2010 World Quilt Competition

Australian traditional and contemporary quilters have the opportunity to enter the 2010 World Quilt Competition and have their work tour in the United States from August to November.

The World Quilt Competition entries will premier at the World Quilt Show New England in Manchester, New Hampshire and then be exhibited at the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XVII, the Pacific International Quilt Festival XIX in Santa Clara, California and the World Quilt Show Florida in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Innovative & traditional entries compete for a range of awards with cash prizes. These include Best of World, Traditional first, second and third, Innovative first, second and third, Best Use of Colour, Best Hand Workmanship, Best Machine Workmanship, Best of Country if the country has 10 entries and Viewer’s Choice. In 2009 Australian Linda Steele received the Best of Country with her quilt “Crazy about Spring”.

Down load the 2010 World Quilt Entry form or send a business size SSAE to World Quilt & Textile coordinator Sue Dennis at31 Shelley St, Sunnybank 4109 QLD. Deadline for entry submission is May 17, 2010. Entries are juried in the USA. Notification of entry success is by June 16 and accepted quilts must be delivered to the coordinator by July 7. Quilts are returned to exhibitors late December.
Sue Dennis
info@suedennis.com
Australian World Quilt & Textile coordinator