About QuiltCon
QuiltCon is the inaugural international conference and show by and for The Modern Quilt Guild. The first modern quilting event of its kind, QuiltCon features top modern quilting instructors and will attract attendees from around the world. It includes a juried modern quilt show with cash prizes, vendors, lectures, workshops from top modern quilters, and more.
You! It doesn’t matter what kind of quilter you are or if you are even a quilter at all. QuiltCon is open to anyone who is interested in modern quilting!
Thursday, February 21, 2013 through Sunday, February 24, 2013
Sunny and warm, Austin, Texas!
Thursday, February 21
- Show 10 am-6 pm
- Workshops 9 am-5 pm
- Lectures 12 pm-6 pm
Friday, February 22
- Show 10 am-6 pm
- Workshops 9 am-5 pm
- Lectures 9 am-6 pm
Saturday, February 23
- Show 10 am-6 pm
- Workshops 9 am-5 pm
- Lectures 9 am-7 pm
Sunday, February 24
- Show 10 am-6 pm
- Workshops 9 am-5 pm
- Lectures 9 am-4 pm
Cost
No matter your budget, you can come to QuiltCon! Pick and chose the right passes for you.
Lecture Passes
- Four-Day Lecture Pass $199 – includes a four-day Show Pass
- Thursday, February 21 Lecture Pass $50 – includes a day Show Pass
- Friday, February 22 Lecture Pass $90 – includes a day Show Pass
- Saturday, February 23 Lecture Pass $90 – includes a day Show Pass
- Sunday, February 24 Lecture Pass $50 – includes a day Show Pass
Workshops
- Full-day Workshop $150 – includes a day Show Pass
- Half-day Workshop $75 – includes a day Show Pass
Show Passes
- Four-day Show Pass $30 – includes access to the quilt show and vendor hall
- Day Show Pass $10 – includes access to the quilt show and vendor hall
Deals!
- Spend $179 or more and get a free 4-day Show Pass.*
- Spend $399 or more and get a free 4-day Show Pass and goodie bag.*
*Before any applicable discounts. Free four-day show passes to be applied no later than 30 days after registration.
No, same-day show admission is included in your workshop registration.
No, same-day show admission is included in your lecture pass.
We offer group discounts for quilt show passes and discounts on registration for supporting Gold Needle Modern Quilt Guild Members.
QuiltCon is offering discounted event tickets for groups organizing bus trips to the event. Show Passes will be available to these groups at $8.00 per person for a one-day pass. That’s a $2.00 savings! We’ll also offer one free pass for the organizer of the trip. Please contact us at
sales@quiltcon.com to purchase tickets for your group and receive information on bus parking.
Special pricing on conference and workshop registration is available to members of Gold Needle Modern Quilt Guilds. For more information about this program, please email
sales@quiltcon.com.
No, but we do have a volunteer program that offers a number of complimentary benefits. Super Volunteers will get a free four-day Lecture Pass, a goodie bag and a t-shirt if they volunteer 16 hours or more at QuiltCon. Super Volunteers will not be eligible to register for workshop passes until volunteer schedules are released in November. Our regular volunteers will get a free four-day Show Pass. For more information on volunteer opportunities,
sign up for our volunteer e-newsletter.
Update: Super Volunteer opportunities have been filled and are now closed. We are looking for plenty of regular volunteers!
About Austin
Yes. You may wind up moving here. Everyone does.
The temperature is in the mid-to-upper 60s Fahrenheit which is about 20 degrees Celsius. It’s lovely.
Tons! Austin locals
Form & Fabric created this amazing
guide to Austin.
Quilt Show Information
The prizes are listed
here.
Entries are open from August 1 to November 30. To enter, please click
here.
Entries will be accepted from August 1 to November 30.
No.
It would be $90. The $30 fee is for a maximum of three quilts.
We have put together a great
blog post about the new categories.
