This year’s Exhibition showcases guild members’ wide range of skills and styles through a mix of quilts and accessories. This year’s Exhibition features five categories, some more challenging than others.
2025 Indy MQG Mystery Quilt: quilts made during our multi-month sew along utlizing the same pattern in a variety of colorways
Open Modern Quilts & Accessories: quilts and accessories that are not part of the challenges below.
Checkered Mini Challenge: the mini quilt must incorporate black and white checkered fabric.
Indiana Challenge: must tie to Indiana in some was as described in the artist statement.
Garfield Park Arts Center Color Challenge: utlizes the colors of the pallet below, and only those colors.
Mom, if my borders are wavy will the cacti still bloom?
54″x55″
9
Garfield Park Arts Center Color Challenge
Sydney Yagel
Emerald on Point
45″x45″
10
Garfield Park Arts Center Color Challenge
Sarah Riester
Homecoming
32″x52″
11
Garfield Park Arts Center Color Challenge
Nicole Carey
Scrappy Plus Quilt
42″x36″
13
Garfield Park Arts Center Color Challenge
Rachel Donville
Lighthouse Sunset
18″x17″
Entry Number
Category
Name
Title
Dimensions
1
Checkered Mini Challenge
Cindy Kajder
Patriotic Pace Lap
16″x16″
2
Checkered Mini Challenge
Emily Featherstone
RPM
17″x15″
3
Checkered Mini Challenge
Jane Kaag
We’re All Winners
15″x15″
4
Checkered Mini Challenge
Mary Beth Morse
Race Colors
18″x18″
5
Checkered Mini Challenge
Rachel Donville
Start your Sheep!
18″x18″
6
Checkered Mini Challenge
Sally Meyers
The Reserve
17″x17″
7
Checkered Mini Challenge
Susan Miles
“Not lifting my foot until I see God or a checkered flag!”
18”x14”
8
Checkered Mini Challenge
Sydney Yagel
Falling Checkers
12″x12″
9
Checkered Mini Challenge
Taylor Rodabough
Raise Hell Praise Dale
12″x12″
10
Checkered Mini Challenge
Vera Bogle
Racing Flags
18″x18″
Entry Number
Category
Name
Title
Colorway
1
2025 Indy MQG Mystery Quilt
Sally Meyers
Block Party Gone Rogue
Violet and Gold
2
2025 Indy MQG Mystery Quilt
Margaret Gallina-Flynn
Sunflowers
Blue and Orange
3
2025 Indy MQG Mystery Quilt
Lisa Parker
Color Study
Brown, yellow, rust
4
2025 Indy MQG Mystery Quilt
Lynn Thomass
2025 Mystery Quilt
Teal (blue green) and red-orange
5
2025 Indy MQG Mystery Quilt
Shari Harrison
Prototype
Blue and Red Orange
6
2025 Indy MQG Mystery Quilt
Debby Polley
Mystery quilt
Corals and blues
7
2025 Indy MQG Mystery Quilt
Wanda Hlavka
Holiday Colorway
Shades of Red and Green
8
2025 Indy MQG Mystery Quilt
Stacy Hurt
Mystery 25
Browns and Tans
Entry Number
Category
Name
Title
Dimensions
1
Open Modern Quilts
Shari Harrison
Imposter Syndrome
58″x58″
2
Open Modern Quilts
Betsy LaBell
Sunflower Collage
32″x43″
3
Open Modern Quilts
Pam Westermann
For Florence
47″x66″
4
Open Modern Quilts
Marie Harnish
“Hollyhock House” Window
20″x46″
5
Open Modern Quilts
Mary Beth Morse
Clippings Quilt
60″x62″
6
Open Modern Quilts
Sara Cochran
Wonky Table Runner
21″x47″
7
Open Modern Quilts
Debby Polley
Love More Worry Less
51″x71″
8
Open Modern Quilts
Cindy Kajder
Autumn Joy
32″x32″
9
Open Modern Quilts
Suzanne Sieferman
53″x72″
10
Open Modern Quilts
Jane Kaag
Amish Inspired
70″x70″
11
Open Modern Quilts
Joann Burke
Scattered
22”x15”
12
Open Modern Quilts
Margaret Gallina-Flynn
Postcard from Sweden
54″x44″
13
Open Modern Quilts
Sara Cochran
The Maggie Quilt
49″x49″
14
Open Modern Quilts
Sara Cochran
Maisie’s Owls
60″x41″
15
Open Modern Quilts
Wanda Hlavka
Lucky Quilt by Sew Kind of Wonderful
58″x58″
16
Open Modern Quilts
Lisa Lindsey
Retro Stars
55″x65″
17
Open Modern Quilts
Melissa Snyder
Sunset Hike
63″x63″
18
Open Modern Quilts
Sarah Riester
Crimson Christmas
52″x56″
19
Open Modern Quilts
Jane Kaag
20
Open Modern Quilts
Sydney Yagel
Quilty Friends
50″x60″
21
Open Modern Quilts
Sally Meyers
Face
25″x19″
22
Open Accessories
Jane Kaag
Stitch and Stash Tote
23
Open Accessories
Janet Payne
Hovea Quilted Coat
24
Open Accessories
Joann Burke
Modified “H” bag
25
Open Accessories
Sydney Yagel
Corduroy Pepin
26
Open Accessories
Margaret Gallina-Flynn
Improv Holiday Wreath
Thank you for visiting the 2026 Indy MQG Exhibition at Garfield Park Arts Center! We would love for you to cast your vote for your favorite quilt of the show. All entries, except those with pink tags, are eligible to win the People’s Choice Award.
