Cost: $8-$10

What to expect: Over 500 exhibitors will showcase their wares in the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, and there will also be classes and lectures related to quilting.

Why to go: Make It University!, a mixed-media pavilion featuring the arts of scrapbooking, rubber stamping, paper crafts, textile arts, and more. This popular area ncludes teaching showcases, workshop projects, vendors, artist studios and special exhibits.

Additional info: Preview Night (April 16) costs $10.