Quilt Con 2020

Recently, I had an opportunity to attend QuiltCon 2020 in Austin--what an eye opening event!  I attended the first Austin QuiltCon several years ago--much smaller event than the massive International Quilt Festival in Houston.  My friend, who came with me, is a novice quilter and she was in over load after about two hours!

Here we are!  Time to get oriented--

First, we pick up these unique bags--yes, "Keep Austin Quilty" instead of "Keep Austin Weird"

I said that I wasn't buying anything--well, that went out the window as soon as I spied these

wonderful quilt kits--I don't usually buy kits--BUT.....

I found these at Making Memories Quilt Shop Booth

Star Storm Quilt and Smudge kits 

designed 

by Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Oh, oh, the yarns!! OMGoodness--I couldn't resist these two! 

This is just one of the shops available for your pleasure--Threads and Ewe

And another kits that caught my eye--"A Stitch a Day"--

how I wish I could do this one!

Best of Show--"Starring You" by Peter R Byrne, Toronto Canada

Left is detail of quilting; right is back of quilt

His "CityScapes" garnered him another ribbon for best of frameless quilting--first

man in QuiltCon to win

One of the exhibits was Charity Quilts and here are four that were accepted

The colors were absolutely eye popping in many of the quilts---

And the quilting!!  Ah, so elaborate in so many--while others used straight lines for their accent

Several had used hand embroidery on the top to give depth

You can see all the winners and other quilts here 

QuiltCon 2021 will be held in Atlanta--you just might see me there......