Moab Medallion quilt show - December 2, 2025

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 The Delicate Stitchers Quilt Guild will open its 23rd annual quilt show at the Moab Museum on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. This year’s show is called 'Magnificent Moab Medallions.' It features quilts inspired by Persian, Indian, and Chinese carpets from the 16th to 18th centuries. The medallion style uses a central design with surrounding borders. This technique became popular in America in the mid-1700s and 1800s and is known for its patterns and geometry.


Join the Delicate Stitchers Quilt Guild the evening of Tuesday, December 2, at the Moab Museum for the opening of the annual quilt show. This year’s theme is “Magnificent Moab Medallions,” a quilting style derived from Persian, Indian, and Chinese Carpets which appeared during the 16th-18th centuries. The technique made its way to the Americas, becoming the preferred style during the mid-1700s to 1800s. This will be the Quilters’ 23rd annual show at the Moab Museum.
We’ll have an opening with the Stitchers from 5:30 – 7:30 PM with an orientation from the folks who submitted work. Refreshments provided. FREE to the community!

About the Medallion style:

For quilt enthusiasts, a framed medallion quilt is the pinnacle of any collection. A medallion quilt design is focused on the center, with blocks branching out in either a symmetrical or asymmetrical fashion. The central design (which would often feature a detailed applique or pattern), is surrounded by one or more borders. These borders were often darker in color, contrasting with the other blocks and highlighting the quilt’s construction. This technique arrived in America thanks to European immigrants but the medallion quilt remained popular in its homeland well beyond the 1800s.


Popularity waned as sewing technology advanced, but the medallion quilt did enjoy a brief renaissance during the early 20th century. Most of the examples from this time period featured more embroidery than their predecessors. Medallion quilts offered the artist nearly infinite ways to express their creativity by overlaying designs, patterns, and geometry.

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