Granddaughter's Flower Garden by Allison Aller |
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Here's your chance to make a small quilt with a big payoff. In fact, the payoff might be really big; that is, the size of a mid-arm quilting machine, which is the grand prize for this year's quilt contest to benefit the nonprofit Alliance for American Quilts. The "New From Old" theme was chosen as a reminder that quilting constantly re-invents itself, and because recycling seems smarter now than ever.
Contest quilts must be only 16" square and the deadline is May 31, so if you haven't already entered, the time is now! Spectacular quilts are already arriving at the AAQ's office in Asheville, NC. Don't miss this excellent chance to enter your own creation.
All contest quilts will tour to several major national quilt shows this summer, including the AQS show in Knoxville, TN, and the NQA show in Columbus, OH. The quilts also will be archived permanently at the Alliance website, so you'll get lots of exposure even after the quilts are auctioned on eBay next fall to raise funds for the Alliance's mission to document, preserve, and share the story of quilts and their makers.
For the rules and entry forms, click here.