Highland Lakes Quilt Festival brings together crafters for a cause
Several members of the Highland Lakes Quilt Guild pose for a photo in front of an 88-inch-by-88-inch quilt that members spent 1,200 hours making for a fundraiser raffle at the 2025 Highland Lakes Quilt Festival. Courtesy photo
The Highland Lakes Quilt Guild holds its annual fundraising festival Friday-Saturday, April 25-26, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day at the Burnet Community Center, 401 E. Jackson St. This year’s event is also the 25th anniversary celebration of the guild, which has spent the past quarter-century raising money for good causes with their craft.
Admission to the 2025 Highland Lakes Quilt Festival is $10 a person. Children 10 years and younger get in free.
The festival features dozens of handmade quilts from guild members and a list of vendors offering a variety of materials and products for quilters.
The centerpiece of the festival is a massive, 88-inch-by-88-inch quilt titled “Tranquility,” which will be raffled off. The piece was inspired by the biblical stories of Solomon’s puzzle, Job’s tears, Joseph’s coat, and the Garden of Eden. Its creation was a team effort, with guild members investing over 1,200 total production hours.
Proceeds from the Highland Lakes Quilt Festival go toward the guild’s many charitable efforts, including its scholarship for Highland Lakes women in the workforce, Habitat for Humanity donations, Bee of Service program, support for the Burnet County Area Fair, and quilting lessons at local elementary schools.