More Than a Festival: Building Community at the Iowa Quilt Festival, presented by SAQA

SAQA
Online Event
Time
2-3pm EDT (GMT/UTC -4)
collage showing art quilt exhibition, the Iowa Quilt Museum facade, a welcome to Winterset, Iowa sign, and four smiling women.

Get an insider’s look at the 2025 Iowa Quilt Festival, a vibrant celebration of quilting, creativity, and community in support of the Iowa Quilt Museum. Held in Winterset, Iowa, this year’s event featured inspiring workshops, exhibitions, and a powerful presentation by the artists of Tiny Pieces, Vast Visions—Deb Cashatt, Susan J. Lapham, Niraja Lorenz, and Irene Roderick. Join Iowa Quilt Museum Director Melody Reels and SAQA artists Susan Lapham and Deb Cashatt as we share highlights, behind-the-scenes stories, and how this growing festival connects to the museum’s mission to honor quilting’s past, celebrate its present, and inspire its future.

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Textile Talks features weekly presentations and panel discussions from the International Quilt Museum, Quilt Alliance, Studio Art Quilt Associates, and Surface Design Association. The programs are held online at 2 p.m. Eastern (11 a.m. Pacific) each Wednesday.

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