Houston, Texas, will host the International Quilt Festival at the George R. Brown Convention Center from October 9-12, 2025. In addition to the booths and displays offering fabric, patterns, threads, and notions, the Festival will feature an awe-inspiring display of quilts.

Over 1,000 quilts will be on view, focused on one of the 33 themed exhibits. The Festival consistently astounds us with its unique concepts and themes each year, and we eagerly await seeing them all. We can’t imagine the work it must take to cull out the submissions to settle on these few.

If you are going to the Festival, be sure to schedule sufficient time to cruise through the myriad of quilts. The preview night actually takes place on October 8th and is free for students enrolled in a class. Otherwise, it costs $16 for the preview night alone. Or buy a day pass and see the quilts during the show hours.

Some of our favorite categories for the show include the Elite Quilters from Taiwan, where Taiwanese quilting teachers are showcased. Their work is meticulous and detailed.

Fall in Ontario offers a glimpse of our northern neighbor with an autumn focus. The quilting is inspirational.

You can count on the Festival to remember all members of the world. The Cossack Mamai Quilt is a Ukrainian patchwork quilt created by 47 Ukrainian quilters, who produced these 65 segments.

It is incredible how some quilts stand the test of time. Fine Feathered Quilts displays the traditional Princess Feather design and Feathered Star quilts. These designs first surfaced in the 1800s.

Frances Holiday Alford: An 80-Year Retrospective is a collection of the noted quilter’s work. Her work is touching and can’t be missed.

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Images courtesy of International Quilt Festival