09/29/2026
2026 Quilt Show by the Des Moines Area Quilt Guild
Eight talented quilters last fall picked the pattern Barn Star Sampler by Shelley Cavanna; and each quilter picked their own fabrics and made the quilt! We started it at a fall quilt retreat we attended in Syracuse, Nebraska called Bloom Haven. I had so much fun making this quilt but it was so amazing to see the same pattern come to life in so many different color ways.
This all started when my bestie, Arisa and I went to Mashe Modern just before a retreat and both got the kit and pattern for Dog Park by Elizabeth Hartmann. Then Tina, my sister in law, wanted to join us. The three of us worked on that quilt all weekend. It was a very, very tedious quilt and we worked on it at a few retreats. ** EDIT- I think this was three years ago?
Then last year we did Rose In Bloom, by Lella Boutique and displayed those quilts at the Des Moines Quilt Guild Show. I believe there was six of us who did that one.
This year is was these quilts! In the spring we started Boho Heart by Jen Kingwell… I’m still working on mine but it is getting there! It will be ready for 2027 Quilt Show!
And in a few weeks we switched things up.. instead of picking a pattern we chose a cute quilt retreat fabric panel and we are each doing quilt with the panel!
Some of the best memories, laughs, friendships, even seam ripping has been so much fun! I am so blessed to have so many good, kind, generous and talented people in my life. And they all participate in the shenanigans at quilt retreats.
I want to invite anyone who would like to participate in the next quilt group challenge to please reach out to me. It is a lot of fun!
I have three quilt retreats during the next five weekends… and the fun is about to start all over again!
