The Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show – 2026
NOTE: I won’t post next week as I will be in Daytona Beach, Florida teaching.
My home guild’s show was last weekend and it was faaaaabulous!! The Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild always puts on a good show, but this one was one for the records. The weather was perfect, attendance was heavy and the vendors were great. And oooooooh the quilts!
Here we go!!
Quilt Show Intake crew!
Our Quilt Show Chair Hilary Pollock adding a sleeve at the last minute! Don’t we all do this at some point?
I MC’d and organized the Fashion Show which had a 30 min run with 19 looks. It was very well received and I am going to do it next year. My guild is filled with talent and we have a LOT of garment makers of all types. The show included fashion that has stood the test of time and still looked fresh; we had ice dyed, trapunto’d, quilted and recyled garments. We had a costume (see below on the left) and even a stunning wedding dress! We know how to put on a Fashion Show! If you’re local, don’t miss next year!
Most of the Fashion Show Models, NOT a shy bunch!
I have an absurd amount of photos for you. I just could not whittle it down more. I did have a malfunction – some of the photos I took in Portrait mode and some of them were too bad to publish. Guild members, Shelley has posted excellent photos of every single item along with its write-up. It is on our website, in the Member Only section. Sorry to those who are not in the guild; that part of the website is private. But, if you’re local, you can always join the guild!
Another brag on my guild: 80% of our 190 members volunteered in some way for the show. It really takes a village and we have a great village.
I soooo want to comment on every single photo. There are some fun, touching or interesting stories behind many of these quilts and wearables. I just do not have the time to comment, sigh.
Now, the photos; I’ll show Wearable Art first:
Ruby in Venice; Noemi Simonelli
Vivianne’s Sweater; Jill Barker
Tea Cozy; Lynn Daly
My New Yorker Tunic Jacket; Roxanne Seaters
Lucky’s Doggie Duds; Leslie Johnson Dean
Newstalgia; Angela Myers
We have an Art Quilt subgroup, Quartz, and they had a telephone tag challenge. I have just a few select photos out of many from their display:
Mystical Point of Light; Colleen Tiner
Harvest table; Frances Dack
Swan Song; Leslie Johnson Dean
Andy – Jump For Joy; Carol Bonochea
Untitled; Penny Hanscom
Denise was a student in my Dec 2-day class at Meissner Sewing and she brought this quilt in for suggestions. It is a remarkable quilt, completely original design. It is based on her photo of a group on a tour in the rain in Denmark(?). The red umbrellas provided by the tour company were in contrast with the blustery landscape. Can’t you just feel the wind and rain? She received a well deserved First Place ribbon. I just helped her a little with thread choices.
Discovering Kinderdijk; Denise Mason
These quilts were in the “Small Quilt Room”:
Grinch; Laura Werner
Grandma; Donna Brennan
Heliotropic; Juli Neal
Cat Proof Christmas Tree; Claudia Forrest
Small Person Large Impact; Laura Werner
Red Shift in the US; Hilary Pollock
Monarchs & Milkweed; Jan Courtney Millner
No Place Like Home Fall and Winter; Kathy Berreth
Ca Wildflowers II; Penny S. Hanscom
Oklahoma; Annie Fuller
Sand Between My Toes; Sue Riedel-Natividad
Winter’s Maize; Diana Meier, quilted by Debbie Lopez
Red Swan; Lynn Daly
Mimi’s Quilt House; Christine Westbrook
A Magical Forest; Sharon Cheney
Haunted House; Sarah Smith
Down the Rabbit Hole; Denise Schmidt
Upcycled Handkerchief; Inger Blodd
Millie’s Dresses; Nancy Gangler
Poppy Fields; Hilary Pollock
Fade to Ruby; Shelley Wardrop
The Fabric of My Life; Frances L A Dack
The Wizard Does Make Wishes Come True; Joan Barker
Help me with Maker and title please!
