April 26-27, 2025
10 am – 5 pm
Maryland State Fairgrounds
4H/Home Arts Building
2200 York Road
Timonium, MD 21093
EXPO 2025 is over and it was a resounding success! We had 1800 visitors, more than ever before. They saw 400 quilts made by members of the Guild, replenished their stashes from Stash to Treasure, purchased raffle tickets, silent auction, and boutique items, learned about the Guild’s mission, attended classes and demos, and supported the nineteen vendors who were at the show. And we had a record number of new members.
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Viewers’ Choices
Featured Quilters
Vendors
Viewers’ Choices
Attendees to EXPO 2025 are asked to vote for their three favorite quilts in the show. These are the results.
Featured Quilters
Our featured quilters, Kathy Awalt and Natalie Blum, present a retrospective view of the quilts they have made over the years.
Above: A selection of quilts by Natalie Blum.
Natalie has loved art her entire life and spent most of her career as elementary school art teacher in Baltimore City. She made her first quilt for her son when he was six months old and was soon making many, many more baby quilts!
Her love for quilting grew as she began taking classes and workshops to learn new techniques. She is now well-known for her art quilts where she features improvisation and photographs to create striking works of art.
Above: A selection of quilts by Kathy Awalt.
Kathy began sewing as part of 4-H under the tutelage of her grandmother, Grace, using a Singer Featherweight. Her interest in quilting came a little later when she was in grad school and the art of quilting was seeing a resurgence. But Kathy’s creative endeavors were put on hold while she finished medical school and her residency in pediatrics.
Then, inspiration struck when she read about the improvisational work of Freddie Moran and Gwen Marston. Kathy was so taken by their approaches that she traveled to Asilomar in Pacific Grove, CA, to create a quilt under their guidance. While Kathy has learned many techniques from many gifted artists, Gwen became her life-long friend and mentor. You will see Gwen and Freddie’s influence in Kathy’s quilts.