• “The Santa Barbara Quilt” made by members of the Coastal Quilters Guild of Santa Barbara and Goleta. Created in 1995, more than 30 members spent 18 months quilting the 91-inch-by-87-inch quilt. The quilt has been displayed in the Washington office of Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo)
  • “Museum Impressions” by the Coastal Quilters Guild of Santa Barbara and Goleta. In 1991, the members presented the 92-inch-by-92-inch quilt to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History to mark its 75th anniversary. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo)
    “Museum Impressions” by the Coastal Quilters Guild of Santa Barbara and Goleta. In 1991, the members presented the 92-inch-by-92-inch quilt to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History to mark its 75th anniversary. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo)
  • “Flight-Santa Barbara” pieced by Linda Estrada, who was inspired to create the quilt because of the architecture of the original Santa Barbara Airport terminal. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo)
  • Visitors view the “Museum Impressions” quilt, which was made in 1991 for the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo)
  • Quilt show visitors had the opportunity to design and pick fabrics for their own square on a handmade quilt. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo)
  • Intricate antique quilt squares make up the quilt that earned Best of Show honors at the Coastal Quilters Guild of Santa Barbara and Goleta expo. (Rochelle Rose / Noozhawk photo)

Bill Macfadyen is Noozhawk’s founder and publisher. Contact him at wmacfadyen@noozhawk.com, and follow him on Instagram: @bill.macfadyen. The opinions expressed are his own.