DIVISIONS
Master/Professional Division
If ANY of the following statements are true, you must enter
under the “Master” division:
- You are a quilter or maker of wearable art and you
sell/have sold your work.
- You teach/have taught quilting or wearable art techniques
and been compensated.
- You have published a quilt or wearable art book or
pattern.
- You have won a total of two or more blue ribbons in any
combination of the following: West Houston Quilter’s Guild
quilt shows, county, state, national or international quilting
competitions.
- You have had a quilt or garment juried into a highly
prestigious exhibit.
Categories:
- Bed Size Pieced (one person). Any quilt which is
larger than 72" on any one side and primarily patchwork; hand
quilted.
- Bed Size Pieced (one person). Any quilt which is
larger than 72" on any one side and primarily patchwork;
machine quilted.
- Bed Size Pieced (two person). Any quilt which is
larger than 72" on any one side and primarily patchwork, two
people were involved in the making; hand quilted.
- Bed Size Pieced (two person). Any quilt which is
larger than 72" on any one side and primarily patchwork, two
people were involved in the making; machine quilted.
- Bed Size Appliqué (one person). Any quilt which is
larger than 72" on any one side and primarily appliqué; hand
quilted
- Bed Size Appliqué (one person). Any quilt which is
larger than 72" on any one side and primarily appliqué;
machine quilted.
- Bed Size Appliqué (two person). Any quilt which is
larger than 72" on any one side and primarily appliqué, two
people were involved in the making; hand quilted.
- Bed Size Appliqué (two person). Any quilt which is
larger than 72" on any one side and primarily appliqué, two
people were involved in the making; machine quilted.
- Wall Quilt Pieced (one person). Any quilt made for
display on a wall. No side may exceed 72", primarily
patchwork; hand or machine quilted.
- Wall Quilt Pieced (two person). Any quilt made for
display on a wall. No side may exceed 72", primarily
patchwork; two people were involved in the making; hand or
machine quilted.
- Wall Quilt Appliqué (one person). Any quilt made
for display on a wall. No side may exceed 72", primarily
appliqué; hand or machine quilted.
- Wall Quilt Appliqué (two person). Any quilt made
for display on a wall. No side may exceed 72", primarily
appliqué; two people were involved in the making; hand or
machine quilted.
Artisan Division
If ALL of the following statements are true, you may enter
under the “Artisan division:
- You have never sold your work (quilts or wearable art).
- You have never formally taught quilting or wearable art
techniques.
- You have never published a pattern or a book on
quilting/wearable art techniques.
- You have won no more than one blue ribbon in any
combination of the following: West Houston Quilter’s Guild
quilt shows, county, state, national or international quilting
competitions.
- You have never had a quilt or garment juried into a highly
prestigious exhibit.
Categories:
- Bed Size Pieced (one person). Any quilt which is
larger than 72" on any one side and primarily patchwork; hand
quilted.
- Bed Size Pieced (one person). Any quilt which is
larger than 72" on any one side and primarily patchwork;
machine quilted.
- Bed Size Pieced (two person). Any quilt which is
larger than 72" on any one side and primarily patchwork, two
people were involved in the making; hand quilted.
- Bed Size Pieced (two person). Any quilt which is
larger than 72" on any one side and primarily patchwork, two
people were involved in the making; machine quilted.
- Bed Size Appliqué (one person). Any quilt which is
larger than 72" on any one side and primarily appliqué; hand
quilted.
- Bed Size Appliqué (one person). Any quilt which is
larger than 72" on any one side and primarily appliquéd;
machine quilted.
- Bed Size Appliqué (two person). Any quilt which is
larger than 72" on any one side and primarily appliqué, two
people were involved in the making; hand quilted.
- Bed Size Appliqué (two person). Any quilt which is
larger than 72" on any one side and primarily appliqué, two
people were involved in the making; machine quilted.
- Wall Quilt Pieced (one person). Any quilt made for
display on a wall. No side may exceed 72", primarily
patchwork; hand or machine quilted.
- Wall Quilt Pieced (two person). Any quilt made for
display on a wall. No side may exceed 72", primarily
patchwork; two people were involved in the making; hand or
machine quilted.
- Wall Quilt Appliqué (one person). Any quilt made
for display on a wall. No side may exceed 72", primarily
appliqué; hand or machine quilted.
- Wall Quilt Appliqué (two person). Any quilt made
for display on a wall. No side may exceed 72", primarily
appliqué; two people were involved in the making; hand or
machine quilted.
Open Division
These categories are open to anyone to enter.
- Miniature Quilts (one or two person) Any technique
may be used. If interior blocks are part of the design, these
blocks must measure 4" or less, hand or machine quilted.
- Other Techniques (one or two person) White work,
embroidered, cathedral window, Yo-Yo, crazy quilts, or any
other quilt that doesn’t fit into the pieced, appliqué or art
quilt categories, hand or machine quilted.
- Art Quilt (one or two person) Original design, any
technique or combination of techniques or materials used in a
non-traditional way, hand or machine quilted.
- Group/Friendship Made by a group of 3 or more; ex:
block exchanges/swaps.
- Mixed Technique (one or two person) Entry should
include basically equal amounts of several techniques–pieced,
appliqué, paper pieced; hand or machine quilted.
- Home Decor–items to be used in home–table runners,
mantle covers, bell pulls, etc., hand or machine quilted.
- Wearables–items of clothing that must contain some
quilting
- Kit or Block of the Month (NOT ELIGIBLE FOR BEST OF
SHOW) Entry is primarily made from fabrics in a kit or from
block of the month, even if some fabrics are substituted.
- First Timer (never entered a show–not necessarily
first quilt made) Any technique, one or two person only, hand
or machine quilted.
Display Only
These entries will not be judged
- Quilts by Kids.
- Any entry not to be judged.
Awards
1st, 2nd, 3rd, Honorable Mention may be awarded at the
judges’ discretion in all categories except the entries for
Display Only.
Plus the following:
Best of Show
Best Hand Quilting of all entries
Best Machine Quilting
Domestic
sewing machine (machine
is stationary)
Longarm,
mid-arm or short-arm - (where machine head moves)
Judges’ Choice–awarded from each judge (3)
Viewer’s Choice
Presidents’ Choice
*The quilt show committee reserves the
right to change the category in which your quilt is entered if
necessary. |
