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Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show 2025 – Large quilt room

February 20, 2025

 

NOTE: I will probably miss another 2 weeks of both blog posts and newsletters. I will be in judge training next week and Empty Spools the following week. I’ll be baaaack! It is an exceptionally busy year.
ALSO: I’ve got two posts this week; you can view my post on my visit to the Valley Oaks Quilt Guild in Tulare, CA, here.

It took me a while to get this post together; here at the larger quilts from the Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show. I wish I had the time to write something about each. There were some interesting stories and details that aren’t here. You can tell though, this was a fabulous show, showcasing lots of talent in many genres and techniques. In no particular order:

Heirloom Rescue 101; Sandra Fong
Nostalgia; Lois McHugh
Christmas Balls of Joy; Darlene Jolly
We Met in California; Jan Courtney Millner
Maggie’s Goodnight Star; Peggy Stone
Tula Pink Butterfly; (made and quilted by) Hailey Pare, age 10
Hearts and Stars; Sarah Smith, quilted by Shireen Hatten
Purple Dreams; Karen Starkel
Seminole Sampler, Ellen Crozier
Under The Sea; Patricia Blesso, quilted by Debra Lopez
First Mystery; Tonja McCarthy
The Heart Quilt; Penny S. Hanscom, quilted by Sandi Fong
Our Birds, Bees, Flowers and More….Oh My!!; Sandra Fong
French General; Sharon Buntjer, quilted by Lin Squires
Mystical Prism; Sheila Bayley, quilted by Lin Squires
2 Bee or not 2 Bee; Carmen Mitchell, quilted by Nancy Calhoun
Sisterhood; Kathy Quilty, quilted by Deg Haag
Red Persian Star; Laura Werner
Good Vibrations; Jacqualine Kneeland
Navajo Sarape; Catrina Griner, quilted by Kokopelli Quilting
Star Light Star Bright; Jacqualine Kneeland
Scrappy Stars, Caryn Edmonston
Sarah Simms 1816 Quilt; Valerie Leclerc
Christmas Star; Leslie Mankoski
Our Oak Grove Thanksgiving; Sandra Fong
Milton The Moose; Kathie Vaughn, quilted by Margo Wilson
Pandemonium; Noemi Simonelli, quilted by Lin Squires
Bonnie & Camille; Jacqualine Kneeland
Nebula; Lor-Rae Raus, quilted by Mark Dong
Winter Forest; Lynn Daly
Whit Dragon with its Tail; Katie Bjornson, quilted by Simply Love Quilting
Dear Jane “In War time, 1863” – Bear Witness. Be Kind. Vote.; Carol Berry, quilted by Lin Squires
Neutral Territory; Linda Sliepen, quilted by Deb Haag
Purple Passion; Laura Werner
Ocean View; Lynn Daly, quilted by Hillary Pollock and Lynn Daly
Blue Hibiscus; Donna Dale, quilted by Vicky Hasheider
Joyful Snowmen; Shirley Chadwell, quilted by Mandy Areliano
Rail Medley; Kathy Machk, quilted by Nancy Calhoun
Noah’s Journey; Gail Palmer, quilted by Deb Dolce
Prismatic Star; Peggy Stone, quilted by In Stitches
Vintage Garden; Judi Montgomery, quilted by Linda Konkle
Love Stars; Caryn Edmonston
The Barn Star Sampler; Christine Westbrook, quilted by Margo Wilson
Paint Pots; Pamela Gerkovich
Dresden Flower Garden; Nancy Gangler
Strolling Down the Block – A Calendar Quilt; Maureen McKane
Amish Friendship; Leann Dickerson, quilted by Candy Banks Studio
Tigers in the Wild; Brielle Lowe, quilted by Kathy Berreth
Farm to Picnic; Denise Manson, quilted by Missouri Star Quilt Co.
Boho Heart; Shireen Hattan
Dutch Heritage; Konnie Danley, quilted by Nancy Calhoun
Whirlwind; Kathy Mack, quilted by Nancy Calhoun
Stars Like Confetti; Nancy Gangler
Stars Upon Stars; Konnie Danley, quilted by Nancy Calhoun
Among Friends; Donna Dale, quilted by Vicky Hasheider
One Dunbarian to Another; Nancy Hitchcock, quilted by Tonja McCarthy

And this year’s find for me from the Folsom History Museum, this lovely vintage top. I can’t wait to quilt it!

Gosh I am proud of my guild! This was our best show and the bar goes up every year.

I’ll be linking up:
Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday

Filed Under: Quilts and Art Quilts, Shows

Comments

  1. Robin says

    February 22, 2025 at 7:34 pm

    Beyond beautiful.

    • Jenny says

      February 23, 2025 at 3:37 am

      Thank you Robin!

  2. Jean L Fletcher says

    February 24, 2025 at 9:37 am

    What a lovely, inspiring collection of beautiful quilts!

    • Jenny says

      February 25, 2025 at 5:26 pm

      Thank you!

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