2026 Quilt Show Recap

Dolores Mountain Quilters quilt guild is pleased to announce the winners of their recent biennial quilt show.

Congratulations to Vernell Andrews of Farmington, NM -  the raffle quilt winner. Vernell is a member of the San Juan Quilt Guild.

The quilt show committee was delighted to receive 141 entries into the show by 58 quilters and very grateful for the 60 plus volunteers that made it happen. Most especially the kids and parents from Montezuma Martial Academy who helped with set up and tear down. Their efforts are most appreciated and the guild is pleased to support them as they represent the US in their upcoming tournament in France this Fall.

650 show attendees enjoyed eye-pleasing fabric creations in all shapes and sizes, representing an impressive array of local skills and creativity. The guild's Quilt Boutique provided an ample supply of hand made gifts and treasures and was non-stop busy for both days of the show.  3 vendors, Cortez Quilt Company, Sew Renewable, and Quilt it Ya-Ya delighted attendees with fabric, notions, kits and patterns for sale.

First place winners voted by people's choice in the following categories are as follows:

Bed - Large = Linda Jahraus

Bed - Medium = Diane Weitzenkamp

Bed - Small = LouAnn Burkett

Wall - Large = Jan Shepard

Wall - Medium = Margien Gram

Wall - Small = Peggy Youngs

Art Quilt = Blocks Without Borders group

Best of Show = Blocks  Without Borders group

All other winners in all categories are available on the guild website https://www.doloresmountainquilters.org/quilt-show-2026

Dolores Mountain Quilters guild makes over $4000 in cash donations annually to several local non-profits organizations. In 2025 over 80 quilts were donated to 

needy persons and fundraising efforts for local non-profits as well as donating 83 hand-made and filled Christmas stockings to the Montezuma County Foster Care program.

Monthly meetings are held at the Dolores Community Center at 10:00 a.m. on the first Tuesday of each month. More information about the group is available at doloresmountainquilters.org

Save the date for 2028 - mid-late August 2028