Northern Illinois Quilt Fest Events

The Northern Illinois Quilt Fest runs through September. Some area events include:

• Highland Park’s Quilts on Parade, a public art project, exhibits barn quilts on Central Avenue, from July 15 to Sept. 15.
• The Lake County Discovery Museum will display 20 historic quilts in its exhibit Quilt Treasures: Pieces of History, which runs from July 2 to Sept. 25.
• The Highland Park Historical Society displays the dramatic Crazy Quilts and More by Addie Mangoian Davis through Sept. 30.
• The Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum quilt exhibit runs from July 9 to Aug. 20.
• The Ansel B. Cook Museum in Libertyville is a Victorian home with at least a dozen historic quilts.
• The Raupp Museum in Buffalo Grove will tell the story behind the quilt in Every Quilt Tells a Story which runs July 3 through Sept. 29.
• The Northern Lake County Quilters Guild will display more than 200 quilts, Oct. 22 and 23, at the Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center.
• The Lakes Region Historical Society in Antioch will feature displays of antique and modern quilts and will hold numerous events.
• The McHenry County Historical Society in Union will hold its Glorious Quilts exhibit as well as various special events that started in June and run until October. It is open every afternoon, except Monday, from 1 to 4 p.m.  Due to road construction, there is a detour, so check the website or call the museum, (815) 923-2267.
• The Crystal Lake Historical Society and Crystal Lake Park District will host their Summer Sunday, Aug. 14, Quilt Exhibit: The Art of the Pioneer Woman during an open house at the Col. Palmer House. The Crystal Lake Library also will host numerous programs on quilts.
• McHenry County College will host quilt exhibits in its galleries from July through September.
• The Gazebo Quilt Guild of Huntley and the Huntley Park District a large exhibit of Quilts of Valor,  Aug. 19 and Aug. 20 at the Cosman Center. Mary Ann Fons' Quilt of Valor program, Under Our Wings will be the focus of the weekend, which will include workshops to create 50 more Quilts of Valor.  Quilts of Valor program has presented over 35,000 quilts to service members and their families. 
• There are many more events and exhibits nearby. See the complete schedule of events for the Northern Illinois Quilt Fest.