PO Box 667 New Hope, PA 18938 215.862.5828

M-AQF 2024 Quilt Competition

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival 2024 Quilt Competition

Quilt Competitions

Innovative & Traditional Quilts
Mid-Century Mod Modern Quilts
Wall Quilts

Quilts may be entered in the Innovative or Traditional Competition, the Mid-Century Mod Modern Competition, or the Wall Quilt Competition.

Postmark Deadline for Quilt Entries is January 23, 2024.

Competition Themes

Innovative and Traditional Quilts, and Wall Quilts
Reflection: Reflect on the positive times and the joyfulness of your years of quilting. How do these years reflect on your creativity and your artwork?

Mid-Century Mod - Modern Quilts
Mid-Century Mod emphasizes the look and feel of mid-20th-century design. Artists are asked to draw inspiration from this period, reflecting their own exposures or from the work of artists such as Joan Miro, Piet Mondrian, Victor Vasarely, Frank Stella, etc.

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BEST OF SHOW - $2,000

Innovative Quilt Category

1st Place - $800
2nd Place - $700
3rd Place - $400
2 Honorable Mentions - Ribbons
Best Hand Workmanship - $250
Best Sewing Machine Workmanship - $250
Best Longarm Machine Workmanship* - $250
Best Use of Color - $250
Best Interpretation of Theme - $200

Traditional Quilt Category
1st Place - $800
2nd Place - $700
3rd Place - $400
2 Honorable Mentions - Ribbons
Best Hand Workmanship - $250
Best Sewing Machine Workmanship - $250
Best Longarm Machine Workmanship* - $250
Best Use of Color - $250
Best Interpretation of Theme - $200

Mid-Century Mod Modern Quilt Category
1st Place - $800
2nd Place - $700
3rd Place - $400
Honorable Mention - Ribbon
Best Use of Color - $250
Best Use of Negative Space - $250
Best Interpretation of Mid-Century Theme - $200

Wall Quilt Competition
Best Wall Quilt - $1,000
2nd Place - $700
3rd Place - $400
Best Mid-Century Mod Wall Quilt - $200
Best Hand Workmanship - $200
Best Sewing Machine Workmanship - $200
Best Longarm Machine Workmanship* - $200
Best Pictorial Quilt - $200
Best Use of Color - $200
Best Interpretation of Theme - $150

PLUS Viewers’ Choice - $250
PLUS Judge’s Choice Ribbons

*To be eligible for Best Workmanship awards, the entry must be quilted by the entrant(s).
**Additional prizes may be added.

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