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THE LOWELL QUILT FESTIVAL: 
A Citywide Celebration of Quilts & Fiber Arts
featuring
New England IMAGES:
New England's Premier Judged & Juried Quilt Show
August 8 - 10, 2013

Download our Festival Brochure here

SAVE THE DATES!
2013 Lowell Quilt Festival & New England IMAGES
August 8,9,10, 2013

Exhibit Hours:  Thursday & Friday, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. 
          Saturday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Gallery Night at NEQM and Partner sites:  Friday, August 9, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

see our Visit page for venue details

There are many ways you can be part of the excitement of
the Lowell Quilt Festival:

New England IMAGES Quilt Show

New England IMAGES is the premier venue of the Lowell Quilt Festival.  While last year's 25th anniversary show featured outstanding quilts (see some of the winners here), we expect this year's IMAGES show to be even bigger and better.


Quilts from all over the country are entered into IMAGES. You can enter your quilt too.  See how here.

Do you know a young quilter who might benefit from seeing their own quilt in the show?  We also have a Youth exhibit open to quilters 16 and under.  Click here for details.

Are you a member of a New England Quilt Museum Supporting Guild?  We're pleased to announce that again this year we'll be featuring a Best of Guilds exhibit.  See details for entering your guild's best quilt here.

Do you have a quilt you'd like to have appraised?  We're happy to announce that Julie Crossland, certified quilt appraiser, will again be joining us to evaluate your quilts - Old, New, and/or Donations.  In addition, she'll be doing a daily Appraisal Demonstation, and one lucky person will win a free appraisal.  Click here for details.

Our Lunch and Learn programs are some of the most popular events at IMAGES.  We've got great speakers lined up for this year's sessions.  Click here for the details and to pre-register.

Special Exhibits are always part of IMAGES. Check our Special Exhibits page often for information on our IMAGES 2013 Special Exhibits.

More Lowell Quilt Festival  Events

Special Partner Events, Vendor Mall, and more are in the works.
Check back often to learn more.

Getting Around!

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We're happy to announce that COOL (Cultural Organization Of Lowell) has offered us the use of their COOL Bus to transport Quilt Festival attendees to the various venues around Lowell.  So we'll have TWO buses this year, including the bus provided to us in past years courtesy of the City of Lowell.  Thank you COOL!

Less Waiting! Less Walking!  More Fun!
Visiting Us

While we're making plans to create an even bigger and better Lowell Quilt Festival in 2013, you may want to start your planning to visit us.

There are various options this year to visit us.
  • Group Sales:  Groups of 5 or more can preregister and receive a discount on their admissions.  Click here for more information.
  • Roadscholar:  The Lowell Quilt Festival and IMAGES will be part of a special 5-day program run by Road Scholar called  Lowell, Massachusetts: The Birthplace of American Ingenuity. To learn more about Road Scholar and this special Lowell program, visit the Road Scholar website.
  • And of course, Individual visitors are always welcome!

The show is over...
THE SHOW GOES ON!

The quilts and fiber art pieces at last year's Lowell Quilt Festival were some of the most stunning we've ever seen.
Receptions and special events around town were outstanding.  Click here to see highlights of the 2012 Show.

And there's always something happening at the New England Quilt Museum.  Check out their website and visit often.

Visiting the city of Lowell?  There's always something going on.  Click here for links to activities in Lowell and the Merrimac Valley.

LATEST NEWS

IMAGES Youth Quilt Entry

Do you know a young quilter who would like to enter their quilt in IMAGES?  Click here for entry details.  Registration is open until July 15.

Call for Entries: Art League of Lowell (ALL)

ALL has just announced it's Call for Entries for their special exhibit, The Fabrication of Imagination 2013 - 3D Fibre Arts.  For entry details, click here.

Calling for SAQA Quilt Entries

Are you a member of MA/RI SAQA?  The Lowell Quilt Festival is announcing a special quilt entry and exhibit for SAQA members.  Click here for entry details.

Two Shuttle Buses!

Less Walking! Less Waiting!  More Fun!
We're happy to announce we'll have two shuttle buses available this year to transport you to our various venues.