Quilts 250
When:
Saturday, Mar 22, 2025 10:00a -
Sunday, Mar 23, 2025 4:00p
Saturday, Mar 22, 2025 10:00a -
Sunday, Mar 23, 2025 4:00p
Where:
Concord Academy
132 Main Street
Concord, MA 01742
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Art, Festivals & Fairs, History, Rainy Day Ideas
Quilts 250: Stitching in the Spirit of Democracy is a free, public quilt show organized in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary events of April 19, 1775 along Battle Road in Lincoln, Concord, Lexington, and Arlington, Massachusetts. Showcasing the creative energy of quilters near and far, Quilts 250 will have 200+ quilts that visually express through fabric and thread themes related to our country’s founding and evolution and the dynamic range of quilting arts in the last 250 years.
March 22 & March 23: 10am - 4pm
Quilts on Display:
- Antique
- Traditional
- Contemporary
- The Spirit of 1775
- Quilts of Protest
Comfort Quilts
Comfort quilt programs provide free quilts, teddy bears, pillows, pillowcases, and bibs to hospitals, shelters, veterans’ nursing homes, medically-supervised summer camps for children with serious illnesses, disaster-recovery sites, and other care centers. On display are some of the quilts made by members of Quilters’ Connection, Rising Star Quilters, and Concord Piecemakers for this purpose. These guilds together make and donate thousands of items each year, as do other local quilting guilds.
Quilts in Bloom
Featuring quilts paired with floral arrangements by the Concord Garden Club
Children’s Activities
There will be an activity center with hands-on activities
Boutique
There will be items for sale made by members of the organizing guilds.
The show is sponsored by Concord 250 Celebrations Committee and is organized by the Concord Piecemakers, Quilters’ Connection, and Rising Star Quilters Guild.
Please tell all your friends and family to attend this spectacular show!
For more information visit here.
March 22 @ 5:00 PM
Quilts 250 Keynote Speakers Gerald Roy and Jennifer Swope: “American Quilts: The Art and Story of a Nation”
Gerald Roy of the Pilgrim/Roy Collection and Jennifer Swope, David and Roberta Logie Curator of Textiles at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will discuss the history of quilting in America.
A beloved art form that has touched many lives since the founding of our nation, quilts continue to reflect the diversity, resourcefulness, and vision of their makers.
The talk will be illustrated with a selection of quilts from Gerald Roy’s collection.
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