There’s No Place Like Home; Lor-Rae Raus
Modern New York Beauty; Juli Neal
Tokyo Beauty; Sandra Fisher
Now on to the Large Quilt Room:
Modern National Park; Sarah Smith, quilted by Hilary Pollock
Chilhowle; Nancy Gangler
Taos; Eileen Crawford, Quilt by Hilary Pollock
Curvy; Sharon Baxter, quilted by Deb Haag
Riley Blake Block Challenge 2025; Andee Giancoli
Detail, Riley Blake Block Challenge 2025; Andee Giancoli
Wilbur & Henrietta; Debra Russell
In Full Bloom; Sharon Flack
Springtime; Mary Moulton, Quilted by Lin Squires
The Roseville Quilt; Dee Cavanagh
Blossoms & Butterflies; Sheila Bayley, quilted by Lori Murdock
Cuvaceous; Christine Canelo, quilted by Deb Haag
My Mother’s Garden; Diana Meier; quilted by The Quilters of Yuba City
Daydreamer; Lor-Rae Raus
Claudia’s Garden; Inger Blood, quilted by Claudia’s Garden
Memi’s Lemons; Mandy Reed, quilted by Roberta Calloway
Blockstep; Nancy Gangler
Color My World, Folsom, CA; Lor-Rae Raus, quilted by Mark Dong
Ultraviolet Radial; Christine Westbrook
My Variation of a Green Log Cabin; Konnie Danley, quilted by Nancy Calhoun
Pieces to Treasure; Molly Boness; quilted by Andee Giancoli
Moonlight; Mandy Reed, quilted by Cordelia Min
Wild Goose Chase; Donna Dale, quilted by Vicky Hasheider
Pretty Baskets; Kathy Mack
Pink Bouquet; Norma Braden
Fabionacci’s Fancy; Hilary Pollock
Enchanting Meadowland; Hilary Pollock
Red Dresden Sun; Inger Blood
Vintage Rouge; Sharon Buntjer, quilted by Lin Squires
Modern Blue Kaffe; Debra Russell
Boho Heart; Claudia Forrest, quilted by Cordelia Min
Shapely; Derald Langwell, quilted by Lorraine Mathews
Betsy Barbie Robertson; sponsored by Donna Dale
My Husband’s Work Shirts Embraced by Golden Retrievers and Fireflies; Carol Berry, quilted by Lin Squires
Zola; Mandy Reed, quilted by Roberta Calloway
Out of the Box; Donna Dale, quilted by Vicky Hasheider
Get Your Kicks on Route 66; Shelley Wardrop
Colorful Chaos; Sandy Keith
My Falling Stars; Mary Moulton
Buzz Saw; Pamela Gerkovich, quilted by Jackie Kneeland
Cardinals in the Pine; Valerie Leclerc
Orange 2; Lynn Daly
A portion of the American Album of 50 States , by various artists
Broken Pieces; Christine Canelo, quilted by Deb Haag
Stargazing; Karen Starkel
It Is The Colors; Suzanne Guthrie
I had four in mind for my fictional Judge’s Choice: two traditional and two art quilts. Oh yes, and if there were one for other, like wearables and such, I have a choice there too!
I hope you enjoyed our show! I’ll be linking up:
Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday
What a talented group! The Best Use of Color was very well deserved.
Oh it was a fabulous show!
You took my breath away. Very talented people in your guild
So glad you enjoyed it Dorothy!
You belong to a very talented guild, Jenny. Brings me back to when I was part of the guild, especially the Baltimore Album quilts. What a great idea to have a fashion show. Bet you had fun MCing it.
I really enjoy being a part of a guild. Thank you, it is am amazing guild!
Thanks Jenny for taking us to the show, it was wonderful.
So glad you enjoyed it. It was my7 pleasure to share/
I love it when you share quilt show photos! Are you going to QuiltCon in Raleigh next week?
Thank you! No, I’m teaching at AQS Daytona Beach next week.
Such an awesome quilt show, thanks sew much for sharing it! Seams like a great group of very clever quilters…
Thank you Karen! It is a wonderful guild!
I was bummed when my surgery date got moved to Feb. 6, causing me to miss the show. Thanks so much for sharing all the wonderful pictures. Your fashion show is one of my favorite parts of the show, so glad you brought it back.
Oh thank you Rosemary! We’ll be having a Fashion Show next year too! Hope you are mended and well.