Atlanta Quilt Festival

06/12/2026

SAVE THE DATE: AQF WILL BE BACK BIGGER THAN EVER 7/31 -9/5.

06/05/2026

New lecture added to the AQF lineup! “Reading the Cloth” by Wesley Hall on 8/22?at 2 pm. Learn more about Wesley at bigwes.com. Get your ticket today on the home page of our website.$10. Reception follows.

06/04/2026

Atlanta Quilt Festival quilters were out in force at the Georgia Celebrates Quilts show. Atlanta Quilt Festival CEO won a second place ribbon in the Applique category for her quilt “Sensuous Secret Garden.” Do you remember some of these quilts from last year’s banned book exhibit? Congratulations to all! The show runs through Saturday. Don’t forget to Save the Date for the “Music Moves Movements” exhibit opening 5/31 at the Atlanta Quilt Festival.

06/01/2026

QUILTERS! Thank you for your beautiful entries. We can’t wait to see your masterpiece hanging in the beautiful Southwest Arts Center July 31 - September 5th. You will hear from us by June 15th to explain next steps. If you have not heard from us by June 15th, please contact us at [email protected]. Congratulations on having the courage to take the first step to share your work. We are so proud of you!👏🏾🥰

05/31/2026

QUILT ENTRIES FOR THE 2026 ATLANTA QUILT FESTIVAL EXHIBITS CLOSE JUNE 1ST! Quilt shown is the 2025 Best of Show winner by Georgia Williams.

05/22/2026

Please support our sponsor. The East Cobb Quilt Guild produces the largest quilt show in Georgia. There is something for everyone including lots of vendors!🤑.

05/16/2026

Every quilter should learn the finishing skill of free motion quilting to make your quilts even more beautifu. Pat Batine will teach you how August 7th. Register at atlantaquiltfestival.com.

05/16/2026

It’s time to put the Atlanta Quilt Festival on your calendar! We kick off this year on July 31st with the opening of Music Moves Movements, a special exhibit showing how music has been a part of major events in the world. Opening weekend is going to be filled with quilts, shopping, and prizes starting on August 2nd at the Southwest Arts Center in Atlanta, GA. This will be the ONLY market day for shopping. Make sure to check out our website for more details and to sign up for the newsletter.
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Entries are open for our juried exhibit and for our special exhibit “Music Moves Movements”. To enter your quilt visit the website for more information on how to enter and check out our reel for tips to enter a quilt show. Entries are due NO LATER THAN JUNE 1st! So be sure to enter your quilts by the deadline.
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It’s also time to sign up for our classes! If you’ve never quilted and want to learn how to quilt be sure to check out our beginning quilting class and if you know any young aspiring quilters check out the youth quilting class. Unfortunately “Beginning Doll Making” had to be cancelled and will not be offered this year. Also look at the Marva Swanson Lecture Series where we learn about exiting things in the quilt and art world. Can’t wait to see everyone at the festival!!

05/14/2026

Great news especially for Atlanta artists.

Critical support for eight new projects will process and activate essential documents of the history of Black art in the U.S.