“Welcome to Paradise” Quilt Festival set for March 20-22

The Palmetto Quilt Guild will host its 18th biennial “Welcome to Paradise” Quilt Festival from March 20-22, 2026, at the Hilton Head Beach and Tennis Resort ballroom.
Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.

More than 150 quilts made by guild members will be on display during the three-day event. The show will also feature nine vendors, along with the guild’s boutique, vintage marketplace, silent auction and quilt raffle.

An American Quilter’s Society-certified appraiser, Lynn Ann Rinehart, will be available to provide written appraisals for new and antique quilts. Appraisals, intended for insurance or resale purposes, are $80.

In advance of the festival, the guild will offer a two-day workshop March 19-20, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Palmetto Electric Community Room in Hardeeville. The workshop, “Twinkle Star,” will be led by Brenda Dyer, a certified instructor in the Judy Niemeyer foundation paper piecing method. The pattern, designed by Judy and Bradley Niemeyer, creates a 38-inch by 38-inch quilt. Registration is $85 and includes admission to the festival.

Founded in 1991, the guild promotes and preserves the art of quilting and has more than 100 members from Hilton Head Island, Bluffton, Beaufort, Savannah and surrounding Lowcountry communities, as well as part-time residents from other parts of North America and Europe.

The guild meets on the third Thursday of each month except August, November and December. Meetings feature guest speakers and optional workshops.

Through its Community Service Program, the guild donates handmade quilts to local charities and awards an annual scholarship to a graduating senior from a Beaufort County high school who plans to pursue higher education in the visual arts. The scholarship recipient also receives a quilt to take to college.

Details about the festival and workshop registration are available at palmettoquiltguild.org.