Quilt Festivals & Shows
QuiltCon 2023
Wed, 22 Feb
|Atlanta Convention Center, AmericasMar
World's biggest show on Modern Quilts
Time & Location
22 Feb 2023, 7:00 pm – 26 Feb 2023, 4:00 pm
Atlanta Convention Center, AmericasMar, 240 Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
About the Event
QuiltCon is the largest modern quilting show of its kind across the world. The event is organised in a different US city every year and is organised by the Modern Quilt Guild(MQG).
All QuiltCon 2023 events will take place in person at the Atlanta Convention Center at AmericasMart in Atlanta, Georgia.
The event attracts thousands of attendees who come to see hundreds of modern quilts on display which includes a juried quilt show with entries from MQG members around the world. The 2023 event has different Modern Quilt categories like Improvisation, Minimalist Design, Modern Traditionalism, Use of Negative Space etc. as well as a Community outreach quilt challenge and 3 other challenges.
The five-day event will also have live lectures, panels, tours, workshops, and a vendor hall filled with the latest and greatest tools and supplies for quilting and sewing.
Quilt show submissions will start from 1 Sep 2022 and will remain open till 31 Oct 2022.
Admission tickets for Quiltcon 2023 can be purchased online from 16 Aug 2022.
One-day show pass starts at $15 and a 4 day pass comes for $40.
The Pass permits
- entrance to the quilt show to view the show quilts
- special exhibits
- access to the Demo Stage, with demonstrations from sponsors and vendors
- entrance to the vendor hall.
Lectures start at $18 for non-members and $12.75 for MQG members.
For workshops, a three-Hour sessions costs $120 and $240 for a six hour workshop.
MQG Members 20% off their workshop and lecture and free entry pass if they register before 20 Nov 2022.
Special events consist of
- Yoga Workshops
- Demonstrations
- Special Exhibit Tours
All of which are paid offerings.
Schedule
1 hourAwards Ceremony
Lecture Hall
1 hourYoga
Yoga Room