PO Box 667 New Hope, PA 18938 215.862.5828
Menu

All posts by Mancuso Shows

The Center of it All for Quilt, Wearable, and Textile Art!

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival Update

Pre-Registration for the
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
is Closed
.


Waiting for MAQF 2016Registration for the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival will open at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center, 

 The following workshops still have limited seating:

#001-Lisa Bongean #004-Karen Kay Buckley #005-Karen Kay Buckley
#008-Susan Cleveland #009-Pepper Cory #010-Pepper Cory
#013-Karen Eckmeier #017-Paula Golden #018-Ashley Nickels
#020-Ashley Nickels #021-Sue Nickels #031-Jamie Wallen
#032-Jamie Wallen #033-Jodi Barrows #035-Bobbie Bergquist
#036-Vickie Clontz #038-Stevii Graves #039-Phyllis Twigg Hatcher
#041-Debora Konchinsky #043-Renelda Peldunas-Harter #044-Lisa White Reber
#045-Cindy Sisler Simms #048-Marilyn Urciuoli #050-Pat Yamin
#051-Pat Yamin #054-Susan Zellers #055-Lisa Steele
#056-Robbin Phippins

 Lectures and Appraisals are also available.

 Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXVIII
February 23-26, 2017
Hampton Roads Convention Center
1610 Coliseum Drive
Hampton, Virginia 23666

 

New Jersey Quilt Competition Deadline

This is it! … The Quilt & Sewing Fest of New Jersey Entry Deadline is Monday, January 30, 2017

The Tri-StateCompetition is open to residents of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania only.

To enter the Tri-State Quilt Competition, please click here.

From the 2016 Competition:
Best Hand Workmanship:
David & Lynne’s Wedding Quilt by Sherry Milliken
8026a

Best Sewing Machine Workmanship:
Hungry Hunter by Anna Faustino
8017aNJ

New Host Hotel for The Quilt & Sewing Fest of New Jersey

The thirteenth annual Quilt & Sewing Fest of New Jersey will be held March 2-5, 2017 in the Garden State Exhibit Center, 50 Atrium Drive, Somerset, New Jersey 08873 (just off Exit 10 of I-287). Show hours are 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday through Saturday and 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Sunday. The Quilt Fest has a new host hotel for 2017:

SpringHill Suites Somerset Franklin Township
16 Cedar Grove Lane, Somerset, NJ  08873
Phone: 732-595-5100
SpringHillExteriorA short distance from the Exhibit Center, the SpringHill Suites shs_phototour03Somerset Franklin Township offers a friendly welcome, a spacious & vibrant room, modern features and service that will make you want to return. The hotel offers complimentary high-speed Internet
access throughout the hotel, complimentary hot breakfast, fitness center and indoor pool. Shuttle service
between the Exhibit Center and the SpringHill Suites Somerset Franklin Township will be provided during the show hours by request. Guests need to give the hotel a minimum of 30 minutes notice before their required departure/pick-up time. A special rate of $89.00 + tax, single or double, is offer to Quilt & Sewing Fest participants and guests.  The SpringHill Suiltes group rate reservation deadline is February 1, 2017. Call (732) 595-5100 for reservations and be sure to mention the Quilt & Sewing Fest of New Jersey to receive this special rate or book online using the following link: Quilt & Sewing Fest at Spring Hill Suites Somerset.

Additional Quilt Fest lodging is also available at the Courtyard by Marriott, Somerset, 250 Davidson Avenue in Somerset, NJ. Located just up the road from the Garden State Exhibit Center, you’ll love the accommodations at the Courtyard by Marriott. Enjoy free Wi-Fi  throughout the hotel. The on-site Ruby Tuesday restaurant is open for lunch and dinner. Please note there is no shuttle service provided by this hotel to the Garden State Exhibit Center. A special split rate of $79 + tax Thursday through Sunday, March 2-5, or $129 + tax Tuesday and Wednesday February 28 – March 1, single or double standard room, is offered to Quilt Fest participants and guests. The group rate reservation deadline is January 28, 2017. Call (732) 271-4555 for reservations and be sure to mention the Quilt Fest of New Jersey to receive this rate.

The Fest’s Merchants Mall will feature everything for quilt, fiber, wearable and textile artists. In addition, the Fest will present an outstanding collection of quilts and wearable art on display, including the entries to the 2017 Tri-State Quilt Competition. And, because nothing could be better than having more quilts at a quilt show, we will be sharing the winners of the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival quilt competition with QFNJ show-goers. Enjoy the beauty created by some of your fellow quilt artists!

We look forward to seeing you at The Quilt & Sewing Fest of New Jersey!