Exhibits
2025
October 9-12, 2025
INTERNATIONAL QUILT FESTIVAL/HOUSTON
Special Exhibits
George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas
Past Exhibits
2020
The Sapphire 45th Anniversary Exhibit
International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
2019
International Textile Show, Seoul, South Korea
2018
Birmingham Quilt Show, Birmingham, England
Personal Iconography: Dinner at Eight
International Quilt Festival, Chicago, Illinois
The Best of Dinner at Eight
International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
The Best of Dinner at Eight
The Houston International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
2017
Personal Iconography: Dinner at Eight
International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas
The Bojagi Forum, Suwon, South Korea
2016
Southern Vermont Arts Magazine, Fall Issue
“Masterworks Maker: Frances Alford’s Lifetime of Creativity”
2015
Dinner at Eight: A Feast for the Eyes
International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
2013
Dinner at Eight: Rituals
International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
The Dinner at Eight Artists: An Exquisite Moment
Curated by Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison.
2012-2020
Exhibit in patient wing
Grace Cottage Hospital, Townshend, VT
2011
Tactile Architecture
International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
2010
Beneath the Surface: A Dinner at Eight Exhibition
Houston International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
2009
Musica! SAQA Global Exhibition
Quilting Arts Magazine, Issue 40, August/September
2008
Edges: The First Dinner at Eight Exhibition
International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas
2007
Husqvarna Show
International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas
Quilting Arts Magazine, April-May issue, “Illustration”
2006
In Full Bloom, Lyon, France
2005
In Full Bloom
International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
2004
Austin Area Quilt Show, Austin, TX
2000
Austin Area Quilt Show, Austin, TX
Award: “Most Creative” in the Small Art Quilts category






