THE SOUTHWEST’S PREMIER EXPOSITION, MARKETPLACE & HANDS-ON WORKSHOP FESTIVAL FOR QUILTING, SEWING & CRAFT ARTS ARRIVES IN TUCSON!
Organized by Rusty Barn Promotion Inc., the 2026 edition of the Quilt, Craft & Sewing Festival brings together thousands of creative sewists, quilt artists, needlework enthusiasts, paper crafters, and independent studio owners across Arizona and the American Southwest!
Hosted inside the expansive exhibition halls at the Tucson Expo Center in Tucson, Arizona, United States, this high-impact 3-day regional trade marketplace and creative educational festival serves as the area’s central sourcing hub. The event connects computerized sewing machines, longarm quilting setups, specialty fabrics, rubber stamping gear, dies, and precision cutting tools directly with passionate makers, instructors, and retail buyers!
📅 Dates: Thursday, November 5 – Saturday, November 7, 2026
⏰ Hours:
- Thursday, Nov 5: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Friday, Nov 6: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Saturday, Nov 7: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Venue: Tucson Expo Center, 3750 E Irvington Rd, Tucson, AZ 85714, United States
🎯 Target Audience: Quilt Artists, Apparel Sewists, Needlework Crafters, Paper Craft Enthusiasts, Fiber Arts Instructors, Independent Craft Retailers, and Studio Owners across Tucson, Phoenix, Southern Arizona, and New Mexico.
✨ Key Exhibition Sectors & Core Creative Domains:
🧵 Sewing & Embroidery Machinery:Computerized sewing and embroidery units, sergers, longarm quilting frames, and precision quilting tables.
🎨 Specialty Yardage, Fabrics & Notions: Premium cottons, batiks, specialty threads, rulers, rotary cutters, and garment notions.
✂️ Paper Crafts, Stamps & Dies:Precision rubber stamps, embossing dies, cardmaking tools, scrapbooking media, and paper craft machinery.
📐 Needle-Art, Patterns & Embellishment:Cross-stitch, embroidery patterns, wool appliqués, fiber art supplies, and specialized craft hardware.
🤝 Daily Free Demonstrations, Hands-On Make & Takes & Door Prize Drawings:Participate in vendor-led masterclasses covering innovative stitching and paper crafting techniques, try out state-of-the-art machinery live on the show floor, complete hands-on “Make & Take” projects, and enter daily prize drawings!
Source premium quilting fabrics and machinery live, learn new crafting techniques, and connect with the Southwest maker community at the Tucson Expo Center!
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