News and Events From the Quilting Community
The 2026 Black Canyon Quilt Show will be held July 10 – 12.
Friday & Saturday 9a-5p Sunday 10a-3:30p at the
Montrose Pavilion, 1800 Pavilion Dr. Montrose, Colorado
2026 San Juan County Fair August 7-16.
Dolores Mountain Quilters Quilt Show
August 21-22 Friday, 9a-5p & Saturday, 9a-4p at the Dolores Community Center, 400 Riverside Ave. Dolores, Colorado.
Quilt Fiesta Santa Fe will be held on Friday October 2nd and Saturday October 3rd, 2026, at the Santa Fe Convention Center, from 9am to 5pm each day. The Rules of Entry and Quilt Entry Form can be found on the Quilt Fiesta page of their website. Quilt Entry deadline is September 8th, 2026.
“Have an unfinished quilt, sweater, blanket, rug, or embroidery project left behind by a loved one?
Loose Ends aims to ease grief, create community, and inspire generosity by matching volunteer handwork finishers with projects left undone due to death, illness or disability.”
Quilt Market Discontinued
“HOUSTON, TEXAS—December 3, 2025—Quilts, Inc., parent company of International Quilt Market (a trade show) and International Quilt Festival (a public show), today made two major announcements concerning the storied fall editions of both shows in Houston, Texas for 2026.
International Quilt Festival will now be held from November 12-15, 2026 at our usual home of the George R. Brown Convention Center. Classes will begin on November 10, with no Preview Night this year. In addition, the fall edition of International Quilt Market has been cancelled. Quilt Market, which usually precedes Festival, will also be discontinued entirely.”
National Quilting Day is Saturday, March 21 this year. Join thousands of other quilters who will be sharing quilts outside their home on National Quilting Day to educate and inspire their neighbors.
The Four Corners Quilters Gathering will be held April 10 – 12, in Durango.
Have you heard about the man who created a side-hustle bringing in six figures by making quilt kits? Mike O’Dell started by making quilts for his sons after his wife took up quilting. Read more here.
Did you know our guild President, Georgia Cortez was featured on the cover of Quiltfolk? Issue 33 can be found here. Congratulations, Georgia!