2022 Quilt Show

Full Categories List & Complete Rules

Quilts made with any technique, including quilts allowed in Category 136. May be made by more than one person. May be professionally quilted.

One Person, Professionally Quilted

Predominantly pieced, including paper piecing. One person constructed the quilt top and paid another person to quilt it. No kits or false backs. Quilts with length plus width equal to or less than 48 inches are not allowed. See category 118.

Predominantly appliqued, or a balanced combination of two or more techniques which can include piecing, appliqué, embroidery, beading, photos or painting. One person constructed the quilt top and paid another person to quilt it. No kits or false backs. Quilts with length plus width equal to or less than 48 inches are not allowed. See Category 118.

Quilt made with kit fabric, or Blocks of the Month if fabric is provided. It also includes quilts made with a combination of kit and non-kit fabrics. One person constructed the quilt top and paid another person to quilt it. The is the only category allowed for one person tops using kit fabrics, professionally quilted. No false backs. Quilts with length plus width equal to or less than 48 inches are not allowed. See Category 118.

One Person Categories, Not Professionally Quilted

Predominantly pieced, including paper piecing. One person constructed the top, machine quilted it, and applied the binding and label. No kits or false backs. Quilts with length plus width equal to or less than 48 inches are not allowed. See category 118.

Predominantly appliqued, or a balanced combination of two or more techniques which can include piecing, applique, embroidery, beading, photos or painting. One person constructed the top, machine quilted it, and applied the binding and label. No kits or false backs. Quilts with length plus width equal to or less than 48 inches are not allowed. See Category 118.

Quilt made with kit fabric, or Blocks of the Month if fabric is provided. It also includes quilts made with a combination of kit and non-kit fabrics. One person constructed the quilt top, quilted it and applied the binding and label. This is the only category allowed for one-person quilts using kit fabrics, not professionally quilted. No false backs. Quilts with length plus width equal to or less than 48 inches are not allowed. See Category 118.

Must be entirely made and quilted by the youth, 18 years or age or younger. No false backs.

May be whole cloth. One person constructed the top, quilted it, and applied the binding and label. No kits or false backs. Any one-person quilt with length plus width equal to or less than 48 inches is allowed in this category. Two entries per entrant are allowed in this category only.

Modern quilts incorporate three or more of the following design elements – improvisational piecing, wonky piecing of traditional blocks, modern fabrics, solid fabrics, bold colors, high value contrast, varying the setting and/or scale of blocks, use of background space as negative space and minimalism. One person constructed the top, quilted it, and applied the binding and label. No kits or false backs. Quilts with length plus width equal to or less than 48 inches are not allowed. See Category 118.

One Person Categories, May Be Professionally Quilted

Embroidery, hand or machine, is the predominant design element. Must be quilted through all layers. No kits or false backs. Quilts with length plus width equal to or less than 48 inches are not allowed. See Category 118.

Any technique. Can be for any holiday. No kits or false backs. Quilts with length plus width equal to or less than 48 inches are not allowed. See Category 118.

Can be pieced, applique or mixed techniques. One-person constructed the top, and applied the binding and label. No kits or false backs. Quilts with length plus width equal to or less than 48 inches are not allowed. See Category 118.

Quilts made for a juvenile or child. Embellishments that might be pulled or chewed off are strongly discouraged on quilts made for children less than 5 years of age. If your quilt has them, please justify it in your statement. No kits or false backs. Quilts with length plus width equal to or less than 48 inches are no allowed. See Category 118.

First entry to a LMQG show. No kits or false backs.

Other Quilt Categories, May Be Professionally Quilted

Two or more people constructed the quilt. Any technique. No commercial kits or false backs.

Any traditional or contemporary quilt that does not fit the above categories, including but not limited to yo-yo, cathedral window, crazy quilt, whole cloth or rag quilts, quilts with false backs, and quilts with no batting.

Off the Wall, Not Professionally Quilted

Quilting is not required for this category.

Table runners, placements, pillows, etc. Does not include wall hangings. Kits and/or false backs are allowed in this category. Some quilting is required for this category.

Art Quilts

Designed and made entirely by one person, with no commercial pattern used, and not professionally quilted, except 306 may be professionally quilted. There is no size restriction in the art quilt categories. May not be mounted in or on a rigid frame. False backs are allowed only in 306.

Non-Representational art does not represent a real object or being. It leaves it to the viewer to interpret the meaning of the art based on the visual cues presented by lines, textures, colors and values. Some people think of this as “abstract,” but for the Non-Representational category, the quilt should not depict a real object, even in abstracted form.

Representational Art depicts an object or being in the real world. It may be realistic, impressionistic, abstract (but representing a real object), surreal, or fanciful/whimsical. Folk art (also known as cultural or primitive art) is also representational but will probably fit better in categories 100-136.

Any art quilt that does not fit into the above categories. May or may not have three layers. May have a false back, which may be either single unquilted layer on the back or a separate quilt attached to the back. May be made by more than one person, and may be professionally quilted. May be inspired by a commercial pattern or made with a pre-printed panel. (Pre-printed panels are also allowed in the traditional categories, 100-204).