JAN 15-FEB 14
SUBMISSIONS
FEB 15-MARCH 14
QUILT SHOWING
+ VIEWERS CHOICE VOTING
MARCH 15-20
FEST DAYS
IN A-
6DAY INTERACTIVE LIVE-STREAM CELEBRATION
Hey!
YOU COULD WIN
-A- DREAM STUDIO!
Our esteemed panel of experts
Edyta Sitar
Eleanor Burns
Karen Kay Buckley
Melinda Bula
Our expert panel will use 5 key criteria to qualify entries for award consideration. We have judge’s and people’s choice prize winning categories. *Please see the RULES + FAQ section for more information. All voters will be reviewing your photo entries and artist’s project statements. Best of luck! We can’t wait to see what you've made!
Jenny Doan
Karen Kay Buckley
Melinda Bula
Nathan Erznoznik
Welcome to the SMP Virtual Quilting Festival, 2021!
We are excited to offer a 6-day celebration of quilts and their makers. During the online quilt festival, and throughout the contest we will be holding giveaways and collecting entries for the grand prize, a Dream Studio!
JAN 15-FEB 14
SUBMISSIONS
FEB 15-MARCH 14 QUILT SHOWING
+ VIEWERS CHOICE VOTING
MARCH 15-20
FEST DAYS
You may vote once for your favorite quilt.
Please feel free to share to your social media accounts and invite others to join the fun! Our panel of judges are awarding a Best of Show prize and there will be an award for People’s Choice. Everyone is invited!
QUILTING CONTEST (RULES + FAQ)
a. Full quilt front
b. Full quilt back
c. Detail quilt front
d. Detail quilt back
e. Detail quilt front binding
1. What are the dates?
2. How big should my pictures be?
3. What is the process for entering?
Our celebrity judges will carefully consider a Best of Show award. There will also be a People’s Choice award. All quilt entries require 5 photographic submissions and an artisit’s statement.
4. Who will be judging?
Contestants will enter their quilts into competition via photographic entries. See our Judges bio page for more information about the all-star panelist line-up!
5. What might I win?
The Judge’s (Best in Show) and People’s choice winners will each win a $7,000 quilting package! We will announce the Dream Studio winner on Saturday, along with other winners of the quilt competition prizes.
4. What is the Festival?
We will be live streaming a quilting celebration, for 6 days, 7 hours a day after the open voting period! Come back here or join us on Facebook or YouTube live, each day. Our judges and hosts will be showcasing quilting notions and equipment as well as sharing tips and tricks, some history and master classes!
6. What is the Dream Studio and who can enter to win it?
We will be giving away a Dream Home Studio to one lucky viewer worth $50,000. Anyone who submits an email to follow the contest will be automatically entered
