“BLACK and
WHITEand REaD all over”?
QGOA Quilt Show
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At April's guild meeting there was a volunteer sign up. We need lots of people with lots of different talents for a
successful show. If you forgot to sign up, please contact Jolene
Mershon to let her know how you would like to help out.
Drop-off Time Quilt drop-off is on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 4:00 to 6:00 pm at Bob Duncan Community Center, 2800 S Center St., Arlington, TX, 76014.. No entries will be accepted after 6 pm. Enclose each entry in a clean fabric bag or pillowcase. Your name must be visible and written on the outside of the bag. Please remember only one item per bag. You will receive a claim check for each entry at drop-off.
Some of the vendors you can expect to see at our show are:
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Many thanks to our sponsors who have donated prizes of $100 or more, which will be presented to winners of the major awards.
The donors are:
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what is …
“BLACK and
WHITE
and
REaD
all over”?
The Quilters’ Guild of Arlington’s
Annual Festival of Quilts!
Friday & Saturday, May 9 & 10, 10 am to 5 pm
at the Bob Duncan Center in Arlington
Admission $6, free parking
It’s a judged show of 150 beautiful quilts and 20 of our favorite vendors.
There will be a silent auction in which we invite the public to bid on miniature quilts made by the member of our guild. All proceeds from this auction will go to the benefit of Susan G. Komen For The Cure – Tarrant County.
Lisa Erlandson, an AQS Certified Appraiser, will offer her services of appraising quilts to the public for a fee of $35. Appoints are appreciated. For appointments for the Quil Appraiser please have them call: Lisa Erlandson at 940-668-6758
“The Scissor Guy” will be there, so don’t forget to bring any scissors and knives you need to sharpen.
The Bob
Duncan Center is located in Vandergriff Park, 2800 S. Center St.,
Arlington
(from I-20 take the Matlock exit, go north, take a right on Mayfield and
left on Center).
Quilt Entry Instructions
QGoA Festival of Quilts 2008
Deadline
All entry forms must be POSTMARKED by April 8, 2008. Limited space dictates that only the first 130 entries will be admitted to the show based on postmark and receipt dates.
Basic Rules
All entries must be clean, in excellent condition and must be displayed for the duration of the show. All entries must have been completed within the last five (5) years and may not have been entered in QGOA show previously.
Please enter finished quilts that represent your best work. We are proud of our members’ needlework.. By check-in on May 7, 2008, the quilts must be complete and finished. Please do not enter unfinished quilts, tied quilts, cheater cloth, preprinted kit quilts, comforters, or double knit quilts. The Quilters’ Guild of Arlington reserves the right to refuse any entry that it deems inappropriate or that does not meet requirements.
Photographs
A color photograph or digital print of the quilt must accompany each entry. The show committee understands that an entry may not have its final quilting or binding stitched when the entry photo is taken. Please write your name, address and phone number on the back of the photograph or print. All photographs/prints become the property of QGOA and will not be returned.
Division and Category
Choose one category for your quilt (see Division and Categories). If you have any questions, please contact Carolyn Hill at 817 838-8182 or email at sportsfn@swbell.net, or call Daniece Clark at 817-274-0743. The final decision regarding Division and Category will be made by the Entry Committee.
Fees
Current members of the QGOA do not pay an entry fee. Non-members must pay a fee of $10.00 per entry. Children submitting quilts are exempt from the fee. Each entrant may submit a maximum of five (5) entries, with a limit of 2 per category. Ronald McDonald House, Susan G. Komen Auction and Nancy’s Pink Challenge quilts do not count in this total.
Insurance
Entrants are responsible for their own insurance on all items. Your completed entry releases QGOA, its officers, agents or volunteers from any and all liability. QGOA will take reasonable precautions to protect all entries. All entry forms must be signed or they will not be accepted.
Labels
Be sure a cloth label, printed with indelible ink, stating your name, address and phone number is sewn to a lower corner on the back of your quilt or the inside of a garment. No pins, please.
Sleeves
Entries must have a four (4) inch wide double casing/sleeve stitched to the reverse side. Garments are excluded. If the quilt is longer than 90 inches, lower the sleeve along the back until the top of the sleeve is 90 inches from the bottom edge of the quilt so that the quilt will not drape onto the floor. No quilts will be hung that fail to meet this requirement.
Please be aware that a quilt wider than 90 inches may not hang correctly. For the best opportunity to hang the quilt, please put a sleeve with a split (or gap) in the middle to allow some easing on the crossbar.
Drop-off Time
Quilt drop-off is on Wednesday, May 7, 2008, 4:00 to 6:00 pm at Bob Duncan Community Center, 2800 S Center St., Arlington, TX, 76014.. No entries will be accepted after 6 pm. Enclose each entry in a clean fabric bag or pillowcase. Your name must be visible and written on the outside of the bag. Please remember only one item per bag. You will receive a claim check for each entry at drop-off.
Out of Town Entries
Out of Town entries should be shipped to Marlene Baker, 1508 W. Tucker Blvd, Arlington, TX 76013. Out of Town entries must be received by May 6, 2008. These entries must include pre-paid return postage/shipping and a self-addressed mailing/shipping label to be sure the quilts return home. Remember to ask the shipper about insurance. Please advise Marlene at 817-274-9652 when to expect a shipment.
Pick-up time
All entries will be released between 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Bob Duncan Community Center, 2800 S Center St., Arlington, TX, 76014. No entry can be released without the completed claim check. You must have your claim check. If you cannot be here to pick-up your quilt, please make arrangements with a friend to help you with this. Unclaimed quilts will receive loving foster care until they are reunited with their owners. An after-show care fee will be charged at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2008, and again at 6:00 p.m.on each subsequent day of foster care. The fee is $10.00 per day per quilt. This fee does not apply to out of town entries with prepaid return postage/shipping. . All shipped entries will be return shipped as soon as possible.
Divisions and Categories
QGoA Festival of Quilts 2008
101. Artisan Pieced Quilt – 70 percent of quilt pieced or patchwork - either machine or hand quilted.
102. Artisan Appliquéd Quilt – 70 percent of quilt appliquéd, either, machine or hand quilted.
103. Artisan Wall Quilt – May be pieced, appliquéd or a combination, either machine or hand quilted. Not to exceed 60” on any side.
104. Artisan Two-Person Quilt – A quilt that two people were involved in making. May be pieced or appliquéd; hand or machine-quilted. The quilt-top maker designates the division.
201. Master Pieced Quilt - 70 percent of quilt pieced or patchwork, either machine or hand quilted.
202. Master Appliquéd Quilt - 70 percent of quilt appliquéd, either machine or hand quilted.
203. Master Wall Quilt - May be pieced, appliquéd or a combination and either machine or hand quilted. Not to exceed 60 “ on any side.
204. Master Two-Person Quilt - A quilt that two people were involved in making. May be pieced or appliquéd; hand or machine quilted. The quilt-top maker designates the division.
301. Other/Mixed Technique Quilt – Any quilt, which has used any or more than one technique and does not fit into any other categories; whole cloth, yo-yo, crazy quilt, redwork ,digitized, and embroidery.
302. Group Quilt – Any quilt created by 3 or more people or any quilt in which you have not pieced all the blocks yourself. This includes quilts created with blocks received in a block exchange, whether in person or by mail.
303. Art Quilt – Original design; any technique or combination of techniques or materials used in a non-traditional way, made by one person and only one person.
304. Quilted Garment- Constructed with piecing and/or appliqué contains 3 layers and some form of recognizable quilting.
305. Theme Quilt – any construction method but must denote the quilt show theme. The theme for 2008 is “Black and White and REaD all Over”. May be constructed by one or more people and be either hand or machine quilted.
306. Kits or Block of the Month Quilt – Quilt composed of patterns and fabric, packaged as a unit for retail sale. This includes pre-printed whole-cloth quilt tops.
307. Non-judged Quilt – any quilt you do not want judged but would like to have hung and shown.
308. Youth Quilt – created by person aged 3 – 17, non-judged. Can be pieced or appliquéd and either hand or machine-quilted. In this category tied quilts will be allowed.
309. Novice- First time quilt entered in a quilt show. Entry must have been made by one person only. The entries in this category will not be judged but will be critiqued.
401. Miniature Quilt – to be donated for the Susan G. Komen silent auction. No block can be larger than 4” square. At least 9 blocks unless it is a whole cloth quilt or medallion style. Quilt not to exceed 24” on any side.
402. Nancy's Pink Challenge Miniature Quilt – to be donated for the Susan G. Komen silent auction. 75% of the quilt must be PINK. No block can be larger than 4” square. At least 9 blocks unless it is a whole cloth quilt or medallion style. Quilt not to exceed 24” on any side.
403. Ronald McDonald House Quilt – to be donated to Ronald McDonald House; not to exceed twin size, must be washable and have no buttons or similar items attached that could be accidentally swallowed by young children.
Artisan: Never sold your work, never formally taught quilting, never been classified as a Master in the past, never published a pattern or book.
Master: You have sold your work or have taught quilting classes, or published a pattern or book, or you have won 2 Blue Ribbons in a QGOA show, any other quilt show or a combination of shows. Winning the Past Presidents Award would equal one Blue Ribbon.
Two Person Quilt: Any quilt that you have pieced or appliquéd solely by yourself and someone else quilted it for you, either by hand or machine. Category designated by the person who made the top.
Additional Ribbons (in addition to First, Second, Third and Honorable Mention)
Best of Show – Decided by the judges
Past Presidents Award – Past QGoA presidents meet prior to the show to decide the criteria for that year’s show.
Ouida Bost Award (Founder’s Award) – Our remaining charter member selects her choice of the best quilt.
Merit Hand Quilting – Decided by the judges
Merit Machine Quilting – Decided by the judges
Members’ Choice – Voted on by members of the QGOA
Viewers’ Choice – Voted on by attendees of the QGOA show
Judges’ Choice – Decided by the judges