Quilting by the Lake (QBL) began in 1981 as a four-day quilting conference in Cazenovia, NY, and has grown into a two-week, nationally and internationally recognized quilting event, nicknamed QBL. Located on the SUNY campus in Morrisville, NY since 1990, QBL made the move to its current location, Onondaga Community College, in Syracuse, NY in 2009. QBL offers classes & workshops, lectures, a quilt show, and merchant mall to a wide array of students with diverse interests and multiple skill levels. QBL is owned and operated by the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, a not-for-profit, multi-arts center in Auburn, NY.