Holy Cow! I had no idea how stressful QuiltCon planning and registration would be. There was so much anticipation on instagram with #quiltconplanning popping up all weekend up until the moment registration opened at 11AM this morning east coast time.
Now this is my first QuiltCon, but it seems that I was lucky twice over this week. First, I was selected as a QuiltCon super volunteer. In exchange for 16 hours of volunteering during the conference, super volunteers receive free four-day pass to the quilt show, a goodie bag including two t-shirts, and a great group of other volunteers to chat with and get to know during the conference. I am most excited about meeting/spending time with some of my quilty blogger friends. I'm thrilled that I will be able to spend 4 hours at the registration table meeting quilty friends as they come into the conference center, 4 hours assisting in lecture halls (and hopefully listening in to great lectures!), and a whole day assisting in a workshop as well.
Then this morning, I was lucky and was able to register for two workshops. I am stoked to learn more about curved piecing with Sarah Nishiura in "Consider Curves" and learn about applique (which I have never tried!) with Carolyn Friedlander in "Aerial Grove". I was drawn to the photo of this quilt in the workshop materials that I just couldn't pass it by. These are two techniques that I am thrilled to take on and expand my piecing/quilting options.
I'm hoping to go back and register for some lectures later but these were my top priority today. Are you going to QuiltCon? What workshops are you taking? Are you going to the Moda Party? Are there any lectures you recommend?
