49th Annual Quilt Show at Lakes Region Community College Sept. 19-20

LACONIA — Members of the Belknap Mill Quilters Guild have been quilting up a storm in preparation for their 49th annual Harvest of Quilts Show scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19 and Sunday, Sept. 20 at Lakes Region Community College. The campus offers a great location with ample parking, and shuttle service between the parking lot and main entrance.

The guild will display more than 150 handmade quilts of all sizes and techniques, to include home decor, quilted clothing, and accessories. Styles range from traditional to modern, bed quilts, wall hangings, and embroidered works of art, and many original designs will be on display. Quilt show winners will be decided by the public’s popular vote, ending at 5 p.m. on Saturday, with ribbons awarded on Sunday. Tickets for the guild’s 2026 raffle quilt “Mountain View," pattern designed by Edyta Sitar for Laundry Basket Quilts are being sold and will be available for purchase at the show.

Many vendors will be on hand with beautiful fabric, rulers, patterns, and other quilting supplies, along with the latest in sewing machine technology. Visit the vendors while enjoying the beautiful quilts. 

The college’s Countdown Cafe will be open during the quilt show, offering a wide selection of sandwiches, salads, and snacks at very reasonable prices.

For bargain hunters, the guild’s popular Attic Corner will once again be filled with gently used sewing notions and fabric-by-the-pound. The Quilted Treasures boutique will be selling beautifully handcrafted items made by guild members and is a great place to start holiday shopping.

As an opening act to the quilt show, everyone is encouraged to enjoy the Mysterious Quilt Journey in downtown Laconia, featuring themed quilts displayed in dozens of businesses from Sept. 11 through Sept. 20. Take a journey downtown and collect a Mysterious Quilt Journey quilt block from each participating merchant. Bring the blocks to the quilt show for a chance to win prizes (with paid adult admission).

The quilt show begins on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and continues Sunday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information, visit bmqg.org