CCQ Quilt Shows

NEXT CCQ QUILT SHOW WILL BE 2013:  Quilts made in 2011, 2012, and 2013 will be eligible for judging if not entered in previous shows.

CCQ Quilt Show Policies, Definitions, & Judging

NOTE:  Judging is Saturday.  Awards will be on display Sunday.  Members and public will be voting only Friday and Saturday.  Judging categories are listed at the bottom of this page.

Policies: 

• Quilts must be clean and free of animal hair.
• Quilts may not exceed 120 inches by 120 inches.
• Submit one completed Entry Form for each quilt.
• Two Guild Board members will be present at the Friday “hanging” of the quilts.
• Deadlines are noted on the Entry Form.  There will be no exceptions for late entries.
• Complete both sections of the Entry Form; give the top section to the Coordinator.
• All entries will be displayed for the entire show.  Nothing may be removed before Sunday at 5PM.
• Attach the bottom section of the Entry Form with safety pins to the quilt, ensuring to identify the size.
• Show coordinators reserve the right to edit Entry Form descriptions for spelling, grammar, and length.
• No entries will be accepted for either the quilt show or small quilt auction after 7PM Friday before the show.
• To enter a quilt, you must be an active Capital City Quilters’ Guild member, with current year dues paid by November 30.
• Entry Forms will be accepted at the January and February Guild meetings, by email, mail, or in person by a show coordinator.
• Auction quilts not paid for at the quilt show will be coordinated for receipt and delivery at a later date by show coordinators.
• Quilt entries for judging must have been completed within the last two years; worked on by a CCQ member; and not entered in any previous CCQ shows.
• Each quilt must have a label sewn on the back, either permanent or temporary, which includes the name of the CCQ member entering the quilt in the show.
• Attach the bottom Quilt Tag to your quilt with a safety pin and give the top section to a show coordinator. If the Quilt Tag is not attached, the entry will not be hung. 
• Quilts submitted must be delivered Friday to Centennial Hall by the owner or designee and picked up by him or her the last day of the show, Sunday, no earlier than 5PM.
• The Guild’s Treasurer (or other designated CCQ Board member) will be present at the show on Sunday, 4PM, to collect monies for auction quilts paid for at the show.
• Quilt Show co-chairs are not responsible for quilts or other items left after 5:00PM on Sunday.  The co-chairs will collect any items left, but it is the responsibility of the owner to arrange for pick-up.
• In addition to describing your quilt and inspiration, please credit the source of your quilt in the Description field of the Entry Form (example: pattern designer, book & author, block of the month source, etc.).
• All entries must have a hanging sleeve attached, either temporarily or permanently, to the back of the quilt.  The hanging sleeve must be one inch from the top of the quilt, three inches wide, and three inches shorter than the finished width of the quilt.
• Fundraiser Quilts - Any entries made for the sole purpose of being a fundraiser for any organization will be entered in the Serendipity category.  No advertising for that event will be allowed through the CCQ Quilt Show in any way, shape, or form.
• Every attempt will be made to handle quilts appropriately and ensure safety at Centennial Hall.  CCQ assumes no liability for entries requiring special handling, such as those with fragile embellishments, special framing or hanging apparatus, and quilts that cannot be folded.
• Quilts For Sale – CCQ’s non-profit status will not allow any quilts to be sold at the show, outside of the Small Quilt Silent Auction.  Interested buyers may contact quilters directly for details, however, no advertising or other promotion of quilt sales may occur during the quilt show.

Category Definitions:  

These are guidelines only.  It is up to you to choose the category that best fits your quilt entry. 

• Contemporary – Original design or a unique interpretation through the use of color and/or fabrics which stretch the imagination.  The quilt is beyond the traditional disciplines and demonstrates independent and progressive techniques and designs with originality.
• Group Entry– a non-judging category.  Quilt top constructed by two or more past or present guild members (example: Round Robin).  Christmas Challenge quilts are excluded.
• Hand Appliqué – hand appliqué dominates over piecing and other techniques in amount or effect.
• Miniature – Circumference (total measurement of all sides) is not greater than 80 inches (400 square inches).  Blocks or bed quilt in miniature scale having all the elements of a full sized quilt, and if put on an appropriately sized bed, all parts would be to scale.  A miniature of a larger scale block, not a single block pattern at its original size.
• Mixed Techniques/Innovative – Fundamental deviation fro traditional patterns using a traditional block or design as a starting point.  An innovative quilt design brings something new, such as an idea or method, use of fabrics, embellishments, or surface designs.   Quilts in this category should reflect the growth through traditional quilt making.
• Mixed Techniques/Traditional – Where more than two techniques/styles are combined to develop design of the quilt top; where any technique comprises 25% or more of the quilt.  Examples:  pieced and appliqué; pieced or appliqué with embellishments; appliqué, reverse appliqué, and piecing; cross-stitch embroidery (machine or hand), or embellishment, painting, or fabric dyeing; Crazy Quilts.  Does not include quilting or trapunto.
• Serendipity– a non-judging category.  Antique quilts, quilted wearables, totes, a quilt made by other than a guild member, quilts made as a fundraiser for any non-profit organization.  Owner is not necessarily the maker.
• Traditional - block(s) or design are known and considered standard.  For example, Log Cabin, Lone Star, Grandmother’s Fan.
• Youth– a non-judging category.  Quilt maker may be a friend or family member of a CCQ member, and must be 17 years old or younger.    Entries may be limited to space available.

Awards:

Guild members will vote for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place, with ribbons awarded on Saturday, in each of the following judging categories:

·Contemporary

·Hand Appliqué

·Miniature 

·Mixed Technique – Innovative

·Mixed Technique – Traditional

·Traditional

·Judges’ Choice – One award will be given to the maker of the quilt chosen by the (non-guild member) Judges as their favorite of the show. 

·People’s Choice – One award will be given to the maker of the quilt collecting the largest number of votes from the public attendees (non-Guild members).

·Best of Show – One award will be given to the maker of the quilt which, in the sole opinion of the (non-guild member) Judges, is the most outstanding quilt of the 1^st Place winners in the members' judging categories.

·President's Challenge  – One award will be given to the maker of the quilt which, in the sole opinion of the CCQ Board members, is the most outstanding quilt representing the theme selected by the Guild's president.