Dear Quilting Friends, something truly extraordinary is about to take flight at The Quilt Show! On Monday, May 11, 2026 we’ll officially reveal our brand-new 2027 Block of the Month quilt during a special LIVE event streaming on Facebook and YouTube—and trust us, this is one you will not want to miss.
For the first time in The Quilt Show's 20-year history, the Block of the Month is being created by Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson. This extraordinary project is being brought to life in partnership with Riley Blake Designs, featuring their stunning hand-dyed fabrics. Because these fabrics are specially produced, we'll be revealing the quilt early and opening a limited opportunity for you to reserve your fabrics and join us on this unforgettable quilting journey. Stay tuned!
From Ricky Tims: "This self-paced in-depth online video seminar outlines the complete details, processes, and methods Ricky used in the making of his award-winning Best of Show quilt, The Visitation. This self-paced seminar is divided into seven parts. Each video varies in length, but thoroughly outlines the thought process and step-by-step instructions and how-to for each stage. It's a wealth of insight and lessons."
From Ricky Tims: "Success! Thank you for making The Visitation Quilt Mural a reality. I am overwhelmed with gratitude and joy! Thanks to the generosity of donors from all over the world, the GoFundMe campaign for the Quilt Mural Project and my quilt, The Visitation, reached its goal of $25,000. Your support has made this incredible dream a reality, and we cannot thank you enough."
As has been mentioned once or twice around here, our very own Ricky Tims won Best of Show at this year's Houston International Quilt Festival for his quilt, The Visitation. The quilt is quite the sight to see on its own, but knowing the story behind it gives it a personal connection that will help you to appreciate it on a deeper level. Our friends at BERNINA interviewed Ricky on the floor of Houston to get that story, take a look at his career in quilting, and more.
After receiving numerous entries in our contest to have your Odette Quilt top be quilted by Ricky Tims, our very own Houston International Quilt Festival 2025 Best of Show recipient, a winner has been chosen. Who won? Was it you? Click through to find out who the winner is.
We are thrilled to share some exciting news—and invite you to be part of it! Ricky Tims’ quilt The Visitation has been selected by the committee of The Quilt Mural Project in Paducah, KY to become one of the larger-than-life murals on the city’s iconic floodwall. These extraordinary quilt murals are typically funded by a single benefactor or corporate sponsor. But this time, the honor has been given to all of us—the worldwide quilting community! Learn more about this amazing project and how you can contribute today!
You've now seen Ricky's Houston International Quilt Festival 2025 Best of Show winner, The Visitation. Now, learn the full story behind this outstanding quilt from Ricky himself as he takes you on the journey he went on to make it, from inspiration to creation.
See "Quilts of Celebrated Artists From the Ricky Tims Collection" at the Boulder County Fairgrounds
From Ricky Tims: "The Colorado Quilting Council has their Quilt-a-Fair in September. I'm happy to announce that I have curated an exhibit of quilts from my personal collection for that show. Quilts by Yvonne Porcella, Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, Libby Lehman, David Taylor, Kestrel Michaud, Susan Cleveland, Pam Holland, Helen Godden, and many more. Most are miniature quilts, but several are larger. The event is September 25th, 26th, 27th at the Boulder County Fairgrounds, 9595 Nelson Rd, in Longmont, CO."
There's so much to share with you from our upcoming show, but we'll tease it out to you with only two topics covered, world fabrics and stash busting. What are you going to learn about those two? Are the concepts related? Which one will you learn from our guest Lynette S. Warren and which will be covered by your trusted co-host Ricky Tims? Join us on the set and see if you can decipher the clues of what is happening on the next Quilt Show!
Do a puzzle of the True Blue colorway of the The Odette Quilt designed by Kaye England, the quilt Ricky will be teaching in his brand new class.
Join our special FREE four part class, led by award-winning quilter, designer, author, teacher, and musician Ricky Tims!
Debuting July 27, 2025: On the next Quilt Show, if quilting is her cake, then research about quilters who have gone before is the icing on that cake. Lynette S. Warren works exclusively by hand, but she likes to use non-traditional fabrics in traditional settings to make them look modern. She says, if you're afraid to use world fabrics, she's got some reassuring ideas for you
Join award-winning quilter, designer, author, teacher, and musician Ricky Tims for a special FREE four-part class to create The Odette Quilt — a stunning 48" x 48" project designed by Kaye England.
Do a puzzle of the Countryside colorway of the The Odette Quilt designed by Kaye England, the quilt Ricky will be teaching in his brand new class.
From The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum: "Ricky Tims has enjoyed a rich and exciting career in quilting, winning numerous awards at national and international exhibitions. Ricky has shared his skill through patterns and teaching his methods, but has been fortunate to keep a large collection of his creations and the time has come to display this amazing journey of creativity in a single exhibit. Many of these quilts will be available to purchase – so admirers and collectors can add to their personal collections pieces created by this internationally influential quilt artist. Take a journey through Ricky’s creative quilting life in this exhibit." The exhibit will be on display at The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden, CO from July 21, 2025 through October 18, 2025
Karla Alexander and Ricky Tims bring the improv fun this Sunday as they show you the new tricks and techniques the have up their sleeve. What are they teaching? We're not spilling the beans on everything, put you can get a front row seat to our latest set visit to get a glimpse of Karla's Improv Littles and Ricky's brand new Blink Block.
Debuting May 4, 2025: On the next Quilt Show, dynamic innovation with fun fabrics and shapes. Karla Alexander is back with her colorful, contemporary quilts, and she's developed this concept of improv "Littles". They're little units of patchwork that you can use in your quilts that add a splash of unexpected. Plus, learn how to make inset organic circles painlessly. Karla actually says they're fun, and she promises perfection.
This week we welcome first time guest Wen Redmond to The Quilt Show, who will be demonstrating how to create holographic and textured images printed on unconventional materials. Not to be left out, Ricky gets in on the fun too to show you how he made his Spiderweb quilt. Get a glimpse of everything that's heading your way as we go behind the scenes of the latest Quilt Show.