Members have the option to have any of their entries judged by an NQA certified judge (maximum two per category).
No entries from our previous shows are permitted.
All entries must be pre-registered by Jan. 27, 2010.
Judged Entries:
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbons will be awarded in each category, plus a Best of Show award will be selected from the 1st place winners.
Cash prizes are $50 for Best of Show, $25 for 1st place, $15 for 2nd place, and $10 for 3rd place.
In addition, one ribbon and cash prize of $25 will be awarded for the best hand quilting entry selected from all judged entries.
All judged entry ribbons will be placed on the quilts before the show opens on Thursday, March 4.
Viewer's Choice: One ribbon will be awarded hi each category from all show entries, judged or not There will be no cash prizes for Viewer's Choice awards. The Viewer's Choice ribbons will be awarded on Friday afternoon, March 5.
Categories:
100 Small Quilts - hand quilted or machine quilted •259" or less perimeter (lap quilts, baby quilts, etc.).
2OO Large Quilts - hand quilted •260" or larger perimeter.
3OO Large Quilts - machine quilted •260" or larger perimeter.
4OO Small Applique Quilts - hand or machine quilted, more than 50% applique •259" or less perimeter.
5OO Large Applique Quilts - hand or machine quilted, more than 50% applique •260" or larger perimeter.
6OO Small Collaborative Quilts - made by two or more people, including auiltins stitches •259" or less perimeter.
7OO Large Collaborative Quilts - made by two or more people, including auiltins stitches •260" or larger perimeter.
8OO Small Wall Hangings, except Applique and Innovative •99" or less perimeter
9OO Medium Wall Hangings, except Applique and Innovative •100" to 159" perimeter
1000 Large Wall Hangings, except Applique and Innovative •160" or larger perimeter
1100 Innovative/Art, any size, any style An entrant's own original design or original interpretation of a traditional design.
12OO Miniature Quilts •96" or less perimeter, maximum 24" width and 24" length. All aspects of the quilt should be a scaled down version of a large quilt design.
1300 Wearables • Must have at least two (2) layers with the majority of the item quilted.
1400 Guild Challenge Entries
>Pink Pre-registration Form and Green Entry Form for each entry.
>Member entering a quilt (the Exhibitor) must be one of the makers of the quilt.
>All categories except Collaborative (600 & 700) must be made entirely by one person, including quiltins stitches.
>Perimeter refers to the measurement all the way around the outside of a quilt.
>Applique is fastening a fabric piece on top of another fabric using hand or machine stitching, and/or a fusible product,
or any other method of attachment.
>2 quilts maximum per category per member for lodged quilts only.
>Quilts that require special handling cannot be accommodated.
>5" Sleeve must be sewn to back of quilts except Miniature Quilts (1200), Small Wall Hangings (800), Medium Wall Hangings (900), and Challenge (1400) entries.
>Top of the sleeve needs to be 85" from the bottom of a large quilt to prevent the quilt from dragging on the floor
and getting soiled.
>The owner's name and phone number must be stitched to a lower corner of each quilt back or wearable item.
>If an entry is to be judged, please cover your name (any place it appears on the front or back) by using safety pins to pin a piece of muslin over it for the judging. DO NOT USE STRAIGHT PINS—disqualification may result. After judging, the muslin will be removed for the show.
>A fabric bag, with your name on it, is required for EACH ENTRY. PLEASE, no plastic bags.
>All items included in the fabric bag with each entry must be identified with your name (for example, if your quilt is wrapped around a styrofoam "noodle", the noodle must have your name on it).
>We reserve the right to choose the articles for display if more items are received than can be properly exhibited.
>If a category has less than 5 entries, the entries may be moved into another category.
>All entries must remain on display through 4 p.m. Friday.
