Originally Posted by grammatjr

I have headed up an Employee Quilt Show, & we are now preparing for our next show. Over the years things have been tweaked for various reasons, and we sort of finalized rules for submission before last year's show.
One of the rules concerned size. Our show not only shows in a small art gallery, but also at a large museum. It was decided that if a quilt were too small, it would disappear on the museum's walls. So, we set a minimum size of 100" outside dimension (which we thought would cover most wall hangings too). Since our show is guest of the museum, we felt it was in our best interest to go along. Besides, it makes it a little easier deciding how to hang while at the art gallery too.
Anway, obviously some quilts are smaller than 100". We allow quilters to hang related quilts as a grouping, so that they come to the 100" rule. But, not all quilts have related partners!

I was just shown a really beautiful little quilt, but it comes to a bit less than 78" - so is not eligible to enter.
I suggested to the quilter to make a "mat" of sorts from coordinating fabric, to which she can pin or tack the actual quilt on top of, to make it seem larger, and meet the rules.
I also suggested making a couple tiny quilts (one block size) to hang beside the quilt, so the total display would be the proper size.
What other ideas can you think of? I am sure this won't be the last time this will come up. Thanks in advance for your creative ideas.