2026 Quilts Unlimited

This year’s juried exhibition will feature quilts created by some of the country's finest quilters and fiber artists working today. The quilts on display demonstrate a range of techniques and designs, from traditional quilting to contemporary art quilts. Each stunning quilt reflects the artist's commitment to design, creativity, and skill. The result is an extraordinary exhibition of quilts.

Please join us for the Fall Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony on Friday, October 2, from 4-6 PM.

All are welcome to attend and there will be refreshments!

Juror of Selection: Sue Cortese

Sue Cortese is quilt artist who lives in Holland, Michigan. Her medium is the quilt form, her process starts with white fabric. She has been creating sewn compositions with her hand dyed fabric and quilting them since 1995.  The combination of layers, pattern, and texture add to the work, keep her playing and exploring. From start to finish, her work incorporates the many
techniques she has learned over the years: dyeing and printing her own fabric, piecing and appliqué, machine and hand quilting, and various finishes. Recently adding shibori manipulated, indigo dyed fabrics. Sue has also started working in paper and mixed media collage. Her work has been displayed in quilt shows and art museums around the country.  She teaches various dyeing and quilting techniques.  Sue is a board member of the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), as well as a Certified Quilt Judge through NACQJ. suecortesequilt.com

 

Juror of Awards: Pat Harrison

Pat Harrison is a Certified Judge, Webmaster of the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges and a Featured Quilter in Quiltfolk Rhode Island. She teaches, lectures, and judges nationally in addition to being a pattern designer and award-winning long-arm quilter. A retired school librarian and teacher, she has won numerous awards for her quilts and her customer quilts at local, regional, national, and international shows. Her original design quilts ar