2/25/17 - The NT Family in the Wild @ QuiltCon East

Welcome to another edition of NTs in the Wild!!  Over the weekend, members of the Nimble Thimbles extended family were spotted at QuiltCon East .

2 members of Nimble Thimbles, 1 member of Cherry Creek Lane Quilters, along with 5 "Double Dippers" traveled to Savannah, Georgia for a Modern Quilt extravaganza.  The 8 quilters were split between 2 cars and 2 departure times, an early "bus" and a late "bus."  Willie wanted to stowaway with the early group:

What is QuiltCon?

"QuiltCon is the international conference and show by and for The Modern Quilt Guild. The biggest 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."

The show was somewhat different to other big quilt shows.  Fresh categories, interesting quilt challenges, and vendor equipped with of the Modern Quilt trade occupied the Savannah International Trad and Convention Center.

On to the show:

Member favorite, Jacquie Gerring, during demo time:

And... The Quilts:

Winning quilts:

And MORE quilts:

Old friend moment for Britt:

Thanks, Victoria Findlay Wolfe!!

The Aurafil Quilt:

Along with a close-up in their booth:

I would like to apologize to the quiltmakers.  My photos are no longer aligned with the show tags crediting their work.

Exhausted and heading out soon:

Joy was so tired that she could hardly keep her eyes open:

After the show, we took the ferry across the river:

 and walked to dinner at The Olde Pink House:

The Olde Pink House, Reynold's Square, Savannah, GA even has gluten-free birthday cake:

Pick your favorite group shot:

Goofing with the camera on the way home:

NOTE:  For MORE Quilt Con photos, see Joy's post HERE.

Until next time...
Enjoy quilty travel!!!