2025 Juried & Judged Quilt Competition

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Quilts may be entered into the
- Full-Size Innovative/Traditional Competition
and/or
- Mid-Century Mod Modern Quilt Competition
and/or
- Wall Quilt Competition

 

2025 Themes

The Cutting Edge
The quilting world is always on The Cutting Edge. Please tell us how this is reflected in your quilting art.

Mid-Century Mod/Modern Quilt 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.

Entry Deadline: Monday, July 28, 2025

Contest Calendar

July 28, 2025 - Online Entry Deadline
Online entry submission and non-refundable entry fee for each item entered must be received no later than July 28, 2025.

ENTRY FEE: $40.00 (includes return shipping). If paying by check, please make it payable to Mancuso Show Management. Quilts shipped in tubes require an additional $20 return shipping fee.

August 1, 2025
Notification of the decision of Jurors and instructions for quilt shipment will be mailed to entrants on August 1, 2025.

August 13 - August 27, 2025
Accepted entries must be shipped or delivered to PNQE's designated location for judging and exhibition. Shipped entries are not to arrive prior to Wednesday, August 13 nor later than Wednesday, August 27, 2025.

Quilt Return
Quilts will be returned by UPS (or another promoter-designated carrier) and shipped within 5 business days of the festival's close. The cost of shipping will be paid by PNQE. Items will be insured for $1,000 US each on return shipping.

PNQE Competition Prizes

*To be eligible for a Best Workmanship Award, the entry must be quilted by the entrant(s).

Best of Show  $2,000 

Full-Size Quilt Competition (Innovative/Traditional)

Innovative Quilts

• 1st Place $600
• 2nd Place $300
• 3rd Place $200
• Honorable Mention Ribbons (2)
• Best Hand Workmanship* $150
• Best Sewing Machine Workmanship* $150
• Best Longarm Machine Workmanship* $150
• Best Use of Color $150
• Best Interpretation of Theme  $100 

Traditional Quilts

• 1st Place $600
• 2nd Place $300
• 3rd Place $200
• Honorable Mention Ribbons (2)
• Best Hand Workmanship* $150
• Best Sewing Machine Workmanship* $150
• Best Longarm Machine Workmanship* $150
• Best Use of Color $150
• Best Interpretation of Theme  $100 

Mid-Century Mod/Modern Quilt Competition

• 1st Place  $600
• 2nd Place $300
• 3rd Place $200
• Honorable Mention Ribbons (2)
• Best Use of Color $150
• Best Use of Negative Space $150
• Best Interpretation of Mid-Century Theme  $100

 

Wall Quilt Competition

• Best Wall Quilt  $500
• 2nd Place  $300
• 3rd Place  $200
• Honorable Mention Ribbons (2)
• Best Mid-Century Mod Wall Quilt $100
• Best Hand Workmanship* $100
• Best Longarm Machine Workmanship* $100
• Best Use of Color $100
• Best Interpretation of Theme  $100

Judge’s Choice

• Ribbons

Viewer’s Choice

• $150

**Additional prizes may be added.**

 Click the Link Below to Start Your Competition Entry