About this festival
$42,000 in cash awards in the quilt contest. 500 quilts on exhibit. 300 vendor booths in the Merchant Mall. 35 instructors in the AQS School of Quiltmaking. Special events include An Evening with Pepper Cory; Linda Schmidt's Fabulous Quilts - Trunk Show & Awards Presentation; Eleanor Burns: Live on Stage; An Evening in Apalachia; Brunch with Klaudeen Hansen; All-Star Review mini demonstrations.