QuiltCon

QuiltCon is put on by the Modern Quilt Guild every year. Visit QuiltCon.com for more information.

QuiltCon is the world's largest modern quilting event of the year, presented by The Modern Quilt Guild.

02/01/2023

QuiltCon 2023 in Atlanta, GA, is just around the corner! For all the latest QuiltCon information, be sure to bookmark QuiltCon.com, check your Modern Monday newsletter if you’re an MQG member, and follow our main MQG social channels on Facebook facebook.com/themqg and Instagram . We’ll see you soon!

09/21/2022

We’ve got a quick and easy way for you to find QuiltCon workshops and lectures with open seats! When you log in to register, on the Build Your Agenda page, you’ll see a new drop down under the heading “Available.” Click “See Workshops With Available Seats Only.” Now you’ll be able to find a seat saved just for you with one of our brilliant instructors!

Register today at https://quiltcon.com

09/01/2022

Quilt submissions for QuiltCon 2023 are now open for MQG members 🥳 Please take a moment to read through the General Rules before submitting your quilt. Entries close Oct. 31, 2022. Visit https://bit.ly/submitaquilttoquiltcon for more details!

08/29/2022

QuiltCon 2023 will feature several awe-inspiring and thought-provoking exhibits, including:

1. The Quilts of Chawne Kimber, QuiltCon 2023 Feature
2. Lives Taken, Lives Remembered Exhibit by the Fulton County Remembrance Quilters Project
3. Paying Homage to Harriet Powers, a collaborative exhibit coordinated by the Sankofa Stitchers
4. OURStories in Stitches Exhibit by the Brown Sugar Stitchers Guild
5. Modern X Quilts Exhibit by the MQG Membership

Read more about these exhibits at https://bit.ly/quiltcon2023specialexhibits

The quilt pictured is from Chawne Kimber.

08/25/2022

Did you catch the latest QuiltCon news in the Modern Monday email? We’re thrilled that Sarah Bond, Karen Hampton, and Denyse Schmidt will judge the QuiltCon quilt show!

Want to stay up-to-date on the latest QuiltCon news? Interested in submitting a quilt to QuiltCon? Become a member today at www.themodernquiltguild.com/join.

08/15/2022

'Twas the night before QuiltCon registration, and all through the internet, MQG members were hoping for smooth signups in the morning!

We've got a new virtual waiting room this year to pace registration traffic. We're working with all our partners to do everything we can for an easy breezy registration day!

How can you help? If you're only doing lectures, wait until after the rush. Goodie bags will be randomly awarded among those registered by August 23, so there's no hurry.

Get your coffee ready, update your browser, check your login and password, and put on your lucky socks. Let's do this!

Members-check your email for the registration link for QuiltCon 2023, Feb. 23-26 in Atlanta.

08/12/2022

Workshops are one of the 🔥 hottest 🔥 commodities at QuiltCon. Show us your finished (or in progress) projects from a QuiltCon class! Tag and we'll repost to our stories. And don't forget....registration opens for members on Tuesday!

08/10/2022

Did you know that to have discounted hotel rooms for attendees, the MQG must pledge to pay for all of the rooms that are offered at a discount to you? Be sure to book your room for QuiltCon 2023 within the MQG room block at the Westin PeachTree Plaza to support both QuiltCon and the MQG as a non-profit. You will also be helping to keep attendee costs as low as possible throughout the rest of the event.

https://quiltcon.com/hotels/

08/09/2022

Member Registration opens in one week!

MQG members, have you tested your member login? You will be required to log in to access registration next week for QuiltCon 2023! Go to our website, themodernquiltguild.com, and test yours out.

Not a member yet? Join today and don’t miss a thing. https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/join/

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08/05/2022

Denyse Schmidt.
Gee’s Bend Quilters.
Gwen Marston.
Angela Walters.
Carolyn Friedlander.
Sherri Lynn Wood.
Victoria Findlay Wolfe.
Latifah Saafir.
And coming in 2023: Chawne Kimber.

The Featured Artists for QuiltCon never disappoint! Do you have a favorite? Share your photos with the tag so everyone can get a taste of the fun!

Quilt pictured is Oscillation by .beaver

08/02/2022

The countdown clock is ticking - QuiltCon 2023 registration opens for members two weeks from today! Are you making your registration hopes and dreams list? Will we see you in Atlanta? We can’t wait to celebrate Chawne Kimber and share all the modern quilting fun in February 2023! See all the event details at https://quiltcon.com/

07/29/2022

QuiltCon exists to show all of the amazing quilts you make. The quality and design of the quilts over the years have been an inspiration for quilters all over the world. In this new article from Teresa Duryea Wong, we get to take a trip down memory lane as she looks back at the Best In Show winners. Read the article on our resource library: https://www.themodernquiltguild.com/resource/the-road-to-best-in-show/

Quilt pictured is titled Smile by 2019 Leanne Chahley Lethbridge , and members of : with Stephanie Ruyle, Felicity Ronaghan, Kari Vojtechovsky, Melissa Ritchie, Diane Stanley, Marci Debetaz, Debbie Jeske, Karen Foster, Hillary Goodwin

07/22/2022

We all secretly know the best thing about QuiltCon is the shopping! (No, it’s the quilts! No, it’s the classes! Aaah, we can't decide, we love it all!) Our vendor floor over the years has grown to over 75,000 square feet of quilty shopping fun.

