QUILTS 250 – Stitching in the Spirit of Democracy

March 22-23, 2025

Concord Academy

166 Main St, Concord, MA 01742

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary events of April 19, 1775 along Battle Road in Lincoln, Concord, Lexington, and Arlington, Massachusetts with Quilts 250: Stitching in the Spirit of Democracy–a free, public quilt show.

This collaborative and educational quilt show will follow the development of quilting from the revolutionary period to the present, featuring 250 works by local quilters. Themes will include:

• The Spirit of 1775
• Antique, Antique-Inspired, and Traditional Quilts
• Quilts of Protest
• Modern, Contemporary, and Pictorial Quilts
• Student Quilts and Fiber Arts

Quilts 250 is sponsored by the Concord 250 Celebrations Committee and organized by the Concord Piecemakers, Quilters’ Connection, and Rising Star quilt guilds.

Are you a quilter? We’d love to have you participate!

For more information and instructions on how to enter your quilts, please visit or write to quilts250@quiltersconnection.org.