Please use the links provided to confirm the details with organisers before travelling any distance to attend any of the shows below. To notify us of an event please e-mail fiona@thesewingdirectory.co.uk
2012 - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December
2012 shows
27th - 29th January
Spring Quilt Festival - Norfolk Pavillion, Ardingly, Sussex
Wonderful displays of quilts to view upstairs whilst downstairs you can stock up on fabrics and suppliers from a selection of retailers as well as meeting the experts to get tips & advice.
To buy tickets or find out more please visit: http://www.grosvenorshows.co.uk/html/Spri
ng_Ardingly.html
2nd - 4th February
Craft4Crafters - Westpoint Arena
Local & national exhibitors will be on hand to offer products and advise on all your crafting needs. A great place to stock up on supplies and get inspiration.
For more information please visit www.craft4crafters.co.uk
2nd - 5th February
Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts - Bluewater Events Venue, Kent
Visit the popular Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts shows and find all the very latest supplies and ideas in the world of stitching and creative crafts with lots of special features to enjoy plus FREE workshops, talks and demonstrations.
Visit the ICHF website for more information about this show.
5th - 9th February
Spring Fair - Birmingham NEC
The UK's largest retail trade event and the most comprehensive collection of handmade gits in Europe. 3,000 of the finest home and gift suppliers from the UK and abroad, plus over 300,000 new product launches.
For more information please visit: www.springfair.com
9th - 11th February
The Creative Crafts Show - Manchester
Sewing, embroidery, patchwork, quilting and dressmaking supplies come along and stock up.
To find out more see www.sccshows.co.uk
11th-13th February
Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts - Brighton
Visit the popular Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts shows and find all the very latest supplies and ideas in the world of stitching and creative crafts with lots of special features to enjoy plus FREE workshops, talks and demonstrations.
Visit the ICHF website for more information about this show.
16th - 18th February - Maldon, Essex
Sewing, embroidery, patchwork, quilting and dressmaking supplies come along and stock up.
To find out more see www.sccshows.co.uk
17th-19th February
Textiles in Focus - Cottenham Village College, Cottenham, Cambridge.
Thirty 2hr workshops
Saturday Lecture
Two textile art exhibitions
Demonstrators Promenade
20 Textiles/Art and Mixed Media Suppliers
Charity Tombola in aid of ‘Magpas’
Light Lunches and Refreshments
More information can be found here.
19th-21st February
Craft, Hobby & Stitch - Birmingham NEC
The trade show for sewing professionals with hundreds of exhibitors, suppliers from throughout Europe. Free workshops and seminars on subjects such as using social media to promote your business, PR tricks and other subjects to help you build and promote your business.
For more information please visit the ICHF website.
24th -26th February
Spring Quilt Festival - Royal Highland Showgrounds, Edinburgh
Wonderful displays of quilts to view as well as the chance to stock up on fabrics and suppliers from a selection of retailers and meeting the experts to get tips & advice.
Find out more at www.grosvenorshows.co.uk
24th - 26th February
Make It! 2012 - Farnborough
One of the biggest crafting events in Southern England find a range of new and traditional crafts and take part in free demos and workshops.
Visit their website www.make-it.org.uk for more information.
1-3 March - Malvern
Sewing, embroidery, patchwork, quilting and dressmaking supplies come along and stock up.
To find out more see www.sccshows.co.uk
3rd - 6th March
Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts - Glasgow.
Visit the popular Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts shows and find all the very latest supplies and ideas in the world of stitching and creative crafts with lots of special features to enjoy plus FREE workshops, talks and demonstrations.
For more information please visit www.ichf.co.uk
9th - 11th March
Spring Quilt Festival - Chilford Hall Vineyard, Linton, Cambridge
Patchwork and quilting suppliers stands with your favourite suppliers. Quilting enthusiasts and personalities on hand to “show you how”.
Good facilities including restaurant, disabled facilities, easy and instant access, free parking, vineyard.
For more information please visit the Grosvenor Shows website here.
22nd - 25th March
Sewing For Pleasure/Fashion Embroidery & Stitch/Hobbycrafts - Birmingham NEC
These 3 great sewing events all for the price of one ticket make it a mecca for sewing fans. Along with fabrics, haberdashery, magazines and books for sale you can view a range of exhibitions and participate in the many workshops on offer.