No, we require a fee for online entry. The fee is an “entry” fee, not a jury fee.
We have put together a great
blog post about photographing your quilt.
Add the total perimeter inches. If it is greater than 144 inches it is a large quilt, less than 144 inches it is a small quilt. In your case it would be 20 + 20 + 48 + 48 = 136 inches, which is a small quilt.
As long as it meets the
rules, yes.
As long as it meets the
rules, yes.
Hotels
The latest information is on our
lodging page.
No, probably not.
For additional options, please refer to the Austin Convention and Visitor’s Bureau’s searchable
list, or the Downtown Austin Alliance’s
list of downtown hotels.
Unfortunately, for liability reasons we cannot.
Accessibility
The Austin Convention Center meets ADA compliance.
Registration
All QuiltCon lecture and workshop information is on our
website, but you can also
download a pdf of the QuiltCon catalog.
You can register online
here. For tips on how to register,
view our online video tutorial.
Registration opens August 30, 2012 at 10:00 am EST. We recommend registering as soon as possible, since we expect parts of QuiltCon to sell out.
Yes, we do not offer paper-based registration.
Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover
Please contact sales@quiltcon.com for more information.
At this time we are only selling day or multi-day passes. If they do not sell out, we will open lectures for purchase a la carte onsite at QuiltCon. Check our website prior to the event for availability. Lectures will be $12 each onsite. The keynote with Denyse Schmidt will be $20.
If space is still available, workshops and Lecture Passes can be purchased onsite during QuiltCon. Please monitor our website prior to the event to see if workshops and Lecture Passes will be available for purchase at the event.
Please email info@quiltcon.com with your name and confirmation code, someone will respond within 3 business days to transfer your registration to someone else for the $50 transfer fee. Please note, complimentary show passes are not transferable.
No. Complimentary show passes are not refundable or transferable.
No. You can only transfer full passes for a $50 fee, you can not transfer partial passes.
No, please refer to our
refund policy.
• If there is a waitlist, there will be a $50 fee to transfer your registration, and you will be refunded the cost of the workshop.
• If there is not a waitlist, you are welcome to transfer your registration to another person for a $50 fee. QuiltCon will not refund the money you paid for the workshop; however, you may work out payment arrangements directly with the person to whom you’re transferring your registration.
• This policy applies to all QuiltCon registrations (Lecture Pass, and A la Carte Workshops).
• If you are not satisfied with a workshop, please visit the Registration Desk after the session is completed to fill out a formal complaint form. This form must be filled out within 24 hours of the session to be considered. If we receive five or more formal complaint forms for one workshop, we will issue refunds to the people who complained no later than March 30, 2013.
QuiltCon has changed its cancellation policy. Workshops can be cancelled for a one-time $50 fee up to 30 days prior to the event. There is no refund on cancellations after January 21, 2013..
Please email info@quiltcon.com, someone will respond within 3 business days in the order it was received. You are also welcome to
view our video tutorials.
Registration Website
You will receive a confirmation email when you register. If you registered for workshops, supply lists will be sent 30 days before the start of QuiltCon, although likely sooner.
Go here and select the My Registration Tab to view your information. If you are not on the same computer you registered on, you will need to enter your confirmation number.
Have your confirmation number sent to you
here.
You can enter your discount code on the payment page during the registration process.
Discount codes are not transferable. You must have your discount code at the time of registration. Discount codes will not be applied after you register. Discount codes can not be combined.
Each person should register separately. You may need to clear your internet browser’s cache if you are registering from the same computer.
Please email info@quiltcon.com, someone will respond within 3 business days in the order it was received. You are also welcome to
view our video tutorials.
Wait Lists
It will say “Add to Waitlist” during the registration process. We will also update the website as items sell-out.
Register for the item as normal. You will not be charged for the spot until one is offered to you.
We plan to release more lecture passes at the beginning of October, so it is very possible to get in. As for workshops, people’s schedules change all the time, so you may get lucky.
