Quilt Show at Onondaga Community College brings in world-class quilts and vendors
Over 100 local and international quilters will be showing their one of a kind quilts in a Quilt Show at Onondaga Community College July 17-28. The exhibit is part of the annual Quilting by the Lake Conference, put on by the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn. Quilting by the Lake is one of the longest running conferences in the country and offers some of the most cutting edge workshops and faculty in the quilting community.
Quilts by world renowned faculty, local artists, and conference attendees will be on view. Many of the quilts were started at the conference last year, where serious quilt makers and designers go to immerse themselves in innovative ideas and techniques. Visitors can also shop for quilting supplies with various vendors such as Cotton’s Etc, Country Keepsakes, hand dyed and printed fabric by Pat Pauly (session one only), and unique gifts from the Schweinfurth Art Center’s gift shop. The Quilt Show is open, air conditioned, and free to the public from 11:30am – 5:30pm, and Tuesday evenings from 7:00pm-8:30pm when conference attendees will be hosting a mini mall of handmade goods. The Quilt Show will be closed on Saturday, July 23, but will reopen with normal hours on Sunday July 24.
For a behind the scenes look at the classes, special guided tours are available on Thursdays July 21 & July 28 from 2:00pm-5:00pm. Tours include an introduction to Quilting by the Lake, tour of the quilt show, classroom tours, and a lecture by faculty member Gloria Loughman on the 21 st and David Taylor on the 28 th . Pre-registration is required for tour day participation. $20. Call 315.255.1553 to register.
For more information please visit http://www.schweinfurthartcenter.org/qbl.cfm or call 315.225.1553.