Click on the links above to find out more. Full details can be found on the ICHF website: http://www.ichf.co.uk/sewingforpleasure/
23rd - 25th March
Quilters Guild of Ireland Conference - Ballybofey, Co Donegal
A weekend of fun, companionship and laughter, teachers include Maike Bakker, Cathy Little, Pauline Openneer and Gaye Grant.
More details can be found at http://theqgi.com/.
28th March
Recycling & Upcycling day with Lorna Knight - Bambers Sewing Machines, Manchester
Bring along your unwanted clothes, curtains & Linen and learn from Lorna Knight how to give them a new lease of life.
For more details please click here.
30th March - 1st April
Spring Quilt Festival -Westpoint Exhibition Center, Devon
Large display of quilts from all over the world. Patchwork and quilting suppliers stands. Quilting enthusiasts and personalities on hand to “show you how”.
Good facilities including restaurant, disabled facilities, easy and instant access, free parking.
Workshops are available, and can only be booked at the show on a first come, first served basis and can be booked through the Grosvenor Shows website.
17th -20th May
Quilts UK - Three Counties Showground, Malvern
Spectacular displays of hundreds of quilts, ranging from bed quilts to miniatures, and trade stands in the Exhibition Hall and Marquee.
Shop with all our quality exhibitors, offering you the latest in quilting supplies. Meet the experts with demonstrations of patchwork and quilting techniques.
Find out more by going here.
22nd -24th June
National Quilt Championships - Sandown Exhibition Center, Esher
Spectacular displays of hundreds of competitive quilts from all over the world. Patchwork and quilting suppliers stands. Quilting experts and personalities on hand to “show you how”.
Excellent facilities, restaurants, disabled facilities, free parking.
Go to Quilt Shows for Competition Entry Forms
Download National Quilt Championship 2011 Competition Results
Workshops are available, and can only be booked at the show on a first come, first served basis. To view the workshop time table, or find out more about the show visit the Grosvenor website.
16th-19th August
Festival of Quilts - Birmingham NEC
The Festival of Quilts (organised with the support of the Quilters Guild of the British Isles) has earned a reputation over the past eight years as the largest, most inspiring quilting event in Europe - with good reason! The Festival of Quilts boasts a host of gallery exhibitions from leading international artists and groups.
Over 250 companies will be selling all those hard-to-find patchwork and quilting supplies, so bring your shopping bags! They also offer The Quilt Academy with a stunning programme of nearly 100 masterclasses, workshops and lectures, and the Quick & Easy workshops provide another 100 plus sessions aimed at beginners.
For full details please visit the Twisted Thread website. 
31st August - 2nd September
Great Northern Quilt Show & Great Northern Needlecraft Show- Great Yorkshire Show Ground, Harrogate.
Wonderful display of quilts with entries invited from all over the world, including feature displays. Our exhibitors have a huge range of supplies available enabling you to shop extensively, workshops are also available to book at the show.
Excellent facilities including restaurant, wide aisles, facilities for the disabled, free car parking, easy and instant access.
For more information on both shows please visit www.grosvenorshows.co.uk
2nd - 5th September
The Autumn Fair - Birmingham NEC
Trade fair with over 60,000 new product launches and over 900 exhibitors. There is also a dedicated Hobby & craft section which will include beading and haberdashery, needlepoint, embroidery and knitting supplies.
To find out more please visit: http://www.autumnfair.com/
21st - 23rd September
Scottish Quilt Championships - Royal Highland Showgrounds, Edinburgh
Spectacular displays of hundreds of quilts from all over the world. Patchwork and quilting suppliers stands, providing a unique opportunity to shop with our dedicated exhibitors under one roof. There will also be workshops running that can be booked at the show.
Good facilities including restaurant, disabled access, free parking. For further information please visit the Grosvenor website.
11th-14th October
The Knitting & Stitching Show - Alexandra Palace, London.
This multi craft show covers not just knitting and stitching but also felt-making, shibori dyeing, jewellery-making, card-making, mixed media. You will find suppliers, magazines, workshops and galleries at the show.
For more information please visit the Twisted Thread website.
20th October
Rotsey's Yarn & Wool Market - Saint Nicholas Place, 81 The Green, Birmingham.
A festival of wool, yarn, silks, buttons, knitting sewing and embroidery.
For more information please go to www.saintnicolasplace.co.uk or visit their Facebook group here.
22nd-25th November
The Knitting & Stitching Show, Harrogate International Centre.
This multi craft show covers not just knitting and stitching but also felt-making, shibori dyeing, jewellery-making, card-making, mixed media. You will find suppliers, magazines, workshops and galleries at the show.
Find more information here.
