Art & Innovative Quilts

1. Pieced Bed Quilts – 60-110” wide X 80” or more long

2. Appliqué Bed Quilts – 60-110” wide X 80” or more long

3. Mixed Technique Bed Quilts – 60-110” wide X 80” or more long

4. Pieced Wall Quilts – 24-59” wide X 24-80” long

5. Appliqué Wall Quilts – 24-59” wide X 24-80” long

6. Mixed Technique Wall Quilts – 24-59” wide X 24-80” long

7. Pieced Small Quilts – up to 24” wide X up to 24” long

8. Appliqué Small Quilts – up to 24” wide X up to 24” long

9. Mixed Technique Small Quilts – up to 24” wide X up to 24” long

Traditional Quilts

10. Pieced Bed Quilts – 60-110” wide X 80” or more long

11. Appliqué Bed Quilts – 60-110” wide X 80” or more long

12. Mixed Technique Bed Quilts – 60-110” wide X 80” or more long

13. Pieced Wall Quilts – 24-59” wide X 24-80” long

14. Appliqué Wall Quilts – 24-59” wide X 24-80” long

15. Mixed Technique Wall Quilts – 24-59” wide X 24-80” long

16. Pieced Small Quilts – up to 24” wide X up to 24” long

17. Appliqué Small Quilts – up to 24” wide X up to 24” long

18. Mixed Technique Small Quilts – up to 24” wide X up to 24” long

Other Quilted Items

19. Miniature quilts – up to 24” wide X up to 24” long

20. Machine-Embroidered Quilts, any size

21. Hand Embroidered Quilts, any size

22. 1st Quilts

23. Group Quilts

24. 2007, 2008 & 2009 Challenge Quilts

25. Kits/Block-of-the-Month/Pre-Printed Panel

26. Wearable Art, including jazzed-up sweats

27. Accessories/Home Décor /3-D Objects

28. Bras for the Cause

29. Special Exhibits

30. Other Non-Judged Items

Entry Definitions

1. Art & Innovative Quilts – Quilts made from original or non-traditional designs with an emphasis on design innovation and skill in the use of color, fabric, image, or shape. They step beyond tradition in construction and appearance and do not replicate the work of others.

2. Traditional Quilts – Quilts based on traditional patterns and settings. If it’s not an art/innovative quilt, it’s a traditional quilt!

3. Pieced – Quilts made primarily with standard piecing techniques either by hand or machine without appliqué or embellishment.

4. Appliqué – Quilts made primarily using appliqué techniques either by hand or machine.

5. Mixed Techniques – Quilts that incorporate a combination of two or more techniques or styles (piecing and appliqué, for example), where any one technique comprises 25% or more of the quilt.

6. Miniature Quilts – Quilts that are a scaled-down version of a larger quilt design and bound; blocks no larger than 4”.

7. Machine-Embroidered Quilts – Quilts made primarily using machine embroidery on the top.

8. Hand-Embroidered Quilts – Quilts made primarily using hand embroidery on the top.

9. 1^st Quilts – Quilts made by beginning quilters; typically, a person’s first quilt.

10. Group Quilts – Quilts made with the contributions of three or more quilters, including round-robins, block exchanges, assemblages of antique blocks or other group projects. Please note: Only one ribbon per quilt will be awarded, and it will go to the individual responsible for the entry.

11. 2007, 2008 & 2009 Challenge Quilts – Quilts made for the 2007, 2008 or 2009 Hill ‘N Hollow quilt challenges.

12. Kits/Block-of-the-Month/Pre-Printed Panel – Quilts made from a kit or other pattern where design and fabric choices are pre-selected for the quilt maker. This includes block-of-the-month quilts and quilts made using pre-printed panel fabrics.

13. Wearable Art, including jazzed-up sweats – Articles of clothing made using quilting techniques. Because the guild has sponsored classes teaching this technique, you may enter garments that use a sweatshirt as a foundation.

14. Accessories, Home Décor/3-D Objects – Functional or decorative quilted objects such as tablecloths, table runners, placemats (must submit at least 2), Christmas tree skirt or stockings, door hangings, bags, and boxes.

15. Bras for the Cause – Decorated bras created for a silent auction benefitting Peitz Cancer Support House. More information about this category will be presented at the Hill ‘N Hollow Quilters Guild April 2009 day meeting. Contact Barb Carlson or Jan Hickman for more details.

16. Special Exhibits – Quilt tops and other examples of projects created through the guild’s education programs, including classes and workshops. This is a non-judged category.

17. Other Non-judged Items – Quilted items other than Bras for the Cause and Special Exhibits that the exhibitor wants to display but does not want to have judged.

18. Professional quilter – Someone who quilts for others in exchange for fees, goods or services.

Awards

In addition to monetary awards, 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place and honorable mention ribbons will be awarded as deemed appropriate by the judge. The judge’s decisions are final.

