American Legacy 2009 Quilt Show

Deadline: March 1, 2009 (POSTMARK)

American Legacy 2009 Quilt Show
Creating Tomorrow's Treasures
The Georgia Agrirama Foundation
UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center
Tifton, GA
April 9-11, 2009


A juried quilt show dedicated to the heritage of quilting and presenting the best in traditional and contemporary quilts of today and yesterday.

Categories
A category will be eligible for monetary awards when there are 10 or more entries. At the judges' discretion, monetary awards may be given for categories with fewer than 10 entries. All categories will be judged and ribbons awarded. Each quilt must consist of three layers: top, batting and backing held together with stitching (excluding Other Techniques).

Theme: Creating Tomorrow's Treasures

Prizes and Awards
Best of Show $250 Ribbons will be awarded for:
Best Hand Quilting $150 Theme interpretation
Best Machine Quilting $150 Viewer's Choice
First in Category $100 Second and Third in Category

Viewer's Choice
- Any quilt from the categories below, voted on by show attendees. Any size. Ribbon Award.
Pieced Quilts
- Any quilt that is 50% or more pieced. Awards given in large, medium and small sizes.
Large
-length + width must be at least 120". Max. size 110" x 110".
Medium
- length + width at least 81" but not more than 120"
Small
-length + width not more than 80"

Appliquéd Quilts- Any quilt that is 50 % or more appliquéd. Awards given in large, medium and small sizes.
Large
- length + width must be at least 120". Max. size 110 x 110"
Medium
- length + width at least 81" but not more than 120"
Small
- length + width not more than 80"

Whole Cloth Quilt
– Quilts where the design is created solely by the quilt stitch using a single piece of fabric, NO piecing. Any size.

Art Quilt
- Quilts reflecting substantial deviation from traditional patterns and sets, original in design with emphasis on color, line and design. Any size.
This category includes journal quilts.

Miniature
- Quilts with overall patterns reflecting reduced scale. Blocks, if used, must be 4" or less.

Must measure no more than 24" on any side.

Other Techniques
- Examples of this category will include yo-yo quilts, embroidered and /or heavily embellished quilts, crazy quilts, cathedral window quilts, and quilts with very special techniques. Any size except miniature.

Collaborative
- Any quilt that two or more people work on in the construction or finishing in any way. Any size.

Young Quiltmakers
- Quilts made by quilters under the age of 18 or students in grade 12 or under. Young quiltmakers are not limited to this category. Any size.

Fees: $10 fee per entry.

Visit the website for complete details: www.agrirama.com

Download the application: quilt_app.pdf