It strikes me that modern appliqué designs are few-and-far-between. Most of the photos I took at QuiltCon are of quilts that did not win awards. I figure everyone can view the winning quilts on the QuiltCon website. These are just a few of the appliquéd quilts I liked.
A-Mazing Circuit impressed me because of the movement it evokes. Made by Lori Tourscher @stipplequeen of Canada, it's 63" X 83." 
Unblocked was also made by an Australian - Caroline Hadley @geometricquilt.
As I observed at QuiltCon 2024, many QuiltCon 2025 quilts were straight line quilted. When QuiltCon judges focus more on design than technique, straight line quilting is the most popular quilting option.
According to Lori, the design is based on Truchet's tiles. It's machine appliquéd and longarm quilted.
One of my favorite people, Clara Stoikow @bim_bam_buki_blog has been a frequent award-winner at QuiltCon. She made blocks for our group quilt, Pot Luck.
Until recently Clara lived in the US; she now lives and works in Berlin, Germany. But before moving, she made Harrison Map, a 45" X 28" quilt based on a US place.
Clara includes lots of hand-piecing and hand stitching in her pieces, often using appliquéd elastic in the design. Her attention to detail is exquisite.
Ba Da...What?! was made by Iva Steiner @schnigschnagquiltsandmore of Switzerland.
This 38" X 38" quilt was hand pieced, hand appliquéd, and longarm quilted.
Karen Burns @warpedspinster of Council Bluffs, Iowa made Glyphs. It's a 40" X 38" and machine appli-pieced in the style of Sheila Frampton Cooper.
It was longarm quilted with ruler work and free motion quilting.
This colorful quilt, Temari, was made by Nancy Lambert.
It's 51" X 52" and was machine pieced, machine appliquéd and domestic machine quilted. I like the visual dimension she achieved.
Catherine Butterworth @ccbutterworth of Australia, made this 52" X 54" quilt called The Early 90's. It's pieced with scarves made by an Italian fabric company.
Domestic machine quilting is enhanced with hand embroidery and hand quilting. Check out the colorful stitch made in the center of each X. Love that idea!
Her 60" X 60" design was machine appliquéd and quilted on a longarm.
This year, I'd like to made a modern, hand-appliquéd quilt, and I'm thinking to do so when I create a quilt for our 2025 Central Florida MQG "Pick a Decade" challenge. I'm choosing the decade of the 1950s, and have selected an inspiration design. Now to get started. Linda
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