Common Thread Quilt Fest
Quilting Through Time!
Labor Day weekend
Friday 9/4 and Saturday 9/5, Wanakena, NY
General Fest hours 11:00am -4:00pm
Special Event Friday, 4:30pm
Adirondack People & Place In Story & Song
with Peggy Lynn and Dan Berggren
Cosponsored by Common Thread Quilts, the Wanakena Historical Association, and SOS/Adirondack Exhibit Center, in collaboration with Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation, Otto’s Abode, Western Adirondack Presbyterian Church,
Packbasket Adventures, and Bird Haven Quilting
More information coming soon!
Check back in mid April.
More information coming soon!
Check back in mid April.
Quilt Fest Sneak Peeks:
Quilts:
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Coming August 18th!
Silent Auction Art Pieces:
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Coming August 25th!
Quilt Fest 2026 Details:
Event Map (available for download starting August 20)
Come spend the day with us!
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Six Locations in Wankena:
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Waterfront Tent Area - Silent Auction (themed baskets), Lunch Food, Hands-on Crafts, and "Bits & Pieces"
- Z-Park - Information Center, Silent Auction (art pieces), "CTQ—Who we are, What We Do"
- Quilts in 4 Locations - Be sure to see them all!
- Church
- History Center (21 Second St)
- No Regrets (35 Second St)
- New in 2026: Packbasket Adventures (12 Reed Rd)
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Proceeds support the Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment Fund and the Linda Fay Memorial Caring Quilt Program.
Other Activities:
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Ice Cream Social - Friday, 2-4pm (or until gone)
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Bake Sale - Saturday 11am-1pm (0r until gone)
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Artist Meet & Greet - with quilt artist Iakonikonriiosta Saturday, 11am-noon at Packbasket Adventures
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Concert - with musicians Peggy Lynn and Dan Berggren- Friday, 4:30pm, bring a chair and enjoy stories and songs celebrating Adirondack People & Place (rain location Wanakena church)
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Quilt Fest Passport - Pick up your passport at the Information Center in Z-Park, get all eight stamps, and turn it in for a chance to win a quilted bag and a $50 gift certificate to The Holy Grail
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Quilt Activity Center - History Center front porch
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Learn about Linda Fay Memorial Caring Quilt Program
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Sew a block (or just a seam) for a Caring Quilt that will benefit others in our community
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Try sewing on old Singer treadle and hand crank sewing machines
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Hands-on Craft Center - Waterfront Tent Area (rain location at the Packbasket)
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Create a timeline of your life using a variety of art media.
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Calling all Quilters and Artists!
Quilts record history in cloth "pages" that tell stories, personal and communal, through selected stitches, block patterns and fabrics. The goal of Quilt Fest is to share these stories with our community.
Enter a quilt, donate an art piece, or contribute to a themed basket and become a page in the story!
Now is the time to:
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Enter a Quilt (online entry form)
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See our "Sampler of Past Quilts" for examples of past entries
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Entry form deadline: Friday, July 31, 2026
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Quilt drop-off deadline: Sunday August 23, 2026
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Donate a Silent Auction Art Piece (online registration form)
- Proceeds support the CTQ Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment Fund
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Artist registration deadline: Friday, August 7, 2026
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Art piece drop-off deadline: Sunday Aug 30, 2026
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Donate a Themed Basket (new in 2026)
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Proceeds support the CTQ Linda Fay Memorial Caring Quilt Program
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Basket drop-off deadline: Sunday August 23, 2026
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Contact Us!
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Ask Quilt Fest questions
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Learn about our weekly quilting group!
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