This year's QuiltCon was held in Nashville, TN this past Thursday to Sunday. I traveled out there Wednesday morning and got home late Sunday night! I was also a Super Volunteer meaning I did over 16 hours of volunteering at the event! I look forward to going to Austin in 2020 and Atlanta in 2021. Here are some of the highlights:
The quilt show was AMAZING! There were so many great quilts, challenge quilts, and charity quilts. You can look at the #quiltcon2019 hashtag on Instagram to see a much larger gallery, but here are a few of my favorites! Also, photographs do not do the quilts justice! I tried something new this year and shared all these quilts on my Instagram stories so I could write the maker of the quilt directly on the photo! (Click on the photo to enlarge)
I learned so much this year with all the different classes.
On Thursday, I took Improv Braid with Victoria Findlay Wolfe. I had taken 2 classes with her in Savannah at QuiltCon2017 and she is always so amazing and I learn so much. If you ever get a chance to take a class from her, definitely jump on it!
We spent a large part of the class working on the design and then spent the back half sewing. I love how much she guided us in designing our own quilts. I think I will only make this a table runner since I have a bad habit of finishing works in progress from classes.
On Thursday night, I took a hand quilting class with Sandra Johnson about Sashiko. I love the calmness of hand quilting, but I don't think I can do Sashiko without the printed lines!
On Friday, I took beginning and advanced Lino Printing with Karen Lewis. This is so much fun and I think I see more fabric printing in my future. How cute would little bags be made out of this fabric that I printed?!
On Saturday, I took 2 different quilting classes. I took Plan Your Quilt with Christa Watson and Free Form Quilting with Christina Cameli! Both classes were great for expanding my quilting skills. I forgot to take photos with both of the instructors this time, whoops! I need to remember that building my confidence with free motion will help me actually get better!
On Sunday, I took a foundation paper piecing class with Sarah Thomas aka Sariditty! The method she taught was different than what I've learned before and I think the sewing part is way faster! The prep, however, is a little slower, so I want to time myself in the process to see if it's actually more efficient for me! We were making her Get Lit lightbulb pattern! I got the bulb part finished in class!
These are JUST the highlights. I will try to do some more in-depth thoughts on the projects as I finish them. If you are on the fence about going to the next QuiltCon, you should definitely go! It was so great.
See you in Austin!
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