Wheat Capital Quilt Society Quilt Show

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WCQS 2026 “American Patchwork”Quilt Show

Wheat Capital Quilt Society (WCQS) was founded in 2016. This is our 10th year as a Society!

Our 2026 “American Patchwork” Quilt Show was held on Friday, July 10th and Saturday July 11th, during the Kansas Wheat Festival in Wellington, Kansas.

The show had 133 entries in 12 categories, our Largest Show to Date! Way to go Quilters!!

37 Members entered items

9 Non-Members entered items

3 Individual Youth entries

1 youth entry by a youth sewing group

Items in 10 of the 12 categories could be entered to be Judged. 9 of the 10 categories had entries that were judged. (Antique/Vintage & Youth are not judged)

The Best of Show Winner was: Teresa Farrar, with her Large Paper Pieced & custom quilted creation that she titled - Jungle Magnolia, made with Tula Pink fabrics! It hung at the forefront of the Show for both days.

The First Place ribbons were also displayed throughout the show in each of the 9 categories, on the items which won those ribbons! Congratulations to the First Place Winners!!

They were:

1. President’s Challenge/Patriotic: Jane Norris

2. Collage Quilt: Kim Wheeler

3. Paper Pieced Quilt: Dana Koehler

4. Large Quilts: Jennifer Ault

5. Lap/Twin Quilt: Janet Brody

6. Modern Quilt: Kim Wheeler

7: Small Miniature/Wall Quilt: Pat Sackschewsky

8. Child Quilt - No judged entries

9. Holiday Quilt: Jane Norris

10. Quilted Accessory: Lauren Hart

Another Set of Ribbons were awarded Saturday Afternoon. These were the Viewers Choice Ribbons. Participants who attended the show were given the opportunity to vote for their favorite item in each ot the 12 categories.

The Viewer Choice Winners in each Category were:

1. Patriotic/Presidents Challenge: Jane Norris

2. Collage Quilt: Kim Wheele

3. Paper Piecing: Dana Koehler

4. Large Quilts: Rovella Erker

5. Lap/Twin: Janet Brody

6. Modern Quilts: Dana Koehler

7. Small Miniature/Wall Quilt: Pam Sackschewsky

8. Child Quilt: Desiree Defore

9. Holiday Quilt: Connie Hart

10. Quilted Accessory: Dana Koehler

11. Youth Division: Wellington Christian Academy Students

12. Antique / Vintage: Loni Moyer

Thank you to the 337 viewers who attended our show!

Thank You to WCQS Members & all the volunteers who made this show run so well!

Best of Show

Award Winner -

Teresa Farrar is shown below with her beatutiful Paper Pieced & custom quilted show stopper! She named her quilt - Jungle Magnolia & said she used Tula Pink Fabrics to create her masterpiece!

Congratulations Teresa!!

Other Show Ribbon Winners are available for viewing on the Photos Page/Tab of this website.

During the show children who came through with family had the opportunity to go on a Scavenger Hunt! Society Members were asked to make Patriotic (red/white/blue) quilt blocks. These blocks were posted around the show. Children searched for & identified each of 20 blocks & were rewarded with a sweet treat when they turned in their completed hunt paper.

A wonderful presentation was given several times each day titled- The Evolution of Quilting. The presentation spanned the art of quilting from ancient days, up through modern days. Antique quilts, quilt tops and other items displayed were utilized to augment the presentation. It was a great learning/teaching opportunity for all those present! Thanks Dinah!!

As the Quilt Show Coordinator, I would like to send a Huge Thank You out to the core members of the WCQS Show Committee:

Rosetta Wiley, Diane Harris, Karla Defore, Ann Hendricks, Chelsea McNeil, Dinah Fairfield, Gracie Defore, Jennifer Ault, Janet Brody & Jane Norris.

Thank You to all the wonderful WCQS members who helped set up, worked the show, helped take down the show! Would also like to thank the volunteers from FreeWill Baptist Church, the husband who transported the stands from & to the Kansas Star Casino, the husbands who helped set up & take down the show & others I may have missed! And of course all of our families who support our creativity & craziness!

Thank You to USD 353 for the use of the wonderful Middle School Auxiliary Gym & to their Custodial Staff. Thank You to Kansas Star Casino for use of the stands!! Thank you to Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce for their advertising & hard work on another great Kansas Wheat Festival!

Attendance Friday 143 Saturday 194 2 Day total 337

(These numbers are close to missed counting a few!!)

Jane Norris, 2026 WCQS Show Coordinator.