Welcome! This page provides San Francisco Quilt Guild members with information about the entry process for QUILT 2019. Please check back for updates and read this page in full before proceeding to the entry form. Your entries will not be processed unless you mark a checkbox on the entry form to signify that you understand and agree to ALL requirements and conditions herein. Here’s what this looks like:

Basic Information

• You must be a guild member to enter the show; the entry form can be found on the Members Only page.
• Entry begins Nov. 13, 2018 at 12:01 a.m. and closes Jan. 22, 2019 at midnight.
• Items exhibited in previous SFQG shows are not eligible for entry.
• You may enter up to four quilts; there is a nonrefundable $10 entry fee per quilt, payable online via credit card. See Step-by-Step Guide to Online Entry, below.
• You may also enter an unlimited number of Wearables, also at a nonrefundable fee of $10 per item, as well as one Challenge Quilt, for which there is no fee. See below.
• Members may sell their quilts/wearables, with the SFQG taking a 25% commission on items sold at the show.
• Drop-off locations and dates will be announced in January; please check this page for updates. You must collect your entries at the pick-up table about an hour after the close of show.
• You are responsible for insuring your quilt(s)/wearable(s) if desired. Neither the SFQG nor The Event Center at St. Mary’s Cathedral will insure any entries and are not responsible if items are lost, stolen or damaged.
• Every attempt will be made to display all entries but the SFQG reserves the right to decide the number of items per person to be displayed, in the event of a space shortage.
• By entering the show, you are granting the SFQG permission to take photographs of your item(s) and use them, along with identifying details, on the SFQG web site, on social media, in promotional activities, and at public venues.
• Please refer any questions about this photo policy to Lee Schulstad; her contact info is in the Membership Directory.

New Mandatory Work Shifts

• Everyone exhibiting a quilt or wearable is required to work two shifts at the show, for a total of four hours.
• You must indicate your preferences for work shifts on the entry form.
• Please refer any questions to Catherine Sherman; her contact info is in the Membership Directory.

New Exhibition Category

• There is a new “Kit” category for this show, with these criteria:
  A quilt made from a kit that includes all fabric and a complete pattern. If the finished quilt design or fabric selection is altered by more than 10% (by adding borders, for example, or changing fabrics, etc.), do not select this category.
• Details on all 10 categories are below.

Categories

• On the entry form please choose only one category that best fits your work.
• Categories are Appliqué, Art~Abstract, Art~Pictorial, Group Quilt, Hand Quilted, Kit, Modern, Other, Traditional and Youth. Details are in this PDF.

Judging & Ribbons

• Professional judges will judge quilts identified for judging, scrutinizing entries for areas of excellence and areas needing improvement based on general appearance, design and composition, and workmanship.
• Ribbons for first, second, third and honorable mention may be awarded in the 10 categories listed above. Special ribbons include Best Use of Color, Best Original Design, Most Whimsical, Best Embellishment, Judges’ Choice, Viewers’ Choice and Best of Show. Click this PDF for details.
• Please refer any questions to Laureen Neilly and Julie Scribner; their contact info is in the Membership Directory.

Next-Gen Quilters

• The SFQG hopes to nurture a new generation of quilters and encourages teens to join as Junior Members and enter their work in the Youth Quilt category.
• But little kids who are not members may also enter quilts—with the help of a parent or grandparent. Members may include quilts made by their young child/grandchild on their own entry form. (In the quilt description, please include the child’s name and how you worked together, and remember to upload a photograph.) In addition, guild members may include a quilt made by someone else’s child/grandchild on their own entry form.

Photographing Your Quilt

• You must upload a JPG of your quilt(s) to your online entry form.
• Each photo should show the entire quilt top, with space around the edges.
• Photos should be 500–750 pixels on the longest side and 72 pixels in resolution, so that the resulting file size is ≤ 1MB.
• Title quilt images with your last name and a numeral, like this: Miranker3.jpg.

Quilt Preparation

• You must sew a 4″ sleeve on the top of your quilt.
• All entries must be clean, smoke free and odor free.
• An ID label must be attached to each item you enter. Download and print this PDF for ID labels and placement information.
• Download and complete this Claim Check PDF. You must present it in order to pick up your item(s) at close of show.

• Members may enter Full Ensembles or Individual Articles of wearable art. No items constructed from kits are allowed.

  • An Individual Article is one single item like a vest, jacket, dress or coat.

  • A Full Ensemble is a garment or group of garments that is ready to wear in public without other items. Examples: suit ensemble, dress, evening gown or pants outfit.

• Members must create their wearable item(s) from start to finish.

  • Commercially manufactured support garment(s) should be included with each Individual Item to dress the mannequin. Examples: Individual Items (vest, jacket or coat) needs a dress, shirt/blouse and skirt/pants.

• Wearables may be embellished in any way, including quilting, painting and/or surface embellishment. Commercial clothing patterns may be used for the shape of the garment.
• Members may also include accent or accessory pieces that they create from start to finish, such as a purse, scarf, hat, etc. Jewelry is not allowed.
• An ID label must be attached to each item you enter. Download and print this PDF for ID labels and placement information.
• Download and complete this Claim Check PDF. You must present it in order to pick up your item(s) at close of show.
• The online entry form for wearables can be found on the Members Only page. There is a nonrefundable entry fee of $10 per item. Photographs of wearable entries are required.
• Please refer any questions to Valerie Lynne; her contact info is in the Membership Directory.

• • The Challenge theme for QUILT 2019 is San Francisco.
  • Challenge Quilts should be approximately 20″ x 20″.
  • The online entry form for Challenge Quilts will be available on the Members Only page in December. There is NO fee and NO photograph required to enter your Challenge Quilt.
  • Please refer any questions to Laraine Salmon; her contact info is in the Membership Directory.

Click Here for a Step-by-Step Guide to Online Entry

Please refer any questions about the quilt-entry process to Normandie Ross; her contact info is in the Membership Directory.

Quilt show committee co-chairs Jane Strem and Becky Simpson also welcome questions from SFQG members; their contact info is in the Membership Directory.