Quilt Competition Entry

Pacific International Quilt Competition
Quilts may be entered in the full-size Innovative/Traditional/Mid-Century Mod Competition or the Wall Quilt Competition.

2022 Theme (Innovative, Traditional & Wall Quilts)
And Sew the Adventure Begins
Where will your next adventure in the world of quilting take you?

2022 Mid-Century Mod Theme 
Mid-Century Mod emphasizes the look and feel of mid-20th century design. Artists are asked to draw inspiration from this period, reflecting on their own exposures or from the work of artists such as Joan Miro, Piet Mondrian, Victor Vasarely, Frank Stella, etc. Where did you find the inspiration for your Mid-Century Mod quilt?

Competition Prizes

The Yuko Watanabe
Best of Show Award
$3000

The BERNINA Best Overall Sewing Machine Workmanship Award
presented by California Sewing & Vacuums 
BERNINA 325 Sewing Machine

The Baby Lock Best Overall Sewing Machine Workmanship Award
presented by Meissner Sewing & Vacuum
Baby Lock Chorus (BLCH)

Innovative Quilts (Full-Size)

• 1st Place  $1000
• 2nd Place  $700
• 3rd Place  $400
• Honorable Mention  Ribbons (2)
• Best Sewing Machine Workmanship  $200
• Best Longarm Machine Workmanship*  $200
• Best Hand Workmanship  $200
• Best Use of Color  $200
• Best Pictorial Quilt  $200
• Best Interpretation of Theme  $150
  

Traditional Quilts (Full-Size)

• 1st Place  $1000
• 2nd Place  $700
• 3rd Place  $400
• Honorable Mention  Ribbons (2)
• Best Sewing Machine Workmanship  $200
• Best Longarm Machine Workmanship*  $200
• Best Hand Workmanship  $200
• Best Use of Color  $200
• Best Pictorial Quilt  $200
• Best Interpretation of Theme  $150
  

Mid-Century Mod (Full-Size)  

• 1st Place  $1000
• 2nd Place  $700
• 3rd Place  $400
• Honorable Mention  Ribbons (2)
• Best Sewing Machine Workmanship  $200
• Best Longarm Machine Workmanship*  $200
• Best Hand Workmanship  $200
• Best Use of Color  $200
• Best Use of Negative Space $200
• Best Interpretation of Mid-Century Theme  $150

Wall Quilt Competition

• Best Wall Quilt  $1000
• The Janome Best Sewing Machine Workmanship Award
  presented by Ray’s Sewing Machine Center 
  • Janome Sewist 725

• 2nd Place  $600
• 3rd Place  $400
• Honorable Mention  Ribbons (2)
• Best Longarm Machine Workmanship*  $200
• Best Hand Workmanship  $200
• Best Use of Color  $200
• Best Interpretation of Theme  $100

Viewer’s Choice
$200

Judge’s Choice
Ribbons

*To be eligible for the Best Longarm Machine Workmanship awards, the entry must be quilted by the entrant(s).

NOTE: See Important Change to Competition Rule #4