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 |
Go for it! Chances are good no one will see the repair anyway, and you will love the sight of it hanging with the other quilts.
Janet |
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! |
welcome from N. OK. I say fix it and go for it!
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Welcome from Southern CA. Have fun with it, good luck!!!!
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I agree, usually we are the only ones how see thing like this on our own quilts. Welcome from Alabama and good luck in the quilt show.
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Welcome and good luck with the show. I would enter it. :)
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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!
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Originally Posted by QuiltE
(Post 5135622)
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! |
Originally Posted by virtualbernie
(Post 5135787)
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?
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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