It's QuiltCon season! The show floor opens Thursday in Phoenix so I want to gather memories of past QuiltCon's all in one post! Memories
My first QuiltCon was Savannah in 2017 - photos above. I had only recently discovered the MQG and joined my local guild. I knew very few people when the show started but knew so many more once it ended! I got to meet blog friends in person and met a slew of folks when volunteering. The show was so incredibly inspiring and I knew I found my people.
My very first quilt to be accepted into QuiltCon was Briar Rose in Nashville, 2019. I was over the moon thrilled to have a quilt in the show! In fact, I spent too much time 'stalking' my quilt - standing away from it and watching to see people look at it.
Volunteering is one of my favorite things to do at QuiltCon, especially the Wednesday registration time period - you see so many friends and quilting royalty. A bit of both in this photo from Auston, 2020.
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| Top: Paige, Karen, Linda Middle: Sarah, Jacquie, Kitty Bottom: Tara, Anja, Christa |
I had an amazing total of 4 quilts on display in the virtual QuiltCon Together in 2021.
Boomerang - which was also featured as a pattern in QuiltCon magazine - along with Carnival, Cartwheel and Astro. Astro was a MQG quilt of the month.
I missed attending Phoenix in 2022 - too much Covid anxiety - but 3 of my quilts were there. Boomerang hung in the actual show (the MQG allowed quilts to be resubmitted that had been juried into QuiltCon Together.)
I Believe in Dragons was part of the Small Quilt category. (Read more about it here.)
Left Turn was part of the Hexagon Challenge. (Read more about it here.)
QuiltCon in 2023 was in Atlanta. I had two quilts in the show. Patent Pending was a fun group quilt and I enjoyed doing 'ta da' photos with everyone.
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| Linda @florishingpalms, Kitty @nightquilter, Charles @feltlikesweets, Val @valbetweenquilts, and Me (kneeling);2nd row Pat @peacockcreekdesigns and Sarah @saroy; Not pictured - Yvonne @quiltingjetgirl |
My quilt Decade was part of the MQG 10th anniversary exhibit.
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Finally, QuiltCon 2024 was in Raleigh, about 20 minutes away from my home which gave me lots of time for volunteering - still a favorite activity! I was fortunate enough to have 3 quilts in the show. Echo, which was also in QuiltCon magazine gallery, Mending Fences, and The Twist.
It's been a blast revisiting all these prior shows.
Phoenix, here I come!
My first QuiltCon was also Savannah! I missed a few years then attended Raleigh last year. I wanted to go to Phoenix but it just didn't work out for me 🫤 I'm anxious to see where it will be next year! Have fun and enjoy your trip!
ReplyDeleteSo sad to be missing QuiltCon this year.
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