Empire Quiltfest

08/28/2026

Not too early to mark it on the calendar 📆

Our quilt guild will be celebrating our 50th year in 2027 and will be holding our biannual quilt show in April 2027! We hope you will join us for quilting and friendship! Follow our page for updates!

08/04/2026

07/10/2026

Just a couple of months away!

Mark your calendars for this year's Quiltfest!

05/08/2026

🧵 Empire QuiltFest Vendors Choice Winners 🏆

Going in Circles III by Elyssa Macura - Handloom Batik
A Thankful Life by Pat Cunningham - Puppy Girl Designs
Meridian by Sandy Jung - QuiltLily Designs
Paradise by Joan Annis - Shirley’s Quilts & Wovens
Keep on Keeping On by Alexandra McDowall - Soke
B(L)ack at the Lake by Marie Barker - Sue’s Fabric World
Circa 1880 Quilt by Elyssa Macura - Woodquilter
Freedom Isn’t Free by Kathleen Livingston - Quilts of Valor

👏 Congratulations!

05/08/2026

🧵 Empire QuiltFest Vendors Choice Winners 🏆

With Liberty and Justice for All by Sherri Walczak - A Sense of Wonder Studio
Warmth of Our Stars by Hilda Blevins - Adirondack Quilts
Children, Color My World by Majken Sellar - Albany Sewing Center
Starry Night by Teresa Fabozzi - Amelia’s Garden
Chaos by Cynthia McDowall - Capital District Modern Quilt Guild
Champagne & Pearls by June Barker - Chicory & Thread
A Highland Coo by Hilda Blevins - Dianne’s Quilted Square
We Should Have Turned Left at…. By Angela Pachal - Groovy Seam Ripper

👏 Congratulations!

05/07/2026

🏆 Best of Show 🏆

Total Bliss by Heidi Merrill

This is a double feathered star surrounded by multiple borders. It was an online class with Cindy Williams. The challenge was finding quilting designs that pulled all the borders together and have the design of the quilt shine.

Quilting: Longarm - Self Guided by Heidi Merrill

Pattern: Bliss by Cindy Williams – Facebook online class

👏 Congratulations!

05/07/2026

Viewers Choice

We Should Have Turned Left At…. by Angela Pachal

👏 Congratulations!

05/07/2026

Best Theme Quilt - as voted by the EQF Committee

Revolution in Motion by Angela Pachal

👏 Congratulations!

05/06/2026

🧵 Empire QuiltFest Superlative Winners 🏆

Best Workmanship

Wheels in Motion by Anna Peluso

👏 Congratulations!