Rules

A. Each exhibitor will be limited to 3 items per category.

B. An individual must be responsible for each entry.

C. All entries must be clean and free of debris and odor. Soiled or smelly quilts will not be displayed.

D. Decisions of the judge and/or show committee will be final.

E. There will be no automatic awards. If only one item is entered in a category, it will be awarded a ribbon only if it is worthy of an award in the opinion of the judge.

F. Quilts entered in the show for judging must have been completed since October 2007. Quilts previously judged in a Hill ‘N Hollow Quilt Show are not eligible to be judged.

G. A label listing the entry owner’s name must be attached to each and every item. The label may be permanent or temporary.

H. All items in the show must be properly tagged and identified. No item will be removed before the show closes. All items must be checked out by a member of the show committee before being removed from the show grounds.

I. Please put the pink copy of the Quilt Show Confirmation in a sandwich-sized zippered plastic bag and attach it to the quilt with two safety pins with the back of the confirmation displayed. Attach the baggie with the pink slip to the back of the quilt in the lower right corner (as viewed from the back of the quilt). Keep the yellow copy; you will need it to pick up your quilt.

J. Every quilt, wall hanging and miniature must have a hanging sleeve attached to the back. If an item has no sleeve, it will not be hung. The top of the sleeve must be no more than 90” from the bottom of the quilt. Large quilts will need a split sleeve. The sleeve for bed quilts and wall quilts must be at least 4” deep to accommodate hanging rods. Please contact the registration chairmen if you need hanging sleeve instructions.

K. Do not bring your entries to the show in a plastic garbage bag.

L. Please make sure your item is entered in the correct category. If you have questions, please contact a registration chairman.

M. Quilts and quilted items in the Special Exhibits area are for display only and will not be judged.

N. Items must be registered by midnight Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. Mail or e-mail your entry form(s) – one for each item entered – to Vicki Kauth, 1473 Robinson Point Rd., Mountain Home, AR 72653. No telephone or fax entries will be accepted. No late entries will be accepted. Quilts without proper paperwork will not be accepted.

O. All entries may be offered for sale. Hill ‘N Hollow Quilters Guild shall retain a 10% donation on all items sold by guild members at this event, and a 15% donation for non-members. Any guild member not working a minimum of two hours before, during, or after the show shall pay a 15% donation on items sold. Sales will be made through the Country Store, and sales tax will be charged on all sales made at the show.

P. Non-guild members are welcome to exhibit quilts and quilted items in the show, but they shall pay an entry fee of $5 for each item entered. Please send in your entry fee(s) with your registration form(s).

Q. Hill ‘N Hollow Quilters Guild will provide insurance on entries only while they are in the guild’s possession at the show location.

R. Checks or money orders for entry fees and/or insurance should be made payable to Hill ‘N Hollow Quilters Guild and mailed with your entry form to Vicki Kauth, 1473 Robinson Point Rd., Mountain Home, AR 72653.

Insurance

Hill ‘N Hollow Quilters Guild will provide insurance on entries only while they are in the guild’s possession at the show location. Coverage will be provided according to the following schedule:

1. Quilts with a perimeter of 350” or more –$500

2. Quilts with a perimeter of 250”-349” – $400

3. Quilts with a perimeter of 150”-249” – $200

4. Quilts with a perimeter of 149” or less, wearable art,

accessories, home décor items, 3-D objects – $100

Guild members may purchase additional insurance for 60 cents per $100 stated value. Non-guild exhibitors may purchase insurance for 60 cents per $100 stated value. If you would like more insurance than the standard stated above, please attach an appraisal. Someone whose credentials will be acceptable to an insurance company must prepare the appraisal.

Please note: You must include with your entry a photograph showing the main portion of your quilt for identification purposes. Write on the back of your picture your name, address and phone number; the name of the quilt; and the value you stated on the entry form. If you do not have equipment with which to make a photograph, contact the registration chairmen. We will arrange to photograph quilts for entry purposes at the September guild meeting. This is a requirement of our insurance carrier.

Timeline

· Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009: Completed entry forms must be received by the registration co-chairmen.

· Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009: All entrants will have received the Quilt Show Confirmation forms to be attached to their entries. Confirmation forms will be distributed to entrants at guild meetings if possible; unclaimed confirmations will be mailed to entrants on Oct. 14.

· Monday, Oct, 26, 2009: Entrants will deliver their items to the show location between 3 and 6 p.m. If you cannot deliver your items, please arrange to have a friend deliver them. Be sure to bring both the yellow and pink copies of the Quilt Show Confirmation; the yellow copy will be returned to you at check-in.

· Saturday, Oct. 31: Entrants will pick up their items between 5 and 6 p.m. If you cannot pick up your items, please arrange to have a friend pick them up. No item will be released unless the person picking it up has the yellow copy of the Quilt Show Confirmation.

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Questions? Call one of the Quilt Show Registration Co-Chairs,

Vicki Kauth at 870-421-5369 or Maureen Forster at 870-491-7567.