Check out More than 200 Handmade Quilts at the 2025 Bainbridge Quilt Festival Slated for Saturday September 13 at the Winslow Green
Mark your calendars to attend the Bainbridge Quilt Festival, to be held on Saturday, September 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Winslow Green. The Festival is being held in conjunction with the Creative Thread Festival, where kids will enjoy a “seek and find” activity to engage them with the 200 quilts on display.
This year, there will be a table with information about the quilt-making process and an activity aimed at allowing participants to design their own quilt block. All attendees can vote for their favorite quilt for the Viewer’s Choice Award (The top three winners get quilt shop gift cards).
In addition, those in attendance at this free event can purchase $2 raffle tickets to win this year’s gorgeous “Give and Take” raffle quilt made by Bainbridge Island Modern Quilt Guild members, and can purchase $20 homemade mini-quilt coaster sets that are each their own works of art. All proceeds help support the cost of the quilt show and quilting education activities.
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It was in 2013, that Barbara Kirk, a local fabric store owner, along with other Guild members, conceived of the quilt show. Since then, the festival endured the Pandemic and found a new home. Long-time locals might recall that it was originally held in front of stores in Downtown Winslow. A few years back, organizers decided to move it to the Winslow Green, where quilts can be displayed on scaffolding, which makes them viewable from both sides. Visitors enjoyed the new location and the enhanced viewing aspect of the quilts.
As in the past, this year’s event will feature more than 200 quilts created by local quilters from throughout the Kitsap Peninsula. According to promoters, the festival is a “vibrant and festive event, attracting as many as 1,200 visitors. Some of the participants will be offering their quilts for sale; purchases are handled directly from the quilter, and contact information can be had at the Information Booth on Winslow Green.
As we all know, the weather in the Pacific Northwest, and specifically Bainbridge Island, is typically sunny and mild during the month of September. However, in the event of rain, quilts will only be hung in protected areas, away from the rain—additional space in the past has been provided by Eagle Harbor Congregational Church.
The Bainbridge Island Modern Quilt Guild is a non-profit organization designed for charitable and educational purposes. Modern quilting incorporates function rather than decoration in its quilts. Using asymmetry in designs, relying less on repetition, reinterpreting traditional quilt patterns, and embracing simplicity and minimalism.
Guild quilters use alternative block structure and increase the use of negative space—concentrating on bold colors, graphic prints, and gray and white as neutrals. Their quilts are inspired by modern art and architecture, and they frequently use improvisational piecing methods.
The BIMQG encourages the art of modern quilting by working with other guilds and groups and teaching new quilters and other fiber artists that are interested in non-traditional fiber projects.
Classes, workshops and the sharing of information are available by visiting their website for more information. Monthly Sew-Ins are held the second Sunday of each month (except May which is the third Sunday), from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meeting sites vary monthly, and updates are available on their Facebook page, or you can join their email list for updated information. Learn more about the festival at the quilt festival website.
The Island Wanderer’s former Editor & Publisher Margaret Millmore contributed to this report.
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