"The Quilted Forest" Exhibit

THE QUILTED FOREST celebrates our abundance of National Forests in Colorado. What better venue to showcase the talents of Northern Colorado Quilters than the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum?

The quilts will be suspended from the ceiling, allowing visitors to walk amongst the creations. Double-sided quilts are preferred, but single-sided will be considered for wall placement.

We are looking for new creations reflecting the lush diversity of flora and fauna found in the forest. Let your imagination run wild!

Depictions of rocks and streams; trees and wildflowers; all kinds of critters and creatures (both real and imaginary); settings in winter, spring, summer or fall –all are acceptable. Humans interacting with nature also fit nicely into the exhibit theme.

The Quilted Forest exhibit will debut at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden, Colorado, in July 2027. Ideas for submissions and confirmation of participation will be due at the LNQC meeting on Monday, October 6, 2025.Quilts must be completed by May 2027.

For questions or assistance with your project, please email David Taylor: david@davidtaylorartquilts.com.

Width or diameter: Quilts should be at least 6 inches but no more than 16 inches in width or diameter.

Height: Quilts should be at least 72 inches but no more than 120 inches tall.

Quilts must be representative of forest life found in Colorado. Quilts are not required to be pictorial or landscape in nature. Representational art is not a requirement. Traditional, abstract, modern, contemporary … all aesthetics are welcome. 

Mammals, insects, trees, plants, wildflowers, humans, landscapes, waterscapes, etc., are all acceptable as subject matter and should be reflective of the forest theme.

Appliqué or pieced, mixed, hand or machine, foundation-pieced, whole cloth, painted, thread-painted, embellished, shaped, single-sided, double-sided or dimensional … Explore it all!

This is not a competition. Create from your heart and see what grows! In order to achieve maximum participation, we are not implementing an entry fee.

Entrants must be a current member of LNCQ to participate.

David M. Taylor will be the exhibit curator and is serving as liaison with the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. He is responsible for making make final selection of submissions.

Announcement

May 5, 2025

Confirmation of participation and submission of ideas

Monday, October 6, 2025

Community work days

To be determined. Watch for announcements in the LNCQ newsletter

Quilt review and acceptance

November 2026

Completed quilts due

May 2027

Exhibit opens

July 2027