The 2025 Hands All Around 19 Quilt Show will be held May 3 and 4 (10 am–4 pm each day) at the Robert Crown Center Gymnasium, Hampshire College (893 West Street/Route 116, Amherst, MA).
The show will feature more than 200 quilts by our talented members as well as a special exhibit from the New England Quilt Museum on what’s best about Massachusetts. Visit our guild’s Facebook page today for a preview of some of the quilts that will be displayed at the show, as well as other show news.
• If you have entered quilts in the show, here’s how to prepare them for hanging.
>>>Show Events
Live Demonstrations: Free demonstrations by guild members of quilt-related techniques will be offered both Saturday and Sunday. These will include a session on quilting basics for people new to quilting, as well as tips and techniques for current quilters of varied skill levels.
Raffle Quilt: Proceeds from the ticket sales for the raffle quilt are donated to hospice and charities selected by the membership of the guild.
Raffle Baskets: There will be a variety of themed baskets full of goodies raffled off to support charitable causes.
Vendors: We will have vendors displaying their wares.
Mini-Quilt Sale: At least 100 small and mini-quilts featuring traditional and contemporary designs will be available for purchase.
>>>Admission: Adults $10, kids 12 and under FREE (when accompanied by paid attendee), students and active military $5 (must show ID)
>>>Group Admission: Contact us in advance to arrange for your group of 10 or more to visit our show at a discounted admission cost of $8 each. We look forward to hearing from you.
>>>Parking: Parking at Hampshire is free. See map below for locations.
>>>Find the Show Location at Hampshire College: Turn off Route 116 at the main Hampshire College entrance. Follow the pink line from Bay Road to the Robert Crown Center/Gym. It’s a building on the left with windows on one whole side. Park in one of the lots marked in grey on the map. From the parking lot, you will see a large banner on the building “Welcome to Hampshire College.” Walk around the Crown Center building (follow the orange line) to enter on the campus green side to drop-off/pick up quilts, or to attend the show. (Zoom in to see the map in greater detail.)
>>>Food
The college has a small cafe on the floor directly above the main quilt show area. Direct access is by stairs, but there is a roundabout way to get there for those who need to avoid stairs. (See Accessibility section below.) The cafe is expected to offer sandwiches, salads, snacks, and drinks.
About a mile from the quilt show, along Route 116 (heading away from Amherst) is Atkins Farms. It has an extensive deli, pizza shop, and bakery/cafe for takeout or eat-in.
The town of Amherst is about 4 miles (along Rt. 116) from Hampshire College. There you’ll find a wide array of additional eating choices.
>>>Accessibility
Cars and buses can drop off passengers an easy walk (about 50 feet) from the entrance to the Robert Crown Center. (There is no closer access to the entrance.)
The quilts are displayed on a single level accessible to those using wheelchairs. All vendors and accessible rest rooms are on this level too.
There is no quick access to the cafe and quilting demonstration area in the Robert Crown Center except by a flight of stairs. The accessible entrance to this floor requires exiting the quilt show building, walking ~50’ on a covered walkway to the library, taking an elevator up a floor, and walking the 50’ back along the walkway (on the upper floor) to the cafe and demonstration area.
The Atkins Farms cafe (a mile from the quilt show site) is accessible.