eight 45 minute technique classes
• Continuous demos
• Hard to find books and patterns
• Held in Waterford, WI

Festival of Quilts 2009 - TBD

Old Tippecaone Quilt Guild's Festival of Quilts 2008 Exhibit, merchant mall, raffle quilt and more.

• TBD

April 2009 International Quilt Festival, Rosemont, IL

Area Quilt Shops

These local quilt shops have been recommended by IQI members. Please call ahead to verify this information. Know of a great independent quilt shop? Please submit your suggestion to IQI Webmaster.

Article on Chicago Area Quilt Shops

Midwest Quilt Shop Listing

Chicago

• Quiltology 2625 N Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60614. 773-880-5994

North & Northwest

• Arlington Heights Quilter's Destination, 945 E. Rand Rd. (847) 506-6410
• Barrington

• • Barrington Sewing Center 762 W. Northwest Hwy. (847) 304-4500
  • A Touch of Amish Quilt Shop 130 Applebee Street, (847) 381-0900
• Elmhurst Fabrics Etc 2 446 N. York Road (630) 279-1482
• Evanston Vogue Fabrics 718-732 Main Street, (847) 864-9600
• Fox River Grove Pieceful Gathering 106 Northwest Highway (Rt. 14) (847) 516-7911
• Grayslake Shoofly Quilts, 62 Center St. 847-548-4967
• • Libertyville Libertyville Sewing Center 326 Peterson Rd. (847) 367-0820
  • Northbrook A Quilter's Heaven 1235 Shermer Rd. (847) 272-7245
  • Palatine Prints Charming 2 1905 S. Plum Grove Road, (847) 202-5602

South & Southwest

• Quiltfabric.com, 888 75th St. Willowbrook (630) 321-9051
• Needles 2960 Artesian, Naperville 60564 (630) 904-0500
• Stitches 'n' Stuffing 790 Royal St. Naperville (708) 420-7050
• Pieceful Heart Fabrics 2723 Maple Avenue, Lisle (630) 718-0112
• Quilt Basket 1012 Curtiss St. Downers Grove, IL (630) 515-8820

West

• Windmill City Quilts 11 N. First St. Geneva (630) 232-7550
• Prarie Shops Quilts 1911 W. Wilson St. Batavia, (630) 406-0237

Other Quilt Guilds

• Lighthouse Quilters Guild
• Northern Lake County Quilters' Guild
• RainTree Quilters Guild
• Heritage Quilters - Crown Point, IN
• Q.U.I.L.T.S the Springfield Area Quilt Guild
• Heritage Quilter's Guild - Lockport, IL
• Appleseed Quilter's Guild

Know of an event, exhibit or quilt vendor you'd like to share? Members are welcome to submit suggestion to the IQI Webmaster.

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