April 26-27, 2025
10 am – 5 pm
Maryland State Fairgrounds
4H/Home Arts Building
2200 York Road
Timonium, MD 21093
Join us for an exciting and fun weekend with more than 300 fabulous quilts and fiber arts, classes, demos, and vendors. You won’t want to miss our ever-popular Stash-to-Treasure booth where you buy super-discounted fabric, notions, books, and patterns!
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Admission Tickets
Featured Quilters
Sewing Machine Raffle Tickets
Raffle Quilt Tickets
Raffle Baskets
Demos
Buy It or Bid It
Stash to Treasure
Members’ Boutique
Quilt Appraisals
Vendors
Classes
For BHQG Members:
Buy It or Bid It Donation Form
Get 100 postcards with your quilt pictured
Volunteer Registration Form
Instructions on How to Make a Sleeve
Please note that ALL quilts must have sleeves! And a label!
Admission Tickets
Tickets at the door are $12, children under 12 admitted free with an adult. Advance tickets sales available here for $10. Advance sales end on Thursday, April 25 at 9 pm.
Featured Quilters
Our featured quilters, Kathy Awalt and Natalie Blum, present a retrospective view of the quilts they have made over the years.
Above: A selection of quilts by Natalie Blum.
Natalie has loved art her entire life and spent most of her career as elementary school art teacher in Baltimore City. She made her first quilt for her son when he was six months old and was soon making many, many more baby quilts!
Her love for quilting grew as she began taking classes and workshops to learn new techniques. She is now well-known for her art quilts where she features improvisation and photographs to create striking works of art.
Above: A selection of quilts by Kathy Awalt.
Kathy began sewing as part of 4-H under the tutelage of her grandmother, Grace, using a Singer Featherweight. Her interest in quilting came a little later when she was in grad school and the art of quilting was seeing a resurgence. But Kathy’s creative endeavors were put on hold while she finished medical school and her residency in pediatrics.
Then, inspiration struck when she read about the improvisational work of Freddie Moran and Gwen Marston. Kathy was so taken by their approaches that she traveled to Asilomar in Pacific Grove, CA, to create a quilt under their guidance. While Kathy has learned many techniques from many gifted artists, Gwen became her life-long friend and mentor. You will see Gwen and Freddie’s influence in Kathy’s quilts.
Sewing Machine Raffle
We are raffling a fabulous Bernina Kaffe 475 (underwritten by Domesticity). This machine is a workhorse, yet small enough to take to retreats. Raffle tickets are $5 each or 3 for $10 and can be purchased online (see Advance Purchase link above) or at the Expo. Cash, check, and credit cards are accepted at the Expo.
- Patchwork Foot #37; Reverse Pattern Foot #1, Overlock Foot #2; Buttonhole Foot with Slide #3, Zipper Foot #4, and Blindstitch Foot #5
- An easy to navigate touch screen, including on-screen support
- A 5.5 mm stitch width
- Adjustable presser foot pressure
- 221 Decorative Stitches, including 21 unique stitches, inspired by Kaffe Fassett’s designs
EXPO 2025 Raffle Quilt “Baltimore Charm”
“Baltimore Charm” represents the combined efforts of many members of the Baltimore Heritage Quilt Guild. This lovely 66″ x 66″ quilt, fashioned using colors of the sea and sunrise, showcases an array of quilting techniques including applique, piecing, and foundations piecing. It includes motifs that represent the State of Maryland: Orioles, Ravens, Checkerspot butterflies, and Black-Eyed Susans, each symbolizing a unique aspect of Maryland’s rich heritage.
Raffle Baskets
Tickets for Raffle Baskets are only available at the show. There will be more than 20 themed baskets, including Jams and Jellyrolls; Orioles; Spice It Up (featuring spices from McCormick); and of course, Wine!
Tickets will be $20 for 25 tickets, $10 for 10 tickets, $5 for 5 tickets, $1 for 1 ticket, and are only available at the Expo. Cash, check, and credit cards are accepted at the Expo.
