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28 Feb
QuiltCon 2015

QuiltCon 2015: Wrap-up and Giveaway!

Thank you so much for bearing with me this week as I reviewed and processed my QuiltCon experience. If you missed any of my QuiltCon 2015 summary posts, they are broken down to cover: Travel People Quilts Keynote Speakers: Quilters of Gee's Bend Lectures and Workshops For other points of view, check out these lovely blog post summaries: 2015 QuiltCon Winners (The Modern Quilt Guild) QuiltCon Recap:...

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Me and Angela Walters
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27 Feb
QuiltCon 2015

QuiltCon 2015: Lectures and Workshops

Another aspect of QuiltCon are all the learning and hands-on opportunities available through lectures and workshops. I took lots of notes, and I thought I would pass on what I learned in the lectures and write a review of the workshop I attended. Lecture: "Publishing Your Work: Panel Discussion" The first lecture that I attended at QuiltCon was a panel discussion moderated...

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“i Quilt” by Kathy York - Best in Show
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25 Feb
QuiltCon 2015

QuiltCon 2015: Quilts!

If you were following my Instagram feed, then you already saw a selection of quilts that were in the quilt show. Today, I want to highlight a few more quilts that really caught my eye. One of the benefits of being able to blog about the quilts after the fact is that it gives me time to research the...

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Afton @Quilting Mod, Daisy @Ants to Sugar, Me, Anne @Hudson Valley Quilts, Kitty @Night Quilter
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24 Feb
QuiltCon 2015

QuiltCon 2015: People

The biggest reason I was excited to attend QuiltCon was to meet online friends in real life. I attended QuiltCon in 2013, but I was not a blogger at the time. It was an excellent experience, and you can check out my post about QuiltCon 2013. Now that I have been blogging and building relationships with quilters around the...

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Bye Bye, Texas
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23 Feb
QuiltCon 2015

QuiltCon 2015: Travel

I am so happy to be home. QuiltCon was a lot of things: amazing, exciting, fun, and honestly a bit overwhelming. Nothing beats my own bed, my two boys (my husband and cat), and I am really looking forward to getting back to my sewing machine. I am going to break down my thoughts and posts about QuiltCon a...

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20 Jan
QuiltCon 2015

AlterEgo Outfit

About a month ago I let everyone know that I plan to dress up at QuiltCon as my Alter Ego, Quilting Jetgirl, by wearing a flight suit and covering it with quilting related patches. Many of you have expressed regret at not being able to attend QuiltCon this year. I do hope to get lots of fun pictures of the...

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16 Dec
QuiltCon 2015

What is Your QuiltCon Alter-Ego?

As I mentioned to in my blog post last Friday, 15 Quilty Resolutions for 2015, I want to find ways to express joy and celebration through quilting. I have in mind a fun twist to my QuiltCon 2015 experience, and I hope you will join in on the fun with me! To make sure the coast was clear, I contacted QuiltCon staff...

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QuiltCon Quilt Show Call for Entries
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29 Sep
QuiltCon 2015

QuiltCon Quilt Show Submissions

The call for entries for the QuiltCon 2015 Quilt Show opened July 1, 2014 and runs through November 30,2014. The Modern Quilt Guild (MQG) has run a series of blog posts about the Quilt Show: QuiltCon Quilt Show: Overview & Choosing Your Quilt QuiltCon Quilt Show: Entry Process QuiltCon Quilt Show: The Judging Process I decided to submit 2 of my quilts for consideration:...

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Google SEO Starter Guide
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26 Jun
QuiltCon 2015, Tech Talks

{Tech Talk} Increasing Site Traffic: Search Engine Optimization

It is possible to organically increase the traffic to your website by taking the time to consider how to apply some fundamental search engine optimization tips. This tech talk tutorial is going to focus on how to apply some of these techniques to craft blogs. My top 5 recommendations are below, and if technical background is boring, you can...

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Positive Nap Quilt - Pieced Top
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25 Jun
MQG Event (Modern Quilt Guild), QuiltCon 2015, Quilts

Positive Nap Quilt {Pieced Top / WiP}

Even with all the QuiltCon 2015 registration distractions yesterday, I was able to finish piecing the blocks for the Positive Nap Quilt. I really enjoyed spending time arranging the blocks. I wasn't sure it was going to be possible, but I was able to keep a fabric from repeating in each row and column. Even better, I was able...

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QuiltCon 2015
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24 Jun
Life, MQG Event (Modern Quilt Guild), QuiltCon 2015

QuiltCon 2015 Registration

I knew that registering for the Modern Quilt Guild's upcoming mega awesome and exciting QuiltCon 2015 was going to be an interesting process with plenty of life lessons in patience. I was basing this assumption on how quickly the hotel rooms sold out for the event earlier this year (a whole year in advance!). With that in mind, I carefully...

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