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

Download the 2009 Quilt Contest Rules & Entry Form.

2009 Quilt Contest Rules & Entry Form
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2009 Kids' Quilt Contest Rules & 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 Zieman Productions, 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

Best of Show sponsored by:
Hand Quilted Bed Size - Appliqued sponsored by:
Hand Quilted Bed Size - Pieced sponsored by:
Hand Quilted Bed Size - Any Other Type sponsored by:
Machine Quilted Bed Size - Appliqued sponsored by:
Machine Quilted Bed Size - Pieced sponsored by:
Machine Quilted Bed Size - Any Other Type sponsored by:
Wall Quilts - Appliqued sponsored by:
Wall Quilts - Pieced sponsored by:
Wall Quilts - Machine and/or Hand Quilted-Pictorial sponsored by:
Wall Quilts - Any Other Type sponsored by:
Viewers' Choice sponsored by:

2008 Quilt Contest Winners

View a list of 2008 Quilt Contest winners
View a list of all exhibitors in the 2008 Quilt Contest

2008 Best of Show

Nebraska's Rising Sun
Hand Quilted by Sandi McMillan, Albion, NE

2008 Viewers' Choice Award

Awesome Blossoms
Hand & Machine Quilted by
Claudia Myers, Duluth, MN
and Marilyn Badger, St. George, UT

View 2008 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