X . ▁Qu ilt Con ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁will ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁Austin , ▁Texas , ▁February ▁ 2 0 – 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁and ▁will ▁feature ▁ 4 0 0 ▁jur ied ▁modern ▁qu il ts ▁from ▁qu il ters ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Qu il ting ▁in ▁fashion ▁and ▁design ▁ ▁Un us ual ▁qu il ting ▁designs ▁have ▁increasing ly ▁become ▁popular ▁as ▁decor ative ▁text iles . ▁ ▁As ▁industrial ▁se wing ▁technology ▁has ▁become ▁more ▁precise ▁and ▁flexible , ▁qu il ting ▁using ▁ex otic ▁fab rics ▁and ▁emb roid ery ▁began ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁home ▁furn ish ings ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁ ▁Qu ilt ▁blocks ▁The ▁qu ilt ▁block ▁is ▁tradition ally ▁a ▁sub - unit ▁composed ▁of ▁several ▁pieces ▁of ▁fabric ▁se wn ▁together . ▁The ▁qu ilt ▁blocks ▁are ▁repeated , ▁or ▁sometimes ▁altern ated ▁with ▁plain ▁blocks , ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁overall ▁design ▁of ▁a ▁qu ilt . ▁Barbara ▁Bra ck man ▁has ▁documented ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 0 ▁different ▁qu ilt ▁block ▁patterns ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁in ▁the ▁Encyclopedia ▁Of ▁Pie ced ▁Qu ilt ▁Pattern s . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁simpler ▁designs ▁for ▁qu ilt ▁blocks ▁include ▁the ▁N ine - P atch , ▁Sho o ▁Fly , ▁Ch urn ▁D ash , ▁and ▁the ▁Pra irie ▁Queen . ▁ ▁Most ▁geometric ▁qu ilt