QUILT AMANA 2025

Join us April 11-13, 2025 for the 5th annual QUILT AMANA quilt show and sale!

Friday 9:00am-5:30 pm  / Saturday 9:00am-5:30pm  / Sunday 10:00am-3:00pm

QUILT AMANA 2025 will showcase over 200 gorgeous quilts, many of which will be offered for sale. The event will include award winning quilts, classic quilts, art quilts, and more. For the 5th annual QUILT AMANA we will showcase the very best of our Found exhibition, with our favorite pairings of historic quilts and their modern reproductions, as well as some brand new Found pairings. Guest quilter exhibit TBD. We also welcome back local quilter Molly Kephart, demonstrating traditional Amana whole cloth quilting. A raffle quilt from Safe Haven of Iowa County will be on display, and proceeds from chances purchased for the quilt will benefit their pet rescue efforts.

QUILTS FOR SALE : If you want to buy a quilt, we have something for you!  We are offering beautiful quilts of all kinds for sale: classic quilts, modern quilts, art quilts, or simply basic quilts to use and enjoy in your home! You don’t have to be a quilter to enjoy QUILT AMANA. Come see the rich art of quilting on display, and possibly take home a special quilt for your family to enjoy for years to come.

VENDORS: Vendors are subject to change.  Possible vendors include Schanz Furniture and Refinishing with hardwood quilt display items and home décor; PGT Designs with primitive embroidery and wool applique patterns and kits; fabric rep swatch and sample sale, QUILT AMANA Quilters’ Market with finished quilted items (including lap quilts and quilt themed home décor);  and nature inspired art quilts by fiber artist Sue Kluber of Gypsy Soul Art.

FRIDAY ONLY: Quilt Consultations and Appraisals with Virginia Berger. Verbal Evaluations of age, pattern, etc. (does not include value) $30. Written Appraisals which includes evaluation and valuation $60. YOU MUST RESERVE A TIME to have a quilt evaluated. To book a Consultation or Appraisal, please text or call and leave a message for Jane at 641-891-3614. She will reach out to schedule with you.

FOUND: The Found exhibition is a growing and changing collection of antique, heirloom or previously forgotten quilts displayed with a brief history and a modern reproduction. The modern versions of these quilts are made with original patterns if  available, or with patterns drafted from the quilt itself.   Each of the original quilts have a history, some are found as completed quilts, some are in excellent condition, some are found as blocks and incomplete tops, some are found used up and beyond repair. They have a history, not just of the fabric, pattern or time period, but of the person or people who made them.  We may not know the entire story behind each individual quilt, but we know that they began with a person’s love, time and hard work, and we believe that is worth exploring, preserving and showcasing. We are excited to bring you a special installment of “Found…quilts no longer lost to time”. For our 5th annual show we will showcase the very best of the Found collection from the first 4 years of QUILT AMANA, as well as some beautiful new pairings.

PRE-SHOW DINNER : Thursday April 10th 2025 – QUILT AMANA Pre-Show Dinner – Join us for the 2025 QUILT AMANA Pre-Show Dinner, Thursday April 10th at The Hotel Millwright with guest speaker Virginia Berger, quilt historian and appraiser, presenting “Tell Me About Grandma’s Quilt”. Virginia will guide the audience through the process of identifying and dating quilts by exploring examples from her extensive collection. Discover how seemingly simple elements of a quilt can unlock clues to its age and history. Perhaps take away a renewed curiosity for pieces in your own collection.