SMOKY MOUNTAIN QUILTERS GUILD
2008 Quilt Show
“Smoky Mountain Traditions”
August 7, 8, 9, 2008
RULES
This Quilt Show will be judged by an NQA-certified judge.
Any individual or group is eligible.
Entry must have been completed after 01/01/2000 and not previously entered in a SMQG quilt show.
Entries must be clean, dry, and free from all odors and pet hairs.
Entry to be three layers, quilted. (Exception: novelty or clothing).
A sleeve of 4” wide minimum must be attached to top back on all quilts and large wall hangings.
Entry must have label with the owner’s name, quilt name, address, and telephone number on the lower back-left corner;
however, labels must be covered for judging. Labels on garments may be sewn on
inside.
Include a completed registration form and a photograph for each entry.
All entries must hang for the duration of the show.
Limit of two entries per category per person.
Smoky
Mountain Quilters Guild will receive 10% of selling price on any quilt
sold from contacts made at show.
Quilts eligible for Best Hand Quilting, Best Machine Quilting, and Best of Show awards must be the work of one person.
The show committee and judge reserve the right to re-categorize entries. All
decisions of the judge are final. The Smoky Mountain Quilt Guild reserves the
right to reject any entry including those deemed inappropriate for our show or that fail to follow the quilt contest rules.
TO ENTER
*Submit separate entry form (please print), photograph, and $5.00 (nonrefundable) fee for each item by July 11, 2008 to “SMOKY MOUNTAIN TRADITIONS”
QUILT SHOW
Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild
Attn: Mary Ann Budahl
788 N Country Club Dr
Cullowhee, NC 29823“
Hand Delivery: Bring to the First Presbyterian Church, Tartan Hall, 26
Church Street, Franklin, NC, on
Monday, July 28, 2008, between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Mail Delivery: Mailed quilts must be received by Wednesday, July 23, 2008.
Mail to above address.
QUILT RETURN
Hand Return: All items must be picked up with proper identification and receipt between 4:00 and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday,
August 9, 2008. Bring receipt.
Mail Return: Send in a returnable box, no loose packing materials. Enclose
completed registration form.
Include a separate and pre-paid postage label with a self-addressed
label for the return of your quilt. We do not accept checks for return postage. Please call Mary Ann Budahl at 828/293-5004 or email mabudahl@mchsi.com with any questions concerning the return of your quilt.
INSURANCE
We will provide NQA “Standard Insurance Coverage”:
$500 – for quilts 70” and greater on the shortest side
$250 – for clothing and quilts less than 70” and greater than 24” on the shortest side
$100 – for quilts 24” or less on the shortest side
If you desire more than “Standard Coverage,” please be certain to include your quilt on your homeowner’s
policy, or secure additional insurance through your agent.
CATEGORIES
BED QUILT – Large quilt designed for use on a bed; 279”
perimeter measurement minimum
100 Pieced, hand quilted
200 Pieced, machine quilted
300 Applique, hand appliquéd and hand quilted
400 Applique, fused and/or machine appliquéd and machine quilted
500 Mixed Techniques (equal parts of piecing and appliqué)
600 All Categories, quilted for hire
LARGE WALL HANGING – Intended to hang on a wall. 96” perimeter minimum.
700 Pieced, hand quilted
800 Pieced, machine quilted
900 Applique, hand appliqued
1000 Applique, fused and/or machine appliqued and machine quilted
1100 Mixed Techniques (equal parts of piecing and applique0
1200 All Categories, quilted for hire
SMALL WALL HANGING – Intended to hang on a wall. 96” perimeter maximum.
1300 Pieced, hand quilted
1400 Pieced, machine quilted
1500 Applique, hand appliqued
1600 Applique, fused and/or machine appliqued and machine quilted
1700 Mixed Techniques (equal parts of piecing and appliqué
1800 All Categories, quilted for hire
GROUP QUILT – more than one person worked on the construction
of the quilt.
1900 All Techniques and Sizes
2000 All Techniques and Sizes, quilted for hire
LAP, BABY, OR CRIB QUILT – (270” perimeter maximum)
2100 All Techniques
2200 All Techniques, quilted for hire
OTHER TECHNIQUES - (includes whole cloth quilts, crazy quilts, yo-yo’s,
or embroidery
2300 All Techniques and Sizes
2400 All Techniques and Sizes, quilted for hire
WEARABLE ART – (pieced and/or appliqued or embellished; must include
some quilting)
2500 All Techniques
2600 All Techniques, quilted for hire
YOUTH QUILTS – Maker to be 12 years old or younger.
2700 All Techniques and Sizes
2800 All Techniques and Sizes, quilted for hire
YOUTH QUILTS – Maker to be 13 through 18 years old
2900 All Techniques and Sizes
3000 All Techniques and Sizes, quilted for hire
INNOVATIVE ART QUILTS – (must be original design; no patterns
or kits may be used; must include some quilting
3100 All Techniques and Sizes
MINIATURE – All aspects of the quilt are in reduced scale; (maximum
of 24” in width and length)
3200 All Techniques
EXHIBITION ONLY – (not judged; limited to one entry per person)
3300 All Techniques and Sizes