Demos
These free demos will introduce you to a variety of quilting and fiber art techniques.
| Day & Time | Demo | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday 11-12 | TBA | TBA |
| Saturday 1-2 | Preparing Your Quilt for Longarming | Megan Harris |
| Saturday 3-4 | Make a Jacket from a Quilt | Rae Cumbie |
| Sunday 11-12 | Crumb Quilting | June Piper-Brandon |
| Sunday 1-2 | Making YoYo Flowers | Sew ‘n Sweep |
| Sunday 3-4 | TBA | TBA |
Classes
Learn some new techniques for creating, embellishing, and finishing your quilts! Classes are $15 each and are limited to 12 participants. Online registration is available until Wednesday, April 23, at 9 pm. If the class is not full, registration will be available on-site on a first-come, first-served basis.
| Date and Time | Class | Instructor | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 10:30 – 11:30 | Glue Basting Your Quilt and Binding | Carol Rubin | Tired of pins and chemical sprays? Learn how to glue baste your quilt sandwich and your bindings with washable Elmers Glue. |
| Saturday 12:30-1:30 | Learn Basic Embroidery to Embellish Your Quilts | Barbara Shelton | This class intended for the novice embroiderer, will touch on the basics of embroidery, with time to try out a stitch or two. Please bring scissors. Participants will receive a kit with supplies and a laminated instruction book. |
| Sunday 10:30 – 11:30 | Crazy Quilt Piecing | Marnee Keith | Create hand-sewn quilt blocks. Fabric, thread, and supplies will be provided. |
| Sunday 12:30-1:30 | Painting Miniature Wood Barn Quilt | Susan Brightman | Use 4″ wood squares and acrylic paint to make your favorite quilt block. An information booklet about Barn Quilts and all supplies will be provided. |
Buy It or Bid It
Get some beautifully made items at great prices! You can buy an item immediately at the “Buy It Now” price or take your chances on bidding. Items available include baby quilts, wall hangings, tote bags, as well as some larger quilts. All items have been made and donated by BHQG members.
Cash, check, and credit cards accepted.
Stash to Treasure
An amazing array of items for all types of sewists at super low prices, so payment is cash or check only! Items available include:
- A huge assortment of fabrics (from solids to novelty prints), including yardage and $2 fat quarters
- Kits – both quilting and other types of needlework and felting
- Partially finished quilts for you to finish!
- All sorts of notions, including rulers and thread hangers
- Patterns of all sorts!
- Storage containers
- Various craft supplies
- As always – both prepackaged scrap bags and a “fill your own scrap bag”
Only cash and checks accepted at Stash to Treasure
Members’ Boutique
Buy wonderful creations made by our members. Items include fabric baskets of varying sizes, wall hangings, zippered pouches, coasters, bowl cozies, scarves, as well as a variety of other unique items.
Cash, check, and credit cards accepted.
Quilt Appraisals
Is Grandma’s quilt really priceless? How much should you insure your quilts for? Find out what your quilt is worth from Karen Dever, a certified appraiser with AQS. She will be available by appointment to appraise your quilts for a fee, as well as to answer general questions about quilt valuation and care.
Advance appointments will be taken until Wednesday, April 23 at 9 pm. Walk-in appointments will be first-come, first-served based on appointment availability. For more information or to make an appointment contact bhqgappraisals@gmail.com.
Vendors
Interested in vending at EXPO 2025? Email Jenny for more information.
For BHQG Members
100 Postcards of your quilt
BHQG Members, you can do your own publicity for EXPO 2025 with a postcard featuring your quilt. And it will include a $1 off the admission fee for the show. Download the order form and fill it out. Send it to the Guild PO Box or bring it to the next meeting, along with a check for $55 made out to BHQG. Deadline for submission is March 11.
Volunteer Registration
All Guild members who are exhibiting quilts in EXPO 2025 are required to donate at least 4 hours of their time. And any Guild member who is not exhibiting is encouraged to donate some of her time also. EXPO 2025 is a huge undertaking and we need all hands on deck. It’s lots of fun! Thank you!
Volunteer registration is available here.