We have had a fantastic response to the International Miniature Quilt Exchange with 331 teams!

 

International Quilters are from as far north of the Arctic Circle in Finland to as far south as New Zealand

and from Malaysia to Argentina. The countries leading in participation are Germany with 60 quilters,

Italy with 47 quilters, and The United Kingdom with 38 quilters. Other interesting locations for quilters

participating are Zimbabwe, Brussels, Serbia and Sweden. We also have 4 teams with Quilting as their

common language, as well as Spanish, German, and Italian.

 

In the United States our top state participating is California with 33 quilters, followed closely by Texas

with 27 quilters and Illinois with 17quilters. Other states with more than 10 quilters participating are:

Wisconsin, Washington, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Missouri, New York, Colorado and Wisconsin.

With such a great response and partners for all participating–

we are closing registration for IMQE.

 

We are getting ready for the next steps in the exchange. Participating quilters can watch for an

announcement on how to photograph your quilt with Ricky Tims. He will walk you through everything

you need to know to show your quilt at its finest.

 

We are working on a registration system that will be open in March to select teams to be featured in an

IMQE Exhibit through 2018 and 2019. Teams will be instructed to upload 2 photos of their quilts,

complete an Artist Statement (about the quilt and the IMQE experience) and pay a $15.00 entry fee.

We are looking forward to seeing all the wonderful miniature quilts and sharing them with the TQS

community.

 

Teams selected will be notified in April and asked to send their quilts to TheQuiltShow. Teams that are

not selected are free to send their quilts to their partners.