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Categories and Rules
High Plains Quilt Festival
Portales, NM



    Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15, 2011
    9:00 am to 5:00 pm




    Miniature ~~ Quilt must represent a scaled down full quilt. Total of all 4 sizes not to exceed 100"

    Appliqué ~~ Predominately appliqué. Any size larger than wall quilt.

    Pieced, medium ~~ Predominately pieced. Width of quilt 51" to 70".

    Pieced, large ~~ Predominately pieced. Width of quilt over 70".

    Mixed Technique ~~ Combined pieced, appliqué, embroidery and/or embellished, or speciality quilt

    Wall Quilt ~~ Total of quilts' 4 sizes not to exceed 200".

    Wearable ~~ Clothing made of fabric using quilting techniques such as piecing, appliqué, and/or quilting. Batting not required.

    Art Quilt ~~ Must be original, composed first-hand without copying the works of others. the majority must consist of three distince layers -- top, middle, backing. These layers must be held together by hand or machine-made functional stitches or other elements that pierce all layers and are distributed throughout the surface of the work. At least some of these stitches or elements should be visible on the back of the work. Quilts may be any size. Edges of the work must be finished, but not necessarilhy with a traditional binding. May be made by 1 to 2 persons or a group.

    Junior ~~ Person 18 years and under, and must have pieced and quilted the quilt by themselves alone.

    Novelty ~~ Doesn't fit in ablove, i.e., bowls, balls, yo-yos, dolls, table runners, placemats, Christmas stockings, etc.

    Challenge ~~ See rules and use entry form in purchased challenge packet.

    Rules



    1. Entry forms due on September 30, 2011 at the Roosevelt County Chamber, Portales, NM
    2. A fee of $2.00 must accompany each quilt.
    3. All quilts must be clean, free of smoke and odor.
    4. All quilts must be delivered to the Chamber office or to drop off locations by Friday, October 7, 2011.
    5. Each quilt must be placed in a separate, labeled cloth sack with your name and phone number affixed.
    6. Quilt pick-up is at the end of the Quilt Festival, no earlier than 6:00 pm.
    7. Quilts entered must not have been shown at a previous High Plains Quilt Festival.
    8. All quilt entries must have a hanging sleeve attached to the back: 4" for large/medium quilts; 2" for small/miniature quilts.
    9. Quilts longer than 93" MUST have a hanging sleeve attached to the back of the quilt at 93" from the bottom of the quilt. Quilts without sleeves, or sleeves attached incorrectly, WILL NOT BE HUNG.
    10. All entries must have identification labels sewn to the back of the quilt; clothing items must be labeled.
    11. Quilt show personnel have the right to change any entry's category.


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