Bucks County Quilt Show 2019 To Open June 30

BENSALEM, PA — More than 100 Pennsylvania quilts will be on display when the 2019 Bucks County Quilt Show kicks off on June 30.

The 15th-annual show will take place at the Bucks County Visitor Center from June 30 through September 2. The visitor center is located at 3207 Street Rd. in Bensalem.

The more than 100 quilted pieces will be hanging from 25-foot high beams displayed throughout the center's main gallery. Organizers say the show celebrates what evolved from creating a life necessity into something that not only provides warmth and comfort, but is a true art form.

The show provides a showcase for quilters from throughout Bucks County.

This year, two speaker events will be hosted during the show. On July 13 at 2 p.m., Trish Chambers of On Demand! Programs and Events will present "Freedom Quilts and the Underground Railroad." On Aug. 3 at 2 p.m., Running With Scissors Quilters, who are certified instructors, will present "How to Use Studio 180 Design's Tools and Methods."

Also during the show, "Reflections of a Fiber Artist, an exhibit by Rose H.V. Miller, will be on display in the theater gallery.

The quilt show is free and open to the public Monday-Sunday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.