Quilt Show Categories
New rule: Beginning in 2025, quilts over 120" on any side may NOT be entered due to the difficulty of hanging such large quilts.
*The Quilt Show Committee reserves the right to refuse to display any entry not meeting WSQ standards. All entries must be made of cloth and may not be framed, on stretcher bars or under glass.
All entries must be capable of being pinned to a sheet or sