Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show 2025 – Judging, Set up/Preview Party, Small Quilt Room, and Fashion Show

NOTE: I have another short post this week on my trip to El Paso.

I am so proud of my guild, the Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild! Our show was absolutely spectacular this year and showed off all of the talent we have.

There is a lot that goes on before the show: intake, set up, and Preview Party. I will include photos of the Fashion Show and Small Quilt Room in this post also.

Don’t laugh; quilters need nutrition on intake/judging day!

We have intake down to a science, with a well-honed protocol for submittals:

Once all items have been brought in, judging begins:

We have the very best of judges, all 4 of them. Each person in the judging room had a specific job. It’s library-quiet in there except for the judges.

I was not able to help with set up, so no photos of that amazing process. Once it was all set up and the quilts hung, it was time for our Preview Party:

Cynthia Elliott is in the background and did the party which included (homemade) truffles, carrot cake cupcakes w/cream cheese frosting, candied orange peel and champagne; all sooooo good! We got a sneak peek at the vendors and quilts also.

The Fashion Show runs all 3 days of our show. We haven’t had a Fashion Show since 2019. We have lots of high end talent in garment making, costume, and knitting, so it was a spectacular show! I organized and announced the show, but the items were “pot luck” so to speak.

The show ran the gamut from vintage, to Modern, sewing, knitting, crocheting, and felting. There were many interesting stories to go with the garments. Here are all the garments, organized and ready to go: