quiltcon

QuiltCon Classes from Flying Parrot Quilts

I'm so excited to be teaching at QuiltCon again next year! I know I'm a bit late as registration opens next week, but if you're still on the fence, here are my classes and lecture happening next year!

Scrap Your Negative Space Lecture

This lecture is all about ways to incorporate scraps into the negative space of modern quilts. If you've ever been intimidated by vast expanses of solids in modern quilts, or you just want to use up some of your stash, come explore different techniques for using multiple fabrics and prints while still keeping ...

added by Sylvia 3 weeks, 3 days ago. under quilt shows , quiltcon , shows , teaching (Comments)

Quiltcon (partie 1) from Atelier de Cocopatch

Bonjour à toutes, Le Quiltcon est le salon du quilt moderne organisé par la Modern Quilt Guild américaine. Je suis membre depuis plusieurs années. Il a lieu alternativement une fois à l’est et l’autre fois sur l’ouest des USA. Cette année, c’était à Phoenix en Arizona. J’avais proposé à Cécile de venir avec moi même […]

added by Atelier de Cocopatch 6 months, 1 week ago. under ballades , non classé , quilt , quiltcon (Comments)

QuiltCon Highlights – Phoenix 2025 from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

QuiltCon 2025 was a colorful blur of quilty fun, learning, shopping, and so much inspiration! I’m Kailee, the Content Writer at Fat Quarter Shop, and I got the opportunity to visit QuiltCon for the first time with another first-timer from the team, Marissa, our Social Media Manager. We had so much fun soaking up everything QuiltCon had to offer, and we hope you had just as much fun following along on our adventure through our posts and stories on Facebook and Instagram this weekend. Keep reading for highlights from this weekend, and enter to win a fabric giveaway!

Quilt ...

added by Kailee 6 months, 2 weeks ago. under fat quarter shop , fat quarter shop news , fqs staff gets quilty , lori holt , quiltcon , quilting (Comments)

Join the Fun: Windham Ruby+Bee 2025 Fabric Challenge! from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Are you ready for a creative adventure? We’re thrilled to announce that our friends over at Windham Fabrics are hosting the Ruby+Bee 2025 Fabric Challenge, and we’re here to provide all the supplies you need to get started.

Tara Faughnan, this year’s featured speaker, has curated a stunning palette of six Ruby+Bee Solids by Heather Ross and Annabel Wrigley for Windham Fabrics to use in this year’s challenge. Quilters are invited to use 3 to 6 colors from this palette to create a quilt masterpiece.

How to Participate

Ready to dive in? Head over ...

added by Marissa at FQS 1 year, 3 months ago. under fat quarter shop , quiltcon , windham fabrics (Comments)

Quiltcon 2024- Jacquie Gering from Moda Lissa

A lecture that I attended at Quiltcon that I cannot stop thinking about is the one by Jacquie Gering. I should have known there was going to be something specail happening in that room, just by the size of the line. The line went round and round through every nook and cranny of the convention center. They even had to open a satellite ballroom area at the hotel next door to hold everyone. It was so inspiring and a therapy session on why we quilt.

I have known of Jackie for many years but had to do a little google ...

added by modalissa 1 year, 5 months ago. under jacquie gering , modern quilt guild , quiltcon , shows , walk , walk2.0 (Comments)

Quiltcon 2024- part 1 from Moda Lissa

QuiltCon is an annual event organized by the Modern Quilt Guild, a community of modern quilters worldwide. Each year the show is held in different locations. 2024 was n the beautiful Raleigh, North Carolina. Moda Fabrics had an exhibitors booth showcasing Moda’s Bella Solids including some of the new bright palette.

Pattern- Beasley Hollow by Lori Danelle of She Makes Joy

QuiltCon features a variety of activities such as workshops, lectures, demonstrations, Vendors booth and an assortment of industry exhibitors and a quilt show. The focus is on modern quilting, which often involves bold colors, geometric shapes, and innovative ...

added by modalissa 1 year, 5 months ago. under bella solids , mary fons , modabellasolids , quiltcon , quilts (Comments)

QuiltCon 2024 Highlights from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Where would we be without quilting? At QuiltCon 2024, held in Raleigh, North Carolina, last month, quilters from near and far gathered to share in our love of quilts! A few of us got to visit, so come take a look with us!

