Quilt Expo hosts a 10-category juried and judged Quilt Contest. Quilters of all levels have the opportunity to enter a maximum of four quilts into this exciting contest. Prizes will be awarded in each category, plus a special prize will be awarded to the best of show.

Contest Prizes

Best of Show - $1,500

Each category awards the following prizes:
1st Place - $500
2nd Place - $300
3rd Place - $200
Viewers' Choice Award - $500

2009 Quilt Contest Rules & Entry Form will be available soon.

2008 Quilt Contest Rules & Entry Form
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Kids’ Quilt Contest Rules and Entry Form
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Quilt Expo also offers a quilt contest open only to youth ages 15 and under. The contest is sponsored by Nancy’s Notions®, and Nancy’s Notions® gift certificates will be awarded to those making the top three quilts. First prize is a $200 gift certificate; second, a $100 gift certificate; and third, a $50 gift certificate. Click the link above to download complete contest rules, guidelines and contest entry form.

Contest Categories

 

2007 Quilt Contest Winners

2007 Best of Show Wrought Iron Roses Hand Quilted by Linda Roy, Knoxville, TN

2007 Viewers' Choice Award Blue Door #5 Hand & Machine Quilted by Ann Crowl Meyer, Richland Center, WI

View 2007 Award Winning Quilts by Categories:

Category 1 - Hand Quilted Bed Size-Pieced	Category 2 - Hand Quilted Bed Size-Appliquéd
Category 3 - Hand Quilted Bed Size-Any Other Type	Category 4 - Machine Quilted Bed Size-Pieced
Category 5 - Machine Quilted Bed Size-Appliquéd	Category 6 - Machine Quilted Bed Size-Any Other Type
Category 7 - Wall Quilts, Machine and/or Hand Quilted-Pieced	Category 8 - Wall Quilts, Machine and/or Hand Quilted-Appliquéd
Category 9 - Wall Quilts, Machine and/or Hand Quilted-Pictorial	Category 10 - Wall Quilts, Machine and/or Hand Quilted-Any Other Type