Mark your calendars for March 18th 🎉 It’s National Quilting Day! I hope you get to spend it happily sewing and quilting on something that brings you joy.
What is National Quilting Day?
National Quilting Day is an annual holiday to celebrate the rich history of quilt making. The holiday is coordinated by the Quilt Alliance and the National Quilt Museum. If you look up the origins of this holiday it was originally a “Quilter’s Day Out” back in 1989 organized by the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society. A group of local quilt makers gathered together to share their makes and love of quilt making. This group elected to make this an annual event; the first formal National Quilt Day was celebrated in 1992!
When is National Quilting Day?
National Quilting day is celebrated annually on the third Saturday of March. Last year it was celebrated on March 19, 2022. This year it will be celebrated on March 18, 2023. Next year it will be celebrated on March 16, 2024.
How to Celebrate National Quilting Day?
By quilting of course! Whether you celebrate along or with a group, hopefully you get some quality time to reflect and appreciate the art of quilt making.
How to Celebrate National Quilting Day?
Need some ideas on how to celebrate National Quilting Day? Here’s 10 ideas that hopefully inspire you to create or do something related to quilting:
1. Work on a project you have in progress.
2. Start a new project!
3. Go fabric shopping and admire gorgeous fabric at your local quilt store or fabric shop.
4. Organize your sewing or quilting space.
5. Clean out your sewing machine… you know it needs it. Or you could take it to be serviced then do number 4.
6. Go through your fabric scraps and trim them into usable sizes. This is the year you make a scrap quilt!
7. Read the history of quilting and learn a new fact to share with your guild.
8. Go through your fabric and donate fabric that doesn’t bring you joy. Then you can do number 4 to replenish your stash.
9. Take a class or workshop to learn a new skill or technique.
10. Curl up on the couch or in your comfiest spot under your favorite quilt and admire your handiwork!
Regardless I hope you have an amazing day and you spend more time quilting that with your seam ripper 
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