I’m Kate from the Marketing team, and I was lucky enough to go on this quilty adventure with my coworker Angel from the It’s Sew Emma team. The show was amazing, and there was so much to see!

With quilters from all over in attendance, seeing our quilty friends in real life (instead of Instagram ...

added by Marissa at FQS 1 year, 6 months ago. under fat quarter shop , fat quarter shop fun , quiltcon , quilting (Comments)

WIP Wednesday #123: QuiltCon Haul, Answering your Sewing Questions from Crafty Gemini

In this show Vanessa will show the couple of things she bought at QuiltCon 2024 in Raleign, NC and answer some of your pre-submitted sewing questions.

Tune in LIVE and hear Vanessa’s tips and answers to viewer questions!

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What we’re covering:

0:38 – QuiltCon Haul, including:

1:41 – Ruby Star Society

3:32 – Stitch Supply Co

4:40 – GE Designs

6:00 – E Bond from Free Spirit

9:41 – Latifah Saafir

13:24 – Riley ...

added by Vanessa Vargas Wilson 1 year, 6 months ago. under quiltcon , quilting , sewing , sewing clothes , sewing knits , wip wednesday (Comments)

Everything, Everywhere, All in One Month from Sew Preeti Quilts

Paul's mom, Krissy passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2024.

Picture from Paul's graduation in 2007

We went to Georgia for her memorial service. It was a solemn occasion but I could not be sad for long since I was being enveloped in so many hugs from all the relatives and cousins, some I had never met before and some I think I had met once that Christmas.

Lots of Hugs

Paul kept it together and he looked so handsome.

Love you so much!

Paul spoke at the service mentioning how his mom was a rebel and rarely ...

added by Preeti 1 year, 6 months ago. under haiku , inspiration , island batik , island batik ambassador , island batik fabrics , quiltcon , quilty buddies , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc2024

Word of the year quilt from Ellyn's Place

Well, it's almost May and yes, I am just now getting around to sharing my word of the year quilt. That's because I JUST finished it this past week. Yikes! I chose a word before 2023 even started.... my word is Stretch! But I had no idea how to reflect it in a quilt.

When I was at Quiltcon in February, I took a design class, Inspired by Architecture, from David Owen Hastings. Let me tell you, David's design process is soooooo different from mine! I learned so much from him and was determined to apply some ...

added by Ellyn 2 years, 4 months ago. under quiltcon , quilts , word of the year

QuiltCon 2023 - and what caught my eye… from Quilting Studio Adventures

QuiltCon 2023 was in Atlanta. John’s daughter lives there. So we drove down with our ultimate destination being Orlando, where John’s sister and my nephew live. No total immersion at QuiltCon this year. Instead, I spent one day there, mostly to hear the keynote speaker Chawne Kimber. I sat with the Chicago group and spoke with a couple of my quilty heroes and spent maybe an hour before the keynote looking at quilts. Seeing quilts helps me identify what I like and what I’d like to try. Here are a few of the quilts that caught my ...

added by Donna 2 years, 5 months ago. under quiltcon

2 Years of Quilts Unscripted Bee from Goer

A little history on the Quilts Unscripted Bee and my personal history with quilt bees...

I’m a joiner. I love people and enjoy creating community. (I also love bold color.) Cheers from QuiltCon!

Way back on 2014 when I was a new quilt blogger and starting to connect with others in the online quilting community, I started participating in quilt bees (and quilt swaps, but that's a conversation for another day).

First, I joined do. Good Stitches, a charity bee. I was a piecer. The organization of do. Good Stitches is via a Flickr group, with directions shared ...

added by sarah 2 years, 5 months ago. under community quilting , group or bee quilts , group quilts , quilt bee , quiltcon , quiltcon 2023 , quilting , sew solid (Comments)

My Checkered Past from Sew Preeti Quilts

If I could be doing anything quilty, it would be improv piecing. It is like taking a journey. "Come hither ye fabric scraps; together we will travel and see where we end up."

Here is the Island Batik Challenge for March. It reads

"March brings a free month for you to determine your own project of any size, using any theme and any technique!! This is an opportunity for you to express your creativity without guidelines. Have fun!"

And I did have fun. See how the bits and pieces grew.

Starting Point

And then there were two

Growing

Coming Together ...

added by Preeti 2 years, 6 months ago. under atlanta , aurifil thread , hobbs batting , improv piecing , improv quilt , island batik , island batik ambassador , lap quilt , pieced backing , quiltcon , rsc2023 , schmetz needles , scrappy improv , walking foot quilting

Paroma from Sew Preeti Quilts

I have a new finish to share. Meet Paroma. Although the quilt was completed in August 2022
(hence the lush green backdrop), I had to sit tight till now.

Paroma. 56" by 68"

Paroma is a Fat quarter friendly quilt published in Quilt Patterns - Fun Fat Quarter Quilts for Spring (anniescatalog.com) With 22 FQ projects for just under $10, this is a steal.

Paroma uses 20 FQs and was fun to make.

In process

20 FQs make 20 stars and yield enough fabric to make a scrappy happy border. Paroma finished at 56" by 68" and it just sparkles ...

added by Preeti 2 years, 6 months ago. under annie's craft , annie's publishing , annie's quilting , fat quarter , fq bundle , fq friendly , island batik , lap quilt , paroma , quiltcon , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc2023 , ruby star society , scrappy quilt , star quilt

Hexie Halves at QuiltCon from Goer

Back in October, with just a week left to the submission deadline, I finally dove in on my idea for the American Patchwork & Quilting Hexagon Quilting Challenge for QuiltCon. The moment I saw the challenge theme I'd had the idea of these "half and half" mismatch hexagons (which my daughter points out don't really count since they are actually octagons </p>
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added by sarah 3 years, 6 months ago. under challenge quilt , finished quilt , green , hexagon challenge , quilt submission , quiltcon , quiltcon 2022 , quilting , wall hanging quilt (Comments)

Quiltcon Review from Ellyn's Place

Quiltcon 2022 is in the books! Phoenix was a blast (ok truth time here, I'm still in Phoenix! Hubby and I stayed a few extra days to enjoy family here, Dallas iced over and many flights were canceled. We'll make it home eventually!)

It was super fun to see my quilt Urban Emergence hanging in the Quiltcon Together winners exhibit! The ladies from Curated Quilts snuck me into the hall a few minutes before the show opened the first day and I stopped dead in my tracks seeing it hanging there. Oh, and they did an interview with ...

added by Ellyn 3 years, 6 months ago. under bee blocks , collaboration , friend , quilt , quiltcon , quilts

Walking with the ghosts from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

What's with all the rain? It's raining cats and dogs out there, and I'm not sure I want to go out. I don't think the girls will be too excited either. We'll see how the walk progresses this morning.

So my French serger event got pushed back one week, and well, I was bad -- really naughty as a matter of fact. Instead of forging ahead and finishing the presentation to be ready for next week, I played hookey! It was a beautiful day (well, mostly), so I decided it was time to tackle the FINAL ...

added by Elaine 3 years, 6 months ago. under geocaching , quiltcon , serging , studio b

2021 year in review from Ellyn's Place

Whew! What a year! While it would be easy to focus on all of the crazy negative things going on in the world right now (no, I'm not going to list them. you already know!) I'm choosing to focus on the positive. And there sure was a lot of it in my world this year. Here are the highlights.... so I never forget how blessed I was in 2021.

Urban Emergence

In February, my group quilt, Urban Emergence was part of Quiltcon Together, the virtual MQG show that replaced in person Quiltcon this year. It was my very ...

added by Ellyn 3 years, 8 months ago. under bee blocks , collaboration , exploring collaboration , in tandem art , quiltcon , quilts , quilts unscripted , through ellyn's eyes

I’m Now Post Modern from The Snarky Quilter

For many years I’ve been a member of The Modern Quilt Guild, and was part of a now defunct local modern quilt group. I’ve watched a movement that began about 2009 go national in a big way; capture the quilt … Continue reading →

added by snarkyquilter 3 years, 9 months ago. under commentary , modern quilt guild , modern quilting , mqg , quiltcon , quiltcon rejects (Comments)

The "Y" in Yahoo! from Calgary Modern Quilt Guild

The 2021 Calgary MQG Community Challenge Quilt, with the signature "YYC" graphic was recently displayed at the Calgary Stampede. Here's a few pictures from set-up.

added by Karin 3 years, 11 months ago. under 2021 , calmqg , challenges , charity , community quilt , quiltcon

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