Mancuso Show Management is excited to announce the expansion of the Quilt & Sewing Fest of New Jersey’s quilt competition to include entrants from the entirety of the northeastern United States – New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont & Maine.

These northeast regional artists will represent their quilt and textile communities with a stunning collection of artwork while competing for over $7,000 in awards and prizes in the Quilt Fest’s juried and judged competition. Online and printable entry forms are available on quiltfest.com and the entry deadline is February 1, 2016. Pictured: Felicity aka Spargo-esque by Jo Timko, Best of New Jersey 2015

Major Annual Sponsor Brother: Rock, Paper, Scissors and Sponsors Bernina: Olde City Quilts, Baby Lock/Elna/Handi Quilter: Pocono Sew & Vac, Above and Beyond Creative Sewing Center and ABM International/Innova generously support The Quilt & Sewing Fest of New Jersey.

Will your quilt be the next to win Best of Show at the Quilt Fest? We’ll never know … until you enter!

Mancuso Show Management has announced that Liza Prior Lucy of New Hope, Pennsylvania is the featured instructor, and Meg Cox from Princeton, New Jersey is the featured lecturer at the 2016 Quilt & Sewing Fest of New Jersey, March 3-6, 2016 in Somerset, New Jersey.

A well-known quilter in her own right, Liza Lucy is also famed as Kaffe Fassett’s collaborator in quilt design and is co-author with him of many books including Glorious Patchwork. Liza specializes in re-interpreting traditional quilt patterns using contemporary fabrics and unexpected color combinations. Visit Liza’s online fabric store, GloriousColor.com. Liza is teaching two full day, 9 am – 4 pm, workshops at the Quilt Fest: Glorious Hexagons on Friday and, on Saturday, Bright Squares.

 Meg Cox is a journalist and thought leader on quilting and traditions who lectures at guilds, shows and museums. She contributes articles to the Wall Street Journal and many national magazines. Her popular newsletter, Quilt Journalist Tells All!, features news, reviews and monthly giveaways. You may subscribe to her newsletter at www.megcox.com. Meg’s 1:30 pm, Sunday, March 6 lecture, Celebrate! Rituals for Quilters, will be enjoyed by quilters and their non-quilting friends and family alike.