No, you are not obligated to purchase spots offered to you. You can decline to purchase them and they will go to the next person on the wait list.
Check-in
We recommend arriving at least one-hour before your first scheduled lecture or workshop. The registration desk hours are:
- Wednesday, February 20, 5 pm-7 pm
- Thursday, February 21, 8 am-6 pm
- Friday, February 22, 8 am-6 pm
- Saturday, February 23, 8 am-6 pm
- Sunday, February 24, 8 am-5 pm
You will need a photo I.D. and your confirmation number.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Once you have registered for QuiltCon, refunds will not be offered if you cancel your registration.
- If there is a waitlist, there will be a $50 fee to transfer your registration, and you will be refunded the cost of the workshop.
- If there is not a waitlist, you are welcome to transfer your registration to another person for a $50 fee. QuiltCon will not refund the money you paid for the workshop; however, you may work out payment arrangements directly with the person to whom you’re transferring your registration.
- No refunds are available after January 31.
This policy applies to all QuiltCon registrations (Lecture Passes and workshops).
If you are not satisfied with a workshop, please visit the registration desk after the session is completed to fill out a formal complaint form. This form must be filled out within 24 hours of the session to be considered. If we receive five or more formal complaint forms for one workshop, we will issue refunds to the people who complained no later than March 30, 2013
Lectures
You would need to pay additional for lecture passes on the same day as your workshop. If we don’t sell out of day and multi-day lecture passes, lectures will be available to purchase ala carte at QuiltCon.
We want to make sure the people who want to see many lectures have the opportunity to. If everyone only buys passes to one lecture and it sells out, all our day and multi day passes would be sold out as well because that one lecture is at capacity.
Workshops
After registration we will email you your supply list 30 days before of the start of QuiltCon, but most likely sooner.
No, Janome sewing machines will be provided in all sewing workshops. Thank you Janome!
QuiltCon workshop rooms will be equipped with Janome sewing machines or Handi Quilter long arm machines (where appropriate), irons, ironing boards and cutting mats.
All instructors accept cash, but details on other payment types will be sent with supply lists.
If you are not satisfied with a workshop, please visit the registration desk after the session is completed to fill out a formal complaint form. This form must be filled out within 24 hours of the session to be considered. If we receive five or more formal complaint forms for one workshop, we will issue refunds to the people who complained no later than March 30, 2013.
Each workshop is marked as beginner, intermediate, or advanced.
- Beginner workshops are geared towards participants with some basic sewing skills. These workshops will provide instruction for more technical skills.
- Intermediate workshops are for sewists and quilters who have solid skills on basic cutting, piecing, quilting and sewing techniques. Participants should require little to no instruction on sewing machine operation.
- Advanced workshops are for experienced quilters with solid skills on a wide variety of quilting techniques, including piecing, appliqué, handwork and more.
Visit our
website or click here for a
downloadable pdf.
Transportation
There are a number of parking garages in downtown Austin, soon we’ll list some
here.
If you are flying in, probably not. The hotels and convention center are within walking distance from each other. Visit our
Getting There page for more details.
Super Shuttle can transport you from the airport to your hotel. We have negotiated a
special rate with Super Shuttle for QuiltCon attendees.
Families & Children
- Supervised children of all ages are welcome on the show floor.
- Children over the age of 10 are permitted in
the lecture hall with a purchased pass.
- Babes-in-arms are welcome in the lecture hall and in workshops as permitted by instructor. To see if an instructor permits babes-in-arms, please email heather.grant@quiltcon.com.
According to Texas State Law, Chapter 165 of the Texas Health and Safety Code: “A mother is entitled to breastfeed her baby in any location in which the mother is permitted to be.”
Well, it just so happens that the
Austin RV Expo is next door to QuiltCon. We are also putting together an online guide to Austin, stay tuned.
Miscellaneous
Yes!
