Quilt National 2025 - Traveling Exhibit

I recently visited our local quilt museum to see the juried entries in Quilt National 2025. It usually is a impressive array of quilts and fiber art. I was surprised, however, with how much more neutral the palette of colors used in this year's exhibited quilts contrasted with what I've seen in prior years' entries and winners. These are still lovely pieces in their own right from Susan Else's quilted sculpture to simulated bark on the forest floor to a burning geodesic dome. That said, it was more of the narratives accompanying the art quilts that gave depth to the meaning of the imagery.

Every juried entry in to Quilt National is a winner regardless of a ribbon. They are spectacularly well-executed, thoughtful in their approach to the subject of their work, and use fabrics and decoration in unusual ways.

This is a sampling of my favorite art quilts/fiber art in the Quilt National 2025 exhibition.

"Forest Floor, Tree Bark Frangments, Var. 10" by Barbara Schneider

Something to Say" by Susan Else

"More than Black & White #4" by Russ Little

"Bio-sphere on Fire" by Ann Houle

"Two Fish, Blue Fish" by Jan Soules

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