What’s your favorite thing to shop for at QuiltCon? Tell us in the comments for a chance to win some retro QuiltCon swag.

07/15/2022

Which category of quilts at the show is your favorite? Going by the numbers alone, Improv is always our biggest category with the most submissions.

Tag your favorite QuiltCon entries with and we'll share them to our stories

07/08/2022

Were you at the first ? Only around 2,000 people were! And now we see 8-10,000 people at a . Post your throwback photos from 2013 and tag and we’ll repost them to our stories!

07/02/2022

**Post edited to include the answer to this trivia question**
Let's celebrate ten years of QuiltCon with this first Flashback Friday and go all the way back in time to the beginning — QuiltCon 2013 held in Austin, TX.
How many quilts hung at the first QuiltCon?
Answer: 228 quilts
To find the answer to this QuiltCon Flashback Friday trivia question, check this post for the answer on Monday. Don't forget to share your QuiltCon memories with the hashtag !
Visit quiltcon.com to make your plans to visit QuiltCon 2023 in Atlanta.
[Image description: Aerial view of the 2013 QuiltCon Quilt Show in Austin, TX with the text "QuiltCon Atlanta 2023, QuiltCon Flashback Friday, .]

06/25/2022

The MQG is celebrating 10 years of QuiltCon with our upcoming series of Flashback Friday social posts!
Have you ever wondered how many quilts have been submitted to QuiltCon, or the number of workshops at the first QuiltCon in 2013? Get the answers to these and more fun QuiltCon facts every Friday as we flashback and reminesce over the past ten years of QuiltCon.
Share your QuiltCon memories with the hashtag !
Visit quiltcon.com to make your plans to visit QuiltCon 2023 in Atlanta.
[Image description: Person standing in front of 2013 Best in Show winner Double Edged Love by Victoria Findlay Wolf in Austin, TX.]

06/16/2022

Have you and your group started on your Community Outreach quilt for QuiltCon 2023? Find everything you need to know about the challenge at quiltcon.com/community-outreach-quilt-challenge-2023/ or click on the link in profile.
If you're still looking for inspiration, read how the Houston MQG came together to make a Community Outreach Quilt for QuiltCon 2020 by signing into your MQG account and clicking on articles.
[Image descriptions: 1) The Be Someone quilt by the Houston MQG made for QuiltCon 2020. 2) Members of the Houston MQG photographed in front of their quilt hanging at QuiltCon 2020 in Austin, TX.]

06/14/2022

The QuiltCon 2023 Event Schedule is here!
With over 150 workshops and lectures, there is something for everyone! Check out the schedule and start planning your trip to QuiltCon at quiltcon.com/catalog or click on the link in profile. We can't wait to see you in Atlanta February 23 - 26, 2023!
[Image description: An overhead view of the QuiltCon 2022 quiltshow with the text "QuiltCon Atlanta 2023, Check Out the Schedule" over a white rectangle at the bottom of the image.]

06/09/2022

Book your hotel room for QuiltCon 2023 in Atlanta. The MQG has secured discounted hotel rooms for QuiltCon attendees, and reservations are available now!
The Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart is connected to the beautiful Westin Peachtree Plaza. This is hands-down the best place to stay for your visit to QuiltCon 2023!
Did you know that to have discounted hotel rooms for attendees, the MQG must pledge to pay for all of the rooms that are offered at a discount to you? Be sure to book your room within the MQG room block to support both QuiltCon and the MQG as a non-profit.
Learn more at quiltcon.com/hotels/ or click on the link in profile.
[Image description: The Atlanta skyline lit up at night with the cylindrical Westin Peachtree Plaza hotel featured among the buildings.]

