We really had a strong showing of London MQG Canada members at QuiltCon in Savannah this year!
Some drove down before the quilt show and did some early sightseeing, while others sat around in the Pearson airport for 12 hours waiting for the fog to lift, and others stayed longer to continue on vacation.
Some drove down before the quilt show and did some early sightseeing, while others sat around in the Pearson airport for 12 hours waiting for the fog to lift, and others stayed longer to continue on vacation.
The weekend was jam packed with so much to see and do, both at QuiltCon and in the city of Savannah!
The first morning was the awards ceremony for the winning quilts- and a few Canadians were honoured with ribbons!
The first morning was the awards ceremony for the winning quilts- and a few Canadians were honoured with ribbons!
There were classes to take, lectures to attend and demos to watch from 9am to 9pm.
Here is an overview of the vendors and quilts on display. Look at the vendors!
One of our members Sheilagh had a mini quilt she made hanging in the Crimson Tate booth- way to go Sheilagh! And Sonia met Heather Givens too- isn't she just the sweetest!
Even with the thousands of attendees, some of our members were able to pose for a photo. Others missed each other entirely (Sonia isn't sure Kristyn was actually at QuiltCon because they never saw each other)
There were various meet ups during the show. The MQG had their very first Mini Quilt Swap some of our members participated in.
As well as the evening happy hour social events and a Quilts for Pulse meet up. Lyndsey assembled a guild quilt for Pulse so we left a London MQG button on their display booth.
The MQG arranged a tour of SCAD including their art gallery and fibre building.
And the quilts- there wasn't enough time in the day to see all the quilts!
There were amazing quilts- like Bling made by Katherine Jones which won Best of Show!
There were amazing quilts- like Bling made by Katherine Jones which won Best of Show!
And there were some not so great quilts, which was kind of disappointing.
For anyone with some free time, a tour of the historic Savannah was a must. But not for long since the biting gnats were so terrible after a while you just wanted to hide in your hotel room. We saw giant cargo ships, but were told that the river is being dredged even deeper to accommodate the super ships. Can you imagine a ship bigger than this?
And to get across the river we got to ride this cute little passenger ferry back and forth, and back and forth, and back and forth- you get the idea! It was a nice break to sit down and catch up with friends.
And just look at how beautiful Savannah is! Blue sky, the sun, palm trees, multiple squares (that's what they call parks) and historic buildings. It's a city full of rich heritage.
