First time quilt show entry
#1
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First time quilt show entry
Hi! I just stumbled onto your board today when I was searching for a solution to fix a seam in my quilt. I found several ideas (thank you very much!), but here's my dilemma. If you were me, would you still enter this quilt in a quilt show?
I washed the quilt for the first time yesterday. It was only then that I noticed it has one small seam (about 1.5 inches) that has come loose. Of course it is intersected by the quilting (done by a long-armer).
I was so excited to enter this is the Sisters Outdoor Quilt show, which is in July. This is the first quilt that I designed and completed. Ultimately, my decision to go ahead will depend on my repair job, but any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Shawn
I washed the quilt for the first time yesterday. It was only then that I noticed it has one small seam (about 1.5 inches) that has come loose. Of course it is intersected by the quilting (done by a long-armer).
I was so excited to enter this is the Sisters Outdoor Quilt show, which is in July. This is the first quilt that I designed and completed. Ultimately, my decision to go ahead will depend on my repair job, but any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Shawn
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Check with the show's entry requirements ... many shows will NOT accept quilts that have been laundered. Also, there may be other inclusions/exclusions which will tell you if you should enter it.
Good Luck!
Good Luck!
#8
I would definitely repair it, then go ahead and enter it in the show. I have been a scribe several times for judges at our local quilt show and, believe me, they will see a loose seam. One judge I scribed for could see a cat hair at 20 paces!
#9
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Maryland
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Not planning to ever enter a quilt of mine in a show but I was curious--why don't they want it laundered? What about the quilt markings?
#10
I have seen rules about not accepting quilts that smell bad or are soiled.
A laundered quilt may not hang well, but blocking it would help that.
Janet
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