Originally Posted by
dunster
Houston has the International Quilt Market, which is followed by the International Quilt Festival. Market is as ckcowl describes, a trade show, and not meant for the general public, while Festival is a huge quilt show.
Dunster is correct. I was able to attend International Quilt Market twice in the late 90s in October. Very informative for someone who has or plans to start any sort of a quilting business being a shop, quilting service or designing patterns.