06/07/2022

Happily, you will see many familiar faces at QuiltCon 2023 with twenty-nine returning faculty members!
We are incredibly excited to have so many talented educators teaching in Atlanta next February! See the complete faculty list at quiltcon.com/faculty/ or click on the link in our profile.
[Image description: a grid of twenty-nine people with smiling faces and the words QuiltCon Atlanta 2023 Returning faculty.]
.beaver .parkes

06/06/2022

The MQG is thrilled to welcome twenty new faculty members who will be teaching at QuiltCon 2023 in Atlanta!
See the complete faculty list at quiltcon.com/faculty/ or click on the link in our profile.
[Image description: a grid of twenty people with smiling faces and the words "QuiltCon Atlanta 2023, New QuiltCon Faculty".]bolan .weekendquilter .sovey

06/04/2022

Say hello to the QuiltCon 2023 Featured Speaker: Chawne Kimber!
Chawne is an international award-winning quilter. Taking inspiration from the quilts of her ancestors, she creates statements in cotton that respond to social justice issues with layers of meaning - often stopping the viewer in their tracks. Her improvisational techniques, meaningful color stories, and tiny piecing adventures have created a joyful and impactful body of work.
The QuiltCon Together Quilting Excellence award-winning quilt “still not” by Chawne is now on exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Join Chawne for an unforgettable featured lecture to celebrate 10 years of QuiltCon.
Learn more at https://quiltcon.com/featured-lecturer-exhibit/ or click on the link in profile. Stay tuned for more faculty announcements in the coming days!
[Image Description: Chawne Kimber's headshot with leaves in the background. On the left there is a transparent white vertical block with the words "QuiltCon Atlanta 2023 Featuring Chawne Kimber."]

05/30/2022

We’re celebrating the 10th Anniversary of QuiltCon with a special exhibit at QuiltCon 2023 in Atlanta!
The Modern X Challenge is a design-focused challenge open to all MQG members, drawing inspiration from the Roman numeral for ten. We can’t wait to see the modern quilts showcasing the X shape our members make for this special exhibit!
Learn more at https://quiltcon.com/2023-modern-x-quilt-challenge or click on the link in profile.
[Image description: A tray full of a rainbow of colored pencils with the text "QuiltCon Atlanta 2023 Modern X Quilt Challenge."

05/27/2022

The Best of QuiltCon 2022 exhibit will be shown at the Madison County Airing of the Quilts presented by the Iowa Quilt Museum! Check it out Saturday, June 4, 2022, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on the Cutler-Donohoe Covered Bridge in Winterset, Iowa.
Learn more at https://www.iowaquiltmuseum.org/quilts-airing-of-the-quilts/ or click on the link in profile.
[Image description: A close up of the quilt Aunt Sophie’s Chair by Susan Braverman with the text "The Best of QuiltCon 2022; Iowa Quilt Museum Airing of the Quilts, June 4, 2022."]
Iowa Quilt Museum

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Videos

The Work of Sherri Lynn Wood

We are thrilled to welcome Sherri Lynn Wood as this QuiltCon 2019's featured speaker and artist! We love her artistic style and use of reclaimed and found materials in her work, in addition to her unique improvisational approach. Here she talks about a few of the quilts in her special exhibit, on display now. There are still a few seats open for her featured lecture today at 12:15pm. — please visit the registration booth if you would like to attend!

We have the best views in Nashville today!

QuiltCon 2018 (video by Pattern Drop)

Take a peek inside the show with this video by our friends at Pattern Drop!

QuiltCon Workshops (video by Pattern Drop)

Take a peek inside the QuiltCon classrooms with this amazing video from our friends at Pattern Drop! Thanks guys!

QuiltCon hustle and bustle.

QuiltCon 2018

The show is open!

Quilty friends rock! Linda Hungerford and Di Jobbins are quilty friends from afar. #quiltcon #quiltconfromhome

The Quiltcon Charity Quilt Challenge is the MQG's largest-scale charity project. Each year guilds and members work within a defined color palette and quilt theme. This year's theme was scale, which required participants to construct quilts featuring large or small scale in the design while working collaboratively as a team. #quiltcon #quiltconfromhome

Come ride with us on the last 7am ferry from the Waving Girl Dock to the Savannah Convention Center, as we begin our final day of Quiltcon 2017 #quiltcon #quiltaconfromhome

Meet Ann and Lee Monroe, mom and daughter attending Quiltcon together. Anne is affectionately know as 'The Guru' #quiltcon #quiltconfromhome

Say hello to Michael Skiles, Individual Member from Boston and participant in Quilts for Pulse. Michael has been quilting for two years, and he sold his 66 Mustang to buy a sewing machine #quiltsforpulse #orlandomqg #orlandomqgatqc2017 #quilconfromhome #quiltcon

Quilts for Pulse participants had an emotional meetup today. Each quilt was represented by a photo. Current and former guild Presidents Sarah Lauzon and Alissa Lapinsky say thank you to all for helping. #quiltsforpulse #orlandomqg #orlandomqgatqc2017 #quiltcon #quiltconfromhome

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QuiltCon Together: February 18-22, 2021

QuiltCon is an international modern quilt show that typically features over 550 quilts, over 100 vendors, and dozens of workshops and lectures over four days. QuiltCon 2020 took place in Austin, Texas from February 20-23, 2020, but for 2021, in an abundance of caution and forethought, QuiltCon Together will occur, all online with a virtual quilt show, vendor hall, on-demand classes, live lectures and more. Find out more at www.QuiltCon.com

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