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Quilt Contest 2026
Original Sewing & Quilt Expo
Quiltmakers, your moment is here! Showcase your finest work in this juried and judged contest open to all skill levels — from Artisans to Masters. Compete for thousands of dollars in cash prizes and ribbons, or come see this fabulous display of quilts compete for thousands of dollars in cash prizes and ribbons! The deadline to enter is August 10, 2026. For more information, head over to our main Quilt Contest page.
Primal Forces: Fire
SAQA – Studio Art Quilt Associates
Experience the heat of creativity as artists from around the world use vibrant colors, intricate patterns, and innovative techniques to capture the essence of fire. Whether you're drawn to its energy, its danger, or its ability to spark new beginnings, this exhibition will ignite your senses and leave you inspired. saqa.com
North Texas Quilt Festival 2025 Showcase
In conjunction with Original Sewing & Quilt Expo
Peruse through this exhibit to view stunning, handpicked quilts from the North Texas Quilt Festival. These quilts were selected from over 350 contest quilts created by members of six North Texas guilds, including Bear Creek Quilt Guild, Fort Worth Modern Quilt Guild, Fort Worth Quilt Guild, Irving Quilt Guild, Quilters' Guild of Arlington and Trinity Valley Quilters' Guild. Within this diverse exhibit, you will find quilts with many forms of inspiration and quilters' level of expertise. Come and be charmed as you discover the unique story each quilter has to tell. northtexasquiltfestival.com
Hexagon Quilt Challenge
The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show
Each year The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show hosts a themed quilt challenge. This year's theme "Hexagon" celebrates a structural design element near and dear to most quilters. All quilts must measure 30" x 40" and represent traditional hexagon blocks or variations of hexagon designs.
Y2K Quilt Project
East Pasco Quilt Guild
In 1999, while the rest of the world was worrying about the possible Y2K computer crashes, quilters around the world were celebrating their love of quilting with other like-minded individuals. A group of quilters decided it would be fun and exciting to create Y2K quilts. Each quilt would commemorate the change in Millennium by incorporating 2000 squares. So in the summer of 1999, a message was posted online instructing interested quilters to exchange 25 - 2 1/2” fabric squares with one another. The quilters were to include a “siggie” block which included their name and hometown. They were also encouraged to send a short biography with the blocks.
Kathleen Sullivan, a Tampa Bay police officer, decided to join the challenge. She sent countless packets of 25 blocks and received approximately 250 packets from around the world. Unfortunately, Kathleen never completed her quilt. She passed in 2022. After her passing, her family donated her collection of blocks to the East Pasco Quilt Guild located in Dade City, Florida. The guild decided to honor Kathleen’s memory by completing the challenge and documenting its journey. Ultimately, 11 quilts were made representing quilters from the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, British Columbia, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Holland Iceland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, SAR China, Scotland, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.
Lone Star Quilt Challenge
Handi Quilter
uilted by Handi Quilter National Educators and featuring exclusive panels designed by Heidi Helm, senior graphic designer at Handi Quilter, this collection reimagines the classic Lone Star with a bold, modern style. Sometimes it’s easier—and more fun—to skip straight to the quilting. These ready-to-quilt panels let creativity take center stage, highlighting texture, movement, and design without complex piecing. Each quilt showcases a range of techniques, from expressive free-motion and precise ruler work to the advanced capabilities of Pro-Stitcher. The result is a striking mix of innovation and craftsmanship; all rooted in a timeless pattern. This collection is a celebration of quilting at its most creative - inviting you to jump in, explore, and enjoy every stitch.
2025 Kona Color of the Year - Nocturne
Bloomington Normal Modern Quilt Guild
One of our members decided that “Purple Goes with Everything” after using the 2025 Kona Color of the year – Nocturne in her quilt. I think that you will agree after seeing what BNMQG members used with Notcture to make their modern mini quilts.
These quilts are the result of our 8th Kona Color of the Year Mini Quilt Challenge. The intent of this challenge is to expand members’ use of color, modern design, and techniques while creating an original 20” x 20” quilt using the Kona color of the year. These minis showcase a little or a lot of Nocturne utilizing one or more modern design elements such as negative space, improvisational piecing, alternate grids, bold colors, and/or modern traditionalism. bnmqg.org
Life and Times
Show of Hands Art Quilters
We are living in challenging times. Many of us are struggling with the changes in our world. Sometimes we long for sweeter days. We often turn to our art to help us to cope with difficulties and to appreciate the wonders of our lives. We artists have taken notice of the world around us, and this collection expresses our feelings about some of those we have encountered along the way.
Water
SAQA-MN
Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes with more shoreline California, Hawaii and Florida combined. Water is essential to our lifestyle and culture. This is being threatened by climate change in too little or too much precipitation. In this exhibit, SAQA-MN seeks to express our love of our lakes and rivers and the need to preserve them for future generations.
Red Carpet Recreations
Jim Suzio
You’re watching a movie when something stops you in your tracks. Is it the story, the actress, the dress? Whatever it is, you’re transfixed. The same thing happens on a runway or in a photograph that captures a moment in history, when style and fashion come together to create something unforgettable.
This collection brings those moments to life: iconic garments that capture a specific place in fashion history and spark the memory of the first time you saw them. Each piece has been carefully researched, planned, drafted, and created by one person on a home sewing machine.
So the next time someone tells you your dream is “impossible,” remember: the word itself says it all—I’m possible.
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