To Judge Or Not To Judge
#31
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Rolla MO
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something to keep in mind, if your quilt appraises for a very high amount you may have to increase your homeowners insurance. For a raffle quilt the winner would have to pay taxes on that amount. Our guild just had a quilt appraised and it is worth (?) $14,000.00. Who would pay that?
#32
I'd love to enter a judged show - except that I won't do a hand sewn binding so I figure it would be a waste because of that.
However I don't know if there are any judged quilt shows in the state of SD other than the larger county fairs and the state fair.
However I don't know if there are any judged quilt shows in the state of SD other than the larger county fairs and the state fair.
#33
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: NY
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A well done machine stitched binding is perfectly acceptable. Sharon Schambers only did binding by machine and she has taken BOS at Houston on numerous occasions. Are there published rules in your local show that only hand sewn bindings are acceptable?
#34
Sorry, I just got the idea from what I've read on this board that machine binding was the kiss of death at judged shows. Not that they are not allowed, but the judge won't seriously look at a quilt that has one.
#35
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It does depend on the judge but machine stitched bindings are definitely acceptable in a judged show but they must be executed impeccably. I'm just not that good at finishing it by machine so I continue to do my show quilts with a binding that is machine stitched to the front of the quilt then wrapped around and hand stitched to the back using an invisible applique stitch.
#36
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Houston, TX
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As for appraisals....My mother in law gave us her dolly quilt made by her grandmother out oh her childhood clothes. Our guild had an appraiser come so we signed up for an appointment. She was able o tell he age of the quilt by the fabrics in it and valued it at $350. The quilt is only 20" square!!!
#38
first weekend in June? bummer, if it was a few weeks later I could stop in. DH and I are planning a trip out to the Hills for the RowXRow, since I've collected ones from all the participating shops on this half of the state. But that does not start until the first day of Summer. We've been in SD for almost 15 years, and have not made it out there yet.
Good luck at the show- will look forward to hearing how it goes.
Good luck at the show- will look forward to hearing how it goes.
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