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EP 56: Don't Go to Houston Without Watching This! Quilt Festival Tips — 96
It's Houston Quilt Festival week! International Quilt Festival runs November 12–15, 2026 at the George R. Brown Convention Center, and this year is history-making different.
In this episode, Christen walks you through:
• The big numbers: 1,400+ quilts, 500+ vendor booths, and 275+ classes and events
• Why Quilt Market, the industry trade show held in Houston since 1979, has ended for good, and the three reasons behind it
• Why there's no Preview Night this year (and the good news about 2027)
• What's new, including an exhibit for textile artists 35 and under
• Where the trade show went, and…
The skinny
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