“Motocat” by Esther Tronchoni Simo. Judged Show, Alternative Techniques category.

Quilt Festival Founder & Director Emeritus Karey Bresenhan and Quilts, Inc. Exec. VP (and cousin!) Nancy O’Bryant enjoy the quilt display area.

“At a Gallop” by Adriana H.M.U. Sleutjes. From the exhibit “Brasilidade.”

“En Rouge et Vert” by Caroline Brochot. From the exhibit “The Power of Quilts.”

“Intersia” by Jocelyne Picot. From the exhibit “The Power of Quilts.”

Fun in the Open Studios™ free demo area with Brandi Mitchell (Create-"Finger Knit Circle Pillow"); Carling Mabry (Quilt-"Quilt Coat Design"); and Lucy Holtzclaw (Stitch/Sew-"Let the Good Times Rouler!" Sponsored by Gammill!

Alessandra Volker's class "Lotus Blossom and Color Theory." She is standing in the center!

BREAKING NEWS! The winner of the Viewers' Choice Award in the Festival Judged Show, a $750 prize sponsored by Quilter's Rule, is... The Man Lost in His Memories (47” x 56”) By Marina Landi of São Paulo, SP, Brazil with Fabia Diniz

Quilting Legend Katie Pasquini is here with her one-woman exhibit "Threads of Time: Art in Conversation."

Big time "Harry Potter" fan Emma Ruggiero of Cypress, Texas meets Dobby the Elf in "Freedom" by Karen King-Giles in the exhibit "Reading and Remembrance: A Tribute to Barbara Bush." She was impressed with the inclusion of read socks!

AND...THAT'S A WRAP! We want to thank all of our attendees, students, faculty & exhibitors for coming! We hope everyone had a wonderful time. If you took a pic at the show of you, a purchase, or anything else, please post it here to share with everyone. Safe travels, y'all!!!

In the first of our series of interviews with the top winners of the 2025 Quilt Festival Judged Show, Ricky Tims breaks down his work "The Visitation." It won The Handi Quilter Best of Show Award ($12,500!) Ricky Tims Handi Quilter youtu.be/L_OAHumMJAc

In this interview, Melissa Sobotka discusses her quilt "Painted Ponies on the Prairie." It won The Janome Master Award for Innovative Artistry at the 2025 Quilt Festival Judged Show! youtu.be/97D72kz4-pI

In this interview, Karen Kay Buckley discusses her quilt "Color My World." It won The Innova Master Award for Contemporary Artistry at the 2025 Quilt Festival Judged Show! youtu.be/4L3_5JLmCKw

So...are YOU currently making something with an item purchased in Houston? Our Director of Education in Training Jamie Muelleris! She's working on this Black cat needle minder (for cross stitching) from Leeza Works. Post a pic of YOUR project in progress!

One of the more popular exhibits at Festival was "Brasilidade." Curated by Estela Mota, it showecased a wonderful array of Brazilian quilts and quilters. See them all here by clicking on the link! Photo: "Brasilidade" by Estela Mota. quilts.com/quilt-gallery/

QUILTS IN THE MOVIES! Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) certainly look comfy under this beauty in 1989's "When Harry Met Sally."

You may have seen the recent viral video of white-hot pop singer Benson wearing a quilted vest onstage. But in this clip discover the whole story of how young Utah quilter Chelsea Porter manifested her dream to make it happen! youtube.com/watch?v=GXws8p…

Local Kansas City vets were honored by Quilts of Valor this past Veterans' Day weekend. youtube.com/watch?v=ZC9_eF…

Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry discusses her quilt "Tricuspid Biomorph #2." It won The eQuilter.com Master Award for Machine Artistry. youtu.be/XohCTsl3qyQ