Quilters Guild Sets 2-Day Show At Newtown Middle School

NEWTOWN, PA — The Newtown Quilters Guild will bring its two-day quilt show, “A Thread Runs Through It,” to Newtown Middle School on Saturday and Sunday, with more than 150 quilts set for display. Some of the quilts will be available for purchase during the weekend event at the school, 116 Newtown-Richboro Road in Newtown.

The show is scheduled for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizers said the display will include red, white, and blue quilts, mystery quilts, block of the month quilts, challenge quilts, philanthropy quilts, as well as wearables and home décor items.

In addition to the quilt displays, the event will feature small quilt and basket raffles, a Featherweight Machine raffle, a queen-size quilt raffle, a handcrafted boutique, Aunt Sukie’s Attic Treasures, vendors, and demonstrations.

Admission is $10, while children younger than 12 will be admitted free. Visitors can receive $1 off admission by bringing an unexpired canned good, which will be donated to a local food pantry.

The Newtown Quilters’ Guild traces its start to June 1989, when 10 friends gathered for an evening of sewing and socializing. The gathering grew into a monthly “stitch ’n sew” held in homes around Bucks County.

Since then, the guild has developed its name and logo and continued through several location changes as membership expanded to more than 100. Members now come from Bucks County, Montgomery County, Philadelphia and New Jersey, according to the guild.