"Learn from the Masters"
The Mountain Quiltfest Escape
March
4 days / 3 nights
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Day 1
After checking into your hotel, stop by the annual "A Mountain Quiltfest."™ Instructors, vendors and sponsors will be on hand to answer all of your questions. Be sure to check out our special showing of quilts and shop for specialty items.

For dinner, how about the old-style flavor of the Old Mill Restaurant? Sit at an actual mill, the restaurant combines delicious food with a charming ambiance, creating an unforgettable dining experience.

Day 2
Once you've had breakfast, head straight to the Quilt & Vendor Show or pre-register for the numerous lectures and classes being offered that day. Either way, you'll get the rare opportunity to mix and mingle with hundreds of folks who share your passion for quilting. A shuttle service will be running from the convention center to the various quilting classes.

And after a day full of events, perhaps you would like to relax with a visit to one of our local restaurants. Or maybe you'd prefer to be entertained while you eat. If it's entertainment you're after, don't miss Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner and Show. Groups have been attending this spectacular show of pageantry and stunts for years.

Day 3
Spend a leisurely day shopping the many outlet malls and specialty shops in town, or attend the pre-registered classes being offered at Quiltfest.

When evening comes, be sure to dine in town at one of the many restaurants along the Parkway and make plans to see one of our fabulous shows, too. If it's humor you're after, head to Comedy Barn Theater. It's packed with lots of laughter, music and fun.

Day 4
Plan a day trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, one of our country's most spectacular national treasures. During March, the scent of spring is in the air, and the park's natural beauty is near its height. With the help of an educational and entertaining step-on guide, learn the fascinating history of the mountains and its people.

Quilting remains a rich tradition in the Tennessee Smoky Mountains, celebrating a vast diversity of cultures, people and history. Born first of practicality, the craft of quilting soon became an art as families passed their oral histories down quite often in quilt form. This was particularly true of the people of the Smoky Mountains as one can trace the lineage of a quilt and its owners by simply recognizing the techniques, themes and patterns consistent within a family or region.

Eventually, quilts were also recognized as decorative pieces, and great value was placed upon them. However, the people of the Smoky Mountains know that a quilt's value is not only monetary. Its true value is more often inherent, inextricably binding people to each other and the world around them.