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It's that time of year again, notices have gone out to the entrants of the International Quilt Festival in Houston. Will your quilt be hanging in the show?  Or will it have to find another place to play? Here's an interesting article from neonkittyquilts and how she feels about entering quilt competitions.  How do you feel about it?

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(Heart for a Hospice by TQS Member, Marion Curtis)


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#3 Michelle 2016-07-22 19:57
I had a quilt in the Primitives display last year in Houston and will have one in the Texas Guilds' Award Winning Traditional Quilts in Houston this year. I was so scared when I first began to enter my quilts, but have benefited from the comments made by the judges. It is a humbling experience to have a quilt selected and I will continue to enter my quilts knowing that I may not always have an accepted entry. I no longer fear the challenge.
#2 Pat Daniels 2016-07-22 18:17
Another piece of advice for entering quilts is to have it finished BEFORE you even submit the application. The first quilt competition I entered accepted a photo of my quilt top. You should also know that I'm a free-lance symphony musician. In the time before the actual show, I had all the time in the world to quilt my show piece... and then I got hired to do a bunch of shows. I never actually finished the quilt. I got about 4 hours sleep a night for the month before the show. Submitted it hours before the deadline. So now I must have finished the quilt before I even fill out an application!
#1 Niña 2016-07-22 17:40
I always encourage my students and friends to enter quilts just because it is fun. Winning a ribbon is a bonus, for sure, but you've got to love what you are doing for it to be worth your time. I once did a quilt with huge big snowflakes on it...the kind that only comes during sugar season. When I entered it into a show, the Texas judge decided that I didn't have enough snowflakes on it. Oh well, I sent it to Edinburgh, Scotland and came home with the Viewer's Choice...my favorite of all ribbons. Just do it and don't take yourself too seriously.
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