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Abbotsford Quilter’s Guild

Quilts in the Valley

May 30 & 31, 2008

  • All guild members whose membership dues are paid by November 30, 2007 (6 months prior to the Show) are invited to participate in the Quilt Show.
  • Any quilt will be accepted which has not been hung at a previous “Quilts in the Valley” Quilt Show.

 

Quilt Show Categories:

 

  • The Hanging Team reserves the right to correct the category of an entry.
  • All hand quilted entries to be identified by a separate small sign.

 

         1.         Pieced  -  Piecing must predominate over appliqué or other technique.  (Includes hand quilting, machine quilting, or long arm quilting done by self)

q                       Large Pieced - perimeter of more than 300”

q                       Medium Pieced – perimeter between 200” and 300”

q                       Small Pieced – perimeter of less than 200”

 

         2.         Appliqued – Applique must predominate over piecing or other technique. (Includes hand quilting, machine quilting, or long arm quilting done by self)

q                       Large Appliqued - perimeter of more than 240”

q                       Small Appliqued – perimeter of less than 240”

 

         3.         Mixed Technique – any size - Includes various techniques; stenciling, yoyo’s, wholecloth, cathedral Windows, trapunto, painted, cross-stitched, embroidered, etc. or a combination of techniques.

 

         4.         Group Quilt - any size – Any quilt made or worked on by more than one person, as long as one of them is a guild member, but it may not be quilted by someone who does this as a business.  Round robin quilts and internet swap quilts would fit in this category.

 

         5.         Commercially Quilted – any size – Any quilt made by a guild member, or by a group, which is quilted by someone who does this as a business. 

 

         6.         Wearables (including bags)

 

         7.         Household/Seasonal

 

         8.         Miniature – A scaled down version of a full sized quilt, with the longest side no more than 26”.  Maximum block size is 4”.

 

         9.         Challenge

 

       10.    Journal Quilt - Click here for more information

 

       11.       Post Card?

 

       12.       Youth – Quilt made by someone under the age of 16, sponsored by one of our guild members.

 

       13.       For display only