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Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival Quilt Competition 2027
IMPORTANT: This is a national competition open only to residents of the United States.
Competition Rules
1. Open to all, but must be the work of the person or group applying to the competition. Limit of 2 entries per person or group for each competition: the Innovative/Traditional Competition, the Mid-Century Mod Competition, and/or the Wall Quilt Competition. Family members and/or permanent employees of Show Management or sponsors are not eligible. Quilt(s) must be constructed and quilted by the person or persons named on the entry form.
2. Quilts and wall quilts only. Entry must be quilted either by hand, sewing machine, or longarm machine. To be eligible for a Best Workmanship Award, the entry must be quilted by the entrant(s). No kits or tied quilts. Quilts (Innovative/Traditional) must be greater than or equal to 1900 square inches. Mid-Century Mod Modern Quilts must be greater than or equal to 1024 square inches. Wall quilts are defined as quilts less than 1900 square inches but more than 576 square inches. The maximum size for quilt entries is 10' high x 20' wide. Traditional and Innovative refer to design, not to construction techniques. Innovative entries should emphasize innovation in design. Entries may not include craft glitter due to transfer issues.
3. MAQF (Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival) and its jurors and/or judges reserve the right to move an entry to a category/competition other than the one in which it was entered without notifying the entrant. Final category/competition placement will be at the discretion of the jurors and/or judges.
4. Quilts winning Best of Show at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival or the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza are not eligible to be judged.
5. Entries must have been finished in 2025, 2026, or 2027 and be in excellent condition.
6. Entry must have a 4” sleeve casing for hanging as well as a cloth label with the entry’s title, name, address, and telephone number of the entrant sewn to the back.
7. Ship the entry in a secure carton. We suggest placing the item in a sturdy plastic bag. DO NOT use styrofoam or cellulose products. Because oddly shaped boxes are difficult to handle, we encourage you to avoid tubes and elongated boxes. NOTE: If you need to ship your quilt in a tube or elongated box, please enclose a check for $20.00 made out to Mancuso Show Management, Inc. Return shipping and insurance during return transit will be the responsibility of Show Management. The original carton will be used to return the item via UPS or other promoter-designated carriers. Please remove all old shipping labels from the carton before shipping.
8. Entries must be available for display at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, March 4-7, 2027 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton, VA.
9. If an entry is to be hand-delivered to the festival and/or picked up from the festival, Show Management must be notified in writing using the drop-off/pick-up form, enclosed with the competition acceptance letter, before February 3, 2027.
10. If accepted, submitted images become the property of the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival for publicity and/or publication use.
11. Prize winners will be notified and receive awards within thirty (30) business days of the close of the event. Viewer’s Choice will be announced on quiltfest.com.
12. The awarding of any prize makes the entry ineligible for any lesser prize. The Viewer’s Choice award is exempt from this rule.
13. Filing of your signed application signifies agreement with these conditions.
Quilt Return
Quilts will be returned via MAQF-designated carrier only and shipped within 5 days of the close of the Festival. The cost of return shipping will be paid by MAQF.
Competition Calendar
January 19, 2027
Online entry submission for each item entered must be received no later than January 19, 2027.
ENTRY FEE: $40.00 includes domestic return shipping and staffing for hand drop-off and pick-up of entries. Quilts shipped in tubes/elongated boxes require an additional $20.00 return shipping fee.
January 22, 2027
Notification of the decision of jurors and instructions for quilt shipment will be mailed to entrants on January 22, 2027.
February 3 - 17, 2027
Accepted entries must be shipped/delivered to MAQF's designated delivery location for judging and exhibition. Shipped entries are not to arrive before Wednesday, February 3, nor later than Wednesday, February 17, 2027.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
Entry of the above item means that I will abide by the rules and decisions of the judges. I / We acknowledge that Mancuso Show Management, Inc. will take every precaution to protect this quilt, but understand that Show Management cannot be responsible for acts of nature, casualty, war, government regulation, civil disorder, terrorism, disaster, strikes, or any other cause of emergency beyond their control.
INSURANCE: Quilts are not covered for floods and earthquakes. Any entry valued at greater than $1,000 up to a maximum of $5,000 for insurance coverage must be accompanied by an acceptable insurance appraisal from a certified appraiser of quilts and quilted textiles uploaded with the entry form. If a written appraisal is not included, your quilt will be insured for $1,000.
PHOTOGRAPHY/IMAGES: As an entrant, my signature grants the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival and its designated sponsors the right to photograph my quilt for publication, advertising, or promotional use. Images of accepted quilts become the property of the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival.