Thread: Non-judged quilt show entries

There's still a joy in seeing your quilt hanging on display!
If you're not interested in competing, then go for it.

Check the rules ... it could be that the non-competitive class, are for quilts that do not qualify for any of the classes.

This is one of my pieces which tends to not qualify for specific classes.
Would you like to see ??

I entered it last year in three competitive classes labelled as "something you want to show, yet there is not class for it. I found out later, that these classes, aren't just done to let people like me show something they are proud of ... it also is there to give them some insights into new classes that they should create for future shows. I've heard that this year, at least 2 of the shows will have a class based on the attention my entry received at the shows. (FYI she won a red ribbon [red=1st in Canada] at each of those three shows!!!)

You're not too weird for words!!

At our show, the non-judged category is for those quilters who don't want to be judged, but still want to contribute to the show.

Janet

I won Viewer's Choice at a quilt show for a quilt that I was told not to enter because it had chopped off points and seams that didn't meet. It was one of the first sampler quilts I made and I had no clue how to make it perfect. I thought well if only perfect quilts were entered then the beginners would never enter a show. I won Viewer's Choice even though the judges wouldn't jury it in. My prize package was better then the 1st place winning quilt too! I have entered a quilt in every local show since, some very good, some a mess.

Thanks Dina ... of all the things I've done, I'm probably the most proud of Miss Mazel ... probably just because of her uniqueness and the challenge it was to me, to see her completed. We used to show the "live"version ... so there's a little more meaning to the work. I'm hoping to find a few more shows this season, to take her to. Sure is easier, than when we took the real ones!!

Good Luck with your showing ... and do consider showing in the competitive. As BellaBoo pointed out, sometimes we do get surprises ... and I've had quite a few with the ones I've shown, too.

Most of the quilt shows around here are not judged and the only requirements for entering a quilt are that it be clean and completed. They're put on by guilds or other groups as a means of raising money and community awareness for quilting.