Be part of the ultimate quilting adventure in Madison, one of the nation’s most popular cities and a great place to enjoy the beginnings of autumn in the Midwest. Located among beautiful lakes and parks, the city offers unparalleled shopping, dining and recreational opportunities, and the perfect getaway for quilting enthusiasts—Quilt Expo 2008, September 11, 12, & 13.

Whether a seasoned quilter, a novice or just curious to learn more about quilting, all quilting buffs will thoroughly enjoy this opportunity to learn, laugh, and draw inspiration from quilting masters who will share their ideas and expertise.

Presented by Wisconsin Public Television (WPT), producer of three highly acclaimed national quilt programs for public television, and Sewing With Nancy, hosted and co-produced by Nancy Zieman and WPT, this new-age quilting forum is designed to capture and revitalize the creative quilting spirit.

Read about the 2008 Show Highlights

Special Features:

• Public Television quilting personality Nancy Zieman
• Public Television on-air event promotion
• 75,000 square foot vendor mall
• 10-category juried and judged quilt contest, and exhibit
• 60 stage presentations on two stages
• 144 informational lectures
• 36 sit & sew workshops
• 24 hands-on workshops
• Nancy Zieman, host of Sewing with Nancy
• Drawings
• Live radio broadcast

Nancy Zieman is a businesswoman, author, pattern designer, home economist and national sewing authority. She also is the host and executive producer of public television’s longest-airing sewing program, Sewing With Nancy®. The series, co-produced and presented by Wisconsin Public Television, is broadcast on public television stations across the United States and Canada. In each program, Zieman focuses on giving step-by-step instructions for the latest ideas and techniques in sewing, quilting and decorating to viewers.

Wisconsin Public Television, co-producer and presenter of Sewing With Nancy®, has produced three highly acclaimed quilt programs for national public television broadcast. America Quilts show the beauty and inspiration of America's quilts including the stirring stories from those working to preserve the art and history of American Quilts. A Century of Quilts: America in Cloth celebrates the art of quilting by featuring selections from the best 100 American quilts of the 20th century, the stories behind their creation and the quilters as they work. The Art of Quilting is a journey of color and inspiration, a visual feast of imagination and expression with highlights from Quilt National, Art Quilts Philadelphia and profiles of the Chicago School of Fusing members.