" Quilted Jewels" - A 30th Celebration
June 26 - 28, 2008

Mayo Civic Center
Rochester, Minnesota

Classes begin June 25, 2008

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General

• Registration Information
• Class Descriptions
• Class Supplies
• Lectures
• Faculty
• Special Events
• Bus Tour Groups
• Parking and Shuttle Bus
• Quilt Documentation Day

Schedule of Events

• Daily Schedule
• Event Schedule

• Quilter of the Year
• Show Sponsors

• Scholarship for Beginning Quilters
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Door Prize Donation
• Small Quilt Auction Donations

• Photo
• Ticket Information

• Category Definitions
• Rules and Awards
• Entry Information and Form
• Hanging Sleeve Instructions

• Entry Information and Form
• Drop-off Sites
• Hanging Sleeve Instructions

• Share Your Quilts
• Exhibits

• Vendor Policy
• Vendor Application
• List of Vendors
• Show Book Ads

• Rochester Visitors Bureau
• Hotel Reservations

Registration Book

2008 Show Main Page

Minnesota Quilters Website

Judged Quilt Competition

Entry Deadline: April 23, 2008

Awards . . . . . . . . . Size Requirements . . . . . . . . .Delivery/Pick-up

Definitions

Quilt: Each quilt entered must have three distinct layers (quilt, batting, backing), and must be quilted. See also Judged Quilt Competition Rules.

One Person Quilt: Any quilt completely constructed and quilted by only one person. All work may be done by hand or by machine.

Two Person Quilt: Any quilt that two people worked on, in any way, during the construction, quilting, or finishing. This includes quilting done for hire. All work may be done by hand or by machine.

Quilt Entrant: The person who constructed the quilt top. Each entrant may enter up to two quilts, but only one in any one category.

Group Quilt: Any quilt created by three or more people. All work may be done by hand or by machine.

Appliqué: A quilt using appliqué as the predominant construction technique. It may be hand or machine quilted. It may be completely constructed and quilted by one person, or the quilting may be done by a second person. Category will be divided between large and small quilts.

Traditional: Any quilt that is predominantly pieced based on traditional style patterns and sets. All work may be done by hand or machine. Category will be divided between large and small quilts, and between one person and two person quilts. Whole cloth quilts should be entered into this category.

Non-Traditional: Any quilt that is constructed with non-traditional techniques. It may include mixed techniques as long as one of the techniques is non-traditional (fused appliqué, painting, embellishments, or other surface design elements). All work may be done by hand or by machine. Category will be divided between large and small quilts, and between one person and two person quilts.

Pictorial: Any quilt that depicts a person, place, thing, or scene in a realistic or abstract manner. It may include piecing, any type of appliqué and embellishments, as well as any abstract quilting or techniques that are not included in any other category. It may be completely constructed and quilted by one person, or the quilting may be done by a second person.

Miniature: Any quilt measuring less than 24 inches on any side, overall pattern reflecting proportionately reduced scale, and individual blocks no larger than 4 inches square. All work may be done by hand or by machine, but all work must be done by only one person.

Blue Diamond: Any entrant that has won 2 (two) or more Blue Ribbons, with a monetary award, at an MQ show and/or another national show may enter. Examples of national shows include the AQS shows in Paducah, KY, and Nashville, TN, International Quilt Festivals in Chicago and Houston, Road to California in CA, Quilt Odyssey in Hershey, PA, any of the shows produced by Mancuso Shows. State Fair competitions are not considered national shows. The quilts will be juried by the Judged Committee to create a group of 20 entries. Entrants must specify a secondary category. In the event that quilt is not accepted in this category, it will be placed in the specified category. If a Judged category is not indicated by the entrant, the committee will place the quilt in the appropriate category.

First Entry: Entrants who have never entered a national judged competition (see Blue Diamond definition for examples of national shows). State Fair competitions are not considered national shows. Maximum quilt size of 110" x110".

Show Chair’s Choice – A Quilted Jewel: Quilt must incorporate diamond shapes (either pieced or appliquéd) and some type of embellishment (crystals, beads, buttons, ribbon, lace or other ornamentation).

Award Distribution

Best of Awards: Best Hand Quilting, Machine Quilting, and Longarm Quilting (ribbon and monetary awards will be made to the person who actually did the quilting).

One Person categories: The entrant will receive the ribbon and the prize money.

Two Person categories: Two ribbons will be awarded, but the entrant will receive the prize money.