QuiltCon 2027 Entries open soon, and the contest deadline is just over two months away. I’ve been plugging along on my entries, and I’m excited to share a few works in progress with you today. Everything is at a different stage of production, and I’m cautiously optimistic I can finish all of these projects by the end of October.
Quilts in Progress
Quilt #1
Working Title
Butterfly Quilt
Background
I started this quilt for the Modern Quilt Guild (MQG) Pollinator Challenge issued a few Summers ago. I obviously didn’t make that deadline, but I’ve been working on the quilt off and on since then.
Potential Category
Appliqué
Production Process
All of the hand needle-turn appliqué is finished. I selected and prewashed the backing fabric. I still need to baste, quilt, and finish the edges.
Quilt #2
Working Title
Ceiling Minimalism
Background
Staring up at the ceiling of my studio in the evening, with ambient light, inspired this design.
Potential Category
Minimalism
Production Process
The quilt top is complete. I have selected and prewashed the backing fabric. The quilting is the star of the project, so it will take a decent amount of time to execute. I plan to add a facing to finish the edge.
Quilt #3
Working Title
Violet Rose
Background
Scrappy monochromatic quilts are featured in one of the special categories at QuiltCon 2027, and it worked well with a concept I wanted to explore. This appliqué quilt is a forced-perspective version of a traditional pieced quilt block called White Rose.
Potential Category
Pick-A-Color Scrappy Challenge
Production Process
This piece has the most work left. The design and fabric placement are complete. I need to take the piece off the design wall, baste the appliqué, do the needle-turn appliqué, baste and quilt the project, and finish the edge.
Quilt #4
Working Title
View of the Sky
Background
Last year, while ice dyeing, a piece of fabric came out that looked like a view of the sky through the branches of a grove of trees. I didn’t want to cut it up, so it became a wholecloth quilt with improvisational tucks, large stitch hand quilting, and decorative hand-quilting accents.
Potential Category
Handwork
Production Process
This is the project I picked up off and on over the past year when I needed handwork on the go. It was a surprise when I finished the quilting—it totally snuck up on me! I still need to add more decorative hand stitching and finish the edges.
The Finished Quilt
I only have one finished quilt to enter so far. Stretching the Color Limits was a challenge quilt I made last year that embraced “ugly” colors. Since it is only 17″ x 12″, I will enter it in the Small Quilt Category.
Entering QuiltCon
There are more than two months left to enter QuiltCon, so there is plenty of time to finish an existing project or start something new! (I actually have one more quilt that I would love to make, but I’m prioritizing the ones I shared today.)
You may have noticed that I currently plan to enter five quilts. Each member can enter as many quilts as they like, but a maximum of four quilts can be in the show, which is definitely something to keep in mind when planning your entries.
I can’t wait to see your entries!
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