September 25-27, 2025; 9 am – 5 pm all three days
Iowa State Fairgrounds
4-H Building, free parking
Stay tuned for next year’s events.
Curators: Andrea Henson andreahenson65@gmail.com and Barb Aldeman cmjbbja@aol.com
This exhibit will showcase quilts that feature houses as the central design element. This theme has a wide range of interpretations from house quilts, schoolhouse quilts to village or city scenes, and even traditional log cabin quilts. Quilts that tell stories of home and community, depicting rural homesteads or urban landscapes. The quilt does not have to be new, feel free to dig through your cupboard for a quilt that fits the “Quilt Makers Village” theme. You can even submit a quilt that you’ve previously displayed in the DMAQG Quilt Show, as long as it meets the exhibit criteria.
Size: Minimum of 24” on any one side
Curators: Jill Reber and Lisa Zbylicki
How exciting is it to spot a Barn Quilt on a Sunday Drive? We will be showcasing a collection of authentic quilts in the Barn Quilt style. Makers will choose one quilt block with a size between 20” and 40” square. All quilts must be crafted with two layers of fabric and batting in between, and each piece must be quilted and bound.
Collection made and gathered by the DMAQG Block Study Group.
Curator: Janet Pittman
A garden adds special texture, color and fragrance to our home. With fabric and thread many of our members have chosen to reflect on this with various genre of quilting including piecing, hand and machine appliqué, English paper piecing and collage. Then embellishing along the way with embroidery and decorative stitches to make the designs come to life.
Curator: Peggy Kirk pegquilt@icloud.com
“Carry Me Home” Special Display will be showcasing bags crafted by our Guild Members, including totes, purses, backpacks, and project bags—anything designed to carry you home.
Curator: Beth Freeman
Quilt Turning (or in some parts of the country a bed turning) is an opportunity to see and hear the description of a quilt in a unique way. Quilts have a long history of not only being used for warmth, but also as a way to express the maker’s art. This year’s Quilt Turning will feature Best of Show quilts from the Iowa State Fair. Please plan on attending one of the show’s quilt turnings to learn about the inspiration and the story behind these award winning quilts.
Curator: Susie Martin, DMAQG President
Guild members have chosen a 1/2 yard cut of one of Riley Blake’s many beautiful Confetti Cotton solids. In making their quilt, they have been asked to explain how their fabric choice inspired them to make this particular quilt. Quilts must be between 32 and 52″ wide and 32 and 64″ long. They can be pieced, appliquéd, or any mix of techniques. Embellishments are allowed, but their beginning fabric must be prominent in the quilt. A 3″ square of the fabric must be attached to the label.
Gold Sponsors – Woodside Quilting /Bernina
more to come….
Off the Rails Quilting
WoodsideQuilting /Bernina
Leo 9 Textiles
Creekside Quilting
University Vaccuum & Sewing
Nolting Longarms
The Iowa Quilt Block
Riley Blake Fabrics
The Woolen Needle
Piece Works Quilt Shop
Click to watch these informative videos on our YouTube channel, or scroll down to see them here.
We can’t do the quilt show without you, please consider volunteering to help set up and/or work the show. There are many different kinds of jobs, with details of what is necessary for each before you sign up.
Sign up link for 2025 will be posted as soon as it is available. Thank you!
