celebrate my quilt submission

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Celebrate My Quilt Submission {QuiltCon 2023 Entries}

November 1, 2022
Posted by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
2023 QuiltCon, celebrate my quilt submission
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Monday was the deadline for entering quilts for consideration to QuiltCon 2023. QuiltCon will be held next year in Atlanta, GA, on February 23-26, 2023. Looking back at the quilts that I have made in the past year, I came up with 4 quilts that I considered for submission. upper row (L-R): Sesen, Sequenced lower row (L-R): Meringue, Garden Peony To be honest, while...

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#CelebrateMyQuiltSubmission

With the deadline for QuiltCon 2022 submissions approaching (the final day to submit a quilt is October 31, 2021), I wanted to share more about my thoughts surrounding entering quilts into juried quilt shows. First, let's talk about what it means for a quilt show to be juried. If a quilt show is juried, one or more people will be looking...

Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
Quilter | Designer | Tech Editor | Blogger

Yvonne is a former aerospace engineer turned modern quilter, designer, and technical editor. She was introduced to quilting by her paternal grandmother in high school when her grandmother offered to hand quilt a twin-size quilt to use in her college dorm room if Yvonne made the quilt top. Now, over 25 years later, Yvonne has developed a style that bridges her technical background and love of bold color, specializing in curves, transparency color play, and bold, geometric designs. Yvonne’s quilts have been featured in numerous national and international magazines, quilt shows, and books.