FYI - Here's a look at some of the judging sheets from the recent UK show.
http://lapis-lazuli-q.blogspot.com/2...s-2011_18.html
You can get a sense of how and what was important in THAT show.
Because it varies from show to show. Especially when you get to smaller guild shows. The criteria, as well as the categories, are defined by the guild.
So what might be the top quilt in a category in one show might lose out in the next show because it's placed in different category (there could be more, or less, categories, for instance).
Here's another example - A submitted quilt was sent pieced and quilted by two different people. Both did a great job.
That quilt might go to a Duo category in one show, but another show might include it in the regular pieced category. And based on the competition in each of those categories, the outcome won't be the same.