QuiltCon 2025 - My Quilts

Phoenix was the site of QuiltCon for 2025 and I had a terrific time! The conference center was really nice with plenty of wide open spaces for the quilts and the vendors. 

I arrived on Wednesday, spent time with my sister visiting the Botanical Gardens and then did my favorite volunteering shift during registration. (If you've an upcoming visit to Phoenix, I would highly recommend spending time at the gardens.)

I was fortunate enough to have two quilts juried into the show. Showing them off to my sister Thursday morning was priority one! (She encouraged a fun photoshoot too.)

For fellow Trekkies, Island in the Sky is my rendition of the utopian island featured in TOS “The Cloud Minders” episode.

Inspired by Irene Roderick’s Dancing with the Wall book, the creation process for this quilt was a slow dance as I worked through different book chapters to create a pile of improv units over the course of several months. Overall, the final dance with the design wall was an incredibly fun and playful experience.

This is one of my all time favorite makes and it was thrilling to see it in the show. It was in the Small Quilts category.

Arcturus, a red-giant star, is the 4th brightness star in the Northern sky. It is easy to find for amateur stargazers (like me!) by following the curve of the Big Dipper's handle - extend the curve beyond the handle and you’ll find Arcturus. The star can be found right overhead in the summer night sky. 

The quilt design was loosely based on the concept of a medallion quilt and was a fun challenge to assemble.

Arcturus was in the Fabric Challenge category. The other quilts in this category were just spectacular and one of my favorite group of quilts to explore.

I wore my work in progress denim jacket while at the show. I think I got more compliments on it then my quilts! :-)

I plan a series of posts about QuiltCon in the next week or so as I have done in the past. For a summary of previous QuiltCon memories, see this post.

Have a wonderful day! Patty