Vermont Quilt Festival 2023

Special Exhibits

A Message From The Exhibit Chair:

This is my first year as a board member for the Vermont Quilt Festival, and I’m eager for you to experience this year’s Special Exhibits. Our Antique Exhibit “A Slice of Cheddar” is part of the extraordinary historically important collection from Pat and Arlan Christ of Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. The Individual Artist Exhibit is from Roz Daniels titled “Bold Abstractions” — from her lifetime of work. We have several exhibits from Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) to provide a look at quilting from a Modern Artists’ Perspective. As a frequent visitor to — and having quilts included in festivals across the country —I’m enthusiastic to be a part of VQF, which is in my home state. Everyone’s in for a real treat.


-Lori Beitler
Exhibit Chairperson

Quilt Title: Magic Potion. A white quilt with a blue and teal pattern of circles and squares, where the circlesmake and interconnected border of progressively smaller shapes. Quilter: Sandra Bonomo from Milk and Honey Guild.

Magic Potion, Sandra Bonomo - Milk & Honey Quilt Guild.

Pat & Arlan Christ stand side by side in front of a quilt. The quilt is white background with green-stemmed, red petal flowers.

A Slice of Cheddar

The “Slice of Cheddar” exhibit affords the opportunity to showcase some of the bold and colorful quilts from the late nineteenth century.    The color “cheddar” will delight everyone that observes the variations quilters used in their quilt designs.

from The Christ Collection

Rosalind Daniels stands in front of a multicolor abstract quilt. It has shades of bright green and pink with black in interesting patterns. Rosalind smiles, wearing glasses and a black top with white turtleneck.

Bold Abstractions: A Life in Patterns

featuring Rosalind Daniels

A first entry in the Vermont Quilt Festival thirty years ago began a quilting journey for Rosalind Daniels that reflects her life and the unique perspective gained from various worldwide experiences and influences. Bold Abstractions: A Life in Patterns is a collection of vibrant works showcasing the unusual fabric of a life.

The image says: artists choice SAQA ME/NH/VT and has parts of several quilts from the showcase. Flowers, abstract red and black, a tucan, a sun, and abstract magenta and blue.

Artist’s Choice: SAQA ME/NH/VT

Quilts as Art: A sampling of art quilts created by Northern New England SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) members provides a glimpse into the variety of styles, techniques and approaches being used by the region’s quilt artists. Techniques represented include modern approaches to appliqué and collage, stitching and embroidery, piecing and quilting; various painting and dyeing applications such as block printing, stamping, and Shibori; and cyanotype and digital printing on fabric.

Studio Art Quilt Associates

SAQA Trunk Show: Artists on Tour

A display of small pieces by 40 of the over 4000 members of the international organization entitled Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. This set of artworks represents one of the ten different SAQA trunk shows presently traveling to venues showcasing the diversity of art quilts.

Studio Art Quilt Associates

Heart of Vermont Guild Logo

Showcase: Vermont Guilds

“Since we are the Vermont Quilt Festival - we are so pleased to highlight the diverse guilds from our state of Vermont.”

- Lori Beitler

Curated by Lori Beitler

Lobby Lights: Champlain Valley Quilt Guild

A collection of quilts from the members of the Champlain Valley Quilt Guild.

featuring the Champlain Valley Quilt Guild