QUILT SHOW ON A FENCE OUTDOORS (FREE)

Update: Due to inclement weather, the quilt show, originally scheduled for May 9th, has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 30th.

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"I Want You to Know": A Quilt Show

Saturday, May 30th

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

 

From Brooklyn Quilters Guild: 

You are invited to our Spring 2026 Fence Show featuring over 50 new quilts. 

Saturday, May 9, 2026 , 11am to 4pm

FREE and Outdoors

Rain date: May 30, 2026

Featuring over 50 quilts made by members of the Brooklyn Quilters Guild. The quilts are 36” x 36” and inspired by the challenge theme of “I want you to know”. A celebration of declaration, vulnerability and the human need to be seen.

The quilt styles will include modern, traditional, political, arty, to playful— reflecting the rich diversity of styles and interpretations of the artists that made them. 

The quilts will hang on the fences surrounding Holy Name Church in Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. Starting at Windsor Place and Prospect Park West.

Location

Holy Name Church

245 Prospect Park West

between Prospect Avenue and Windsor Place

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

QUILT SHOW OUTDOORS ON PROSPECT PARK WEST (FREE)

Quilt Fence Show

Saturday, October 5th

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

 

The Brooklyn Quilters Guild's free annual outdoor quilt show, originally scheduled for Saturday, September 28th, has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 5th, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

 

The theme of this year's show is "The Stories We Tell: Folklore, Fantasy, and Folly!" The show will feature more than forty quilts made by Brooklyn Quilters Guild members.

 

The quilts will be mounted on the fence surrounding Holy Name Church, starting at 245 Prospect Park West and wrapping around the block, running along Prospect Park West, Windsor Place, and Howard Place.

Location

Holy Name Church

245 Prospect Park West

between Prospect Avenue and Windsor Place

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

QUILT SHOW ON A FENCE (OUTDOORS, FREE)

Quilt Fence Show

Saturday, April 2nd

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Rain Date: Saturday, April 9th

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

"Recycle, Reuse, Re-imagine" is the Earth Day theme for the free Brooklyn Quilters Guild's Quilt Fence Show on Saturday, April 2nd, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The rain date is Saturday, April 9th, also from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

"The Quilt Challenge:
75% of the fabric in each quilt should be repurposed from things like clothing, bed and table linens, etc. Size: 36” x 36

In these quilts the Brooklyn Quilters Guild upcycles materials, making something creative and beautiful from a material that would have become waste."

Forty-five quilts will be on display on the iron fence surrounding Holy Name Church, starting at Prospect Park West and Windsor Place.

 

For more information, send an e-mail to Brooklyn Quilters Guild at guild@quiltbrooklyn.org.

Location

Holy Name Church

245 Prospect Park West

between Prospect Avenue and Windsor Place

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

FREE OUTDOOR QUILT SHOW

 

 

Outdoor Quilt Show

Saturday, October 9th

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Forty quilts will be on display when The Brooklyn Quilters Guild presents "Come Together," a free outdoor quilt show that's "a visual expression of what it means to reconnect after a year of isolation" caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

The quilts will be displayed in Windsor Terrace on Saturday, October 9th, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the fence behind Holy Name of Jesus Church. The entrance is at the corner of Prospect Park West and Windsor Place (map).

 

The rain date is Saturday, November 6th.

"HONORING OUR BEAUTIFUL PLANET": AN OUTDOOR QUILT SHOW FOR EARTH DAY (FREE)

Earth Day Quilt Fence Show

Saturday, April 24th, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Rain Date: Saturday, May 8th, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

 

The Brooklyn Quilters Guild will host a free outdoor quilt show, featuring about fifty quilts made by guild members. The theme is "Honoring Our Beautiful Planet."

 

Starting at 245 Prospect Park West, the quilts will be hung on the iron fence along Prospect Avenue, Howard Place, and Windsor Place, the streets that surround Holy Name of Jesus Church.

 

In keeping with Covid-19 safety guidelines, the quilts will be positioned six feet apart.

 

A representative for the guild explained that the event is strictly a show. But if you see a quilt that you're interested in buying, give your contact information to a guild member there, and they'll pass it along to the quilt maker to see if they're interested in selling their work.

 

This past October, Brooklyn Quilters Guild hosted its first Quilt Fence Show, featuring forty-nine quilts inspired by Maya Angelou’s quote "Be a Rainbow in Someone’s Cloud." The show drew hundreds of viewers, both in person and online. You can see a video of it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF_mE65qD9M.

 

For more information about this year's event, send an e-mail to guild @ quiltbrooklyn.org.

OUTDOOR QUILT SHOW IN WINDSOR TERRACE (FREE)

  

Outdoor Quilt Show

Saturday, October 24th, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Rain Date: Saturday, October 31st, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

 

The Brooklyn Quilters Guild will display forty-eight 36" x 36" quilts on the fence surrounding Holy Name of Jesus Church in a free exhibit on Saturday, October 24th, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

 

Dr. Maya Angelou's words inspired the quilters: “Be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” The quilts incorporate the colors of the rainbow.

 

"Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was one of the most renowned and celebrated voices in American literature. She was a poet, memoirist, novelist, educator, dramatist, producer, actress, dancer, historian, filmmaker, and civil rights activist." (Maya Angelou Papers, New York Public Library) 

 

Starting at the corner of Prospect Park West and Windsor Place, view the quilts by walking down Windsor Place and around the corner to Howard Place.

 

Masks must be worn and social distancing must be observed.

 

The rain date for the show is the following Saturday, October 31st, also from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Location

Holy Name Church

245 Prospect Park West

between Prospect Avenue and Windsor Place

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn 

(map)