Make a quilt that will be a treasure for you, that way there is no
dissappointment when others judge it. I have entered a few and whenits all said and done. Some have won , and others not. But I will have the piece for alot longer , so do not invest the time or $$ just on the idea/hope of a ribbon... because you can never really gauge the "direction of the wind" that day for the people judging.

Is the quilt square, Mitered corners on the binding, is the batting to the very edge of the binding, thus making it full. No thread showing through the top of the quilt.
No starts and stops on the machine quilting showing.

I agree on the binding thing...judges are fussy about the corners being stitched down up the fold in the miter. that was one of the comments I got when my quilt was critigued by a judge. other comments were all good. I agree, do the best you can and go from there and learn from the comments.

Very nice quilt. It's just a great christmas quilt! Do you have the name of the pattern you could share with us?

She has to get permission from the quilt designer first. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Just kidding.

LOL! Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, LOL!
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But, that said, is it possible the pictural quilt was from a published pattern by someone other than this quiltmaker? Savvy judges will usually not award to those who've followed a pattern or jumped off on someone else's recognizable pattern.

Jan in VA

It also makes a difference in what the show organizers have asked the judges to do ... the Canadian Quilters' Association (governs the show judges for Canadian Guild shows) has very specific guidelines - for example, if the judges are to award first, second and third prizes, they cannot make any comments on any of the quilts; if the organizers are really looking for the judges to review everyone's quilt and comment, that is a different type of judging altogether. Different rules again if monetary prizes are awarded. I don't know all the rules, but I was very surprised by all the limitations placed upon the judging!

You also have to understand that just because the quilt is in the show, it may not have been judged. People have the option of displaying the quilt in the show, but not having it competitively judged for various reasons.

I love your quilt! Can you tell me the name of the pattern?

Thanks!

YES! i often wonder why people enter a COMPETITION then get all offended if they aren't the ones that win. there usually are only so many places awarded and not everyone wins. It can be a learning exp. if the judges do comment on your work. It doesn't mean what you did isn't good, just someone else's might have been better in some way. After all, by entering you are asking for the judges opinion.