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About the 2025 Exhibition

The Vermont Quilt Sampler Exhibition is a juried exhibition open to all Vermont quilters.  The exhibition will be displayed in the Billings Farm Historic Barn gallery from June 28 – September 1, 2025.  The exhibition is included with admission to Billings Farm & Museum. 
 
Submissions Are Closed for 2025
 
The exhibition selection committee includes members of the Billings Farm & Museum curatorial team. The committee will select approximately 50 quilts for display, featuring a spectrum of abilities and techniques. The selection committee is seeking a range of quilt styles from classic to cutting edge. Most importantly, weight will be given to quilts that tell a story or have a story behind them. Additional consideration will be given to the next generation of quilters, recognizing their important role in carrying on the quilting tradition. 
 
 
If you are planning to submit a quilt for the 2025 exhibition, please read over these guidelines.  If you have any questions, contact exhibits@billingsfarm.org  or call (802) 457-5309. 
 

Quilting Guild Days

On select weekends, local quilting guilds will demonstrate quilting techniques, present quilts by guild members, and answer questions about quilting.  The 2025 dates include:

  • Saturday, July 12: Twin State Modern Quilt Guild
  • Saturday, July 19: Northern Lights Quilt Guild
  • Saturday, August 9: Heart of the Land Quilt Guild
  • Saturday, August 16: Delectable Mountain Quilt Guild
  • Delectable Mountain Quilters

    Delectable Mountain Quilters

  • Delectable Mountain Quilters

    Delectable Mountain Quilters

About the 2024 Exhibition

The Vermont Quilt Sampler Exhibition was displayed in the Billings Farm Historic Barn gallery from June 29 – September 2, 2024. For the first time, this annual juried quilt exhibition included quilts submitted from throughout Vermont—from 13 out of 14 counties!

The display featured 56 quilts showcasing a sampler of skills and techniques, while also highlighting the stories of their makers. Interpretive panels and gallery labels guided visitors through themes including inspiration, current events, teaching and learning, fabric as a memory, humor, and joy. These themes explored the creative process and celebrated the emotional connections that quilts can provide.

Awards included Juror’s Choice and Staff Choice. Visitors voted for their favorite quilt to be selected for the People’s Choice Award.

Visitors were invited to try engaging, hands-on activities, including scavenger hunts, a quilt piecing game, and a quilt “anatomy” display with touchable fabrics to show all the pieces that go into quilt making. There were quilt-related books for all ages in the exhibition space and an opportunity to create a quilt square for a large signature quilt.

The exhibition was included with admission to Billings Farm & Museum.

  • All Seeing by Kenny Smith

    All Seeing by Kenny Smith

  • Autumn Frolic Sampler by Darlene Larochelle

    Autumn Frolic Sampler by Darlene Larochelle

  • One for the Road by Melissa Tabas

    One for the Road by Melissa Tabas

  • Centered and Grounded by Julie Hackbarth

    Centered and Grounded by Julie Hackbarth

  • Road Trip by Linda Diak

    Road Trip by Linda Diak

What to see during the Quilt Exhibition

Bring a picnic and spend the day! Admission to Billings Farm & Museum’s Quilt Exhibition includes the Animal Barns, the Vermont Farm Life Exhibits, the Ottauquechee River Walk and the Billings Farmstead Gardens. Watch the farm animals – cows, draft horses, goats and sheep – in their scenic pastures. The 1890 Farm Manager’s House features the creamery, the kitchen and in-home innovations that were considered state-of-the art for the time period.

There’s something exciting happening every day at Billings Farm – view our daily schedules to find out what’s happening on the day of your visit.

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