Originally Posted by mzlisa

Oops, I've been doing it wrong. I have put the labels on the few quilts I've made in the lower right hand corner.

Originally Posted by grammatjr

Last night I (for the first time) turned in quilts to the local county fair.

The woman checking in the quilts gave me this big lecture about the location of my labels. She said it had to be in the lower left corner, so the judges would know which way was up when they hung the quilt.

The label that was on a diagonal really threw her for a loop! I laughed and told her I like to mix things up!

She again explained how if the lable isn't in the lower left corner, they may not know how to hang it up. Now, I was thinking, if they could read the label it should give them a clue (only the 1out of 3 was on a diagonal, the rest were strictly horizontal).

Finally, I just said "well, they are all portraits, so if the kids are standing on their heads, you have it upside down!"

It was pretty funny! This lady is from my guild (I am sure she didn't recognize me), and seemed to be sort of overwhelmed by it all. It took about 25-30 minutes to check in 3 quilts.

Originally Posted by Holice

In defense.........judges do prefer the labels to be on the lower left of the back. diagonal or otherwise is not important. It is just easier to flip the quilt and find the number or other identification if they are all consistent.

Originally Posted by nygal

Your answer to her was a good one. But it makes sense that they have some rules.

Originally Posted by mzlisa

Oops, I've been doing it wrong. I have put the labels on the few quilts I've made in the lower right hand corner.

Originally Posted by captlynhall

ghostrider, thanks for clearing that up. It makes sense that your personal label should be anything you want it to be and wherever you want it to be, but for entry in a show, a special entry label with perhaps more information (so you hopefully get your quilt back) would be expected to be attached and in a consistent place. If I was entering a contest (never have so far), then I would try to find out everything I could before I got there ready to show.

I'm sorry ladies, but the comments about not following any rules sounds like petulant teenagers. You don't have to give up your creativity to cooperate with the requirements of a given show.

Originally Posted by ghostrider

The rules can vary by show, but you're never supposed to 'just know them'. Lower left back corner is the "usual" spot for an entry label (not to be confused with a personal label), but that doesn't mean a show committee can't request something different. All you have to do is ask the person in charge what the specifics are and you can find that person's contact info where you find out things like the entry deadline, etc. It's really quite simple and nothing to worry about. Most definitely not a reason to not enter shows.

Originally Posted by lclang

County Fairs don't usually do exacting judging because there were no rules given for such things as labels, sizes, subject matter, etc. I don't know why she was so stuck on the label. I do understand the rules that are given for a specific show, but not for county fairs...I have entered quilts in our fair in the past, (not recently), and no one made any comment at all except for thanking me for entering. And, of course, it really doesn't matter what the person who hangs them thinks...it's the judging that counts, and as far as I'm concerned even that depends on the judge, what he/she likes, her preferences, etc. No two judges will think alike. It's your quilt, if you love it enough to enter it in the county fair, don't let a frazzled quilt hanger get your goat!