A World of Quilts XXXIII
May 5-6, 2012
Quilt Categories
Bed Quilts (Quilts made to go on a bed, regardless of size)
100 Hand quilted – appliqué and pieced*
200 Machine quilted by maker of top – appliqué
300 Machine quilted by maker of top – pieced
400 Machine quilted by someone other than the maker of the top – appliqué
500 Machine quilted by someone other than the maker of the top – pieced
Wall Quilts (Quilts made to hang on a wall, regardless of size)
600 Traditional design hand or machine quilted by maker of top – appliqué
700 Traditional design hand or machine quilted by maker of top – pieced
800 Art – people, portraits, animals or other figures (quilts that illustrate some recognizable aspect of the human or animal form)
900 Art – pictorial (quilts that illustrate a recognizable image (other than human or animal see 900, above) such as naturescapes, landscapes, cityscapes, still-life, flowers, rooms, etc.)
1000 Art – abstract (quilts of original forms and compositions, non-literal designs)
1100 Art – small (any type of art quilt measuring less than 20” on each side – includes postcards)
1200 Wall quilts, regardless of subject, quilted by someone other than the maker of the top
Special Category Quilts
1300 Special Techniques (unusual techniques such as yo-yo’s, cathedral windows, miniature quilts (a scaled-down version of a full-size quilt), whole-cloth quilts, heavily embellished quilts and crazy quilts)
1400 Group Quilts (any bed or wall quilt top made by two or more persons)*
1500 Young Quilters (all sizes and techniques. Quilt must be made by someone who is 14 years old or younger with little or no help from an adult. Please state age on registration form. First 15 entries will be accepted.)
* These categories (100 and 1400), include quilts that have been quilted by the maker or makers of the top as well as quilts quilted by someone other than the maker or makers of the top.
Questions? , Contact Diane Linker at 65 Brewster Road, Scarsdale, New York 10583
Email: dianelinkernsqg@verizon.net
Special Instructions for Selecting a Category
To decide what category your quilt belongs in, proceed as follows:
1. Does your quilt fit into one of the Special Categories (1300-1500)?
2. If not, is it a Bed Quilt or a Wall Quilt? Note that these designations are not based on size. They are based on your intended use of the quilt.
3. Next, if it is a machine quilted Bed Quilt, or if it is a Wall Quilt of traditional design, decide if it is pieced or appliquéd. If it includes both techniques, choose the predominant technique. If the Quilt Registration Committee disagrees with your choice, we will contact you to discuss it further.
4. If your Bed Quilt has been hand quilted by you or by another, choose category 100. Having your Bed Quilt hand quilted by another will not put it into a separate category.
5. If your Bed Quilt was machine quilted by you, choose category 200 or 300, depending on whether it is predominantly appliquéd or predominantly pieced. If it was quilted by someone other than you, whether or not that person was compensated for the quilting, choose category 400 or 500, depending on whether it is predominantly appliquéd or predominantly pieced. Machine quilting includes quilting on a stationary domestic machine as well as quilting on a mid- or long-arm track machine.
6. If your Wall Quilt is of traditional design and quilted by you, choose category 600 or 700, depending on whether it is predominantly appliquéd or predominantly pieced.
7. If your Wall Quilt (of traditional design or an Art Quilt) has been quilted by another, whether or not that person was compensated for the quilting, it must be entered in category 1200 where it will be judged together with all other Wall Quilts quilted by another.
8. A Wall Quilt is of traditional design if it is constructed of blocks in a traditional pattern or method of piecing or appliqué. A “One Block Wonder” quilt, for example, would be considered a traditional design because it is pieced in rows of triangles which form hexagons even though it results in an abstract geometric design.
9. All quilts where the quilt top has been made by two or more persons, whether Bed Quilts, traditional design Wall Quilts or Art Quilts, should be placed in category 1400, regardless of who did the quilting.
Please Note: All quilt registration forms must indicate the name of the maker as well as the name of the quilter, regardless of whether it is the same person. This information will be displayed on the quilt card accompanying each quilt at the show.