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2026 Quilt Show
​Entry Information

​Do you wish to enter your quilt for exhibit only?
         ◻ Category 1 Non-judged (entries will be accepted as space allows)
         ◻ Category 2 - Youth Entry (15 years or less)

Is your quilt predominately applique?
         ◻ Did you do all the work (applique, quilting, binding) yourself? – Category 5
         ◻ Did 2 or more people work on the quilt? Category 6

Is your quilt from a panel with additional piecing and/or embellishment?
         ◻ Category 10

Is your quilt a holiday theme?
         ◻ Category 11

Did you do all the work on your quilt by yourself? Have you done all the work by yourself on the
quilt? (Includes all construction & quilting)
     One Person, Large Size: Perimeter 275” or larger
         ◻ Pieced – Category 15 – Piecing predominates, small amounts of other techniques.
         ◻ Mixed/Other – Category 16 – Combination piecing, embroidery, paint, etc
         ◻ Is your quilt from a Block of the Month or Kit? – Category 17

     One Person – Smaller size: Perimeter 274” or smaller of other techniques.
         ◻ Mixed/Other – Category 21 - Combination Piecing, embroidery, thread painting and
         other
         ◻ Is your quilt from a Block of the Month or Kit? – Category 22

​Did anyone else, besides you, work on your quilt? (Includes Quilted by others)
     2 or several person quilts, Large Size: Perimeter 275” or larger
         ◻ Pieced – Category 25 - Piecing predominates, small amounts of other techniques.
         ◻ Mixed/Other Category 26 - Combination Appliqué, Piecing, and other
         ◻ Is your quilt from a Block of the Month or Kit? – Category 27
     2 or several persons quilts, Smaller size: Perimeter 274” or smaller
         ◻ Pieced – Category 30 - Piecing predominates, small amounts of other techniques.
         ◻ Mixed/Other Category 31 - Combination Appliqué, Piecing, and other
         ◻ Is your quilt from a Block of the Month or Kit? – Category 32

Is your Entry a Piece clothing, a home accessory, or a personal item? (Must be 3 layers.)
         ◻ Category 35 – Pillows and other home accessories
         ◻ Category 36 - Bag or Tote
         ◻ Category 37 – Clothing and other personal accessories

Does your quilt qualify for the miniature category? (All construction done in miniature scale,
perimeter is 96” or less)
         ◻ Category 40 – Miniature

Is your quilt an art quilt? (Must be entirely constructed, embellished and quilted by one person
and DOES NOT include interpretations of another person’s pattern or design.) Suggestions:
Landscape, Abstract, Figurative, Portrait. (Photos of quilts will help us categorize.)
         ◻ Category 41 – Perimeter greater than 100”
         ◻ Category 42 – Perimeter smaller than 100”

Additional Ribbons:
     - Pastor’s Choice (Pastor of the church where the show is being held)
     - Best interpretation of show theme. For 2026 - For example, a traditional pattern done
     with very modern fabrics. Or modern pattern done in traditional/patriotic fabrics.
     - Vendor’s Choice - Vendors can sponsor a ribbon for a fee. They will choose what quilt gets
     the ribbon.
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Darting Needles Quilt Guild
P.O. Box 2684
Appleton, WI  54912 – 2684
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at First United Methodist Church
325 E Franklin St.
Appleton, WI  54911
​2nd Thursday of the month (January - November) at 7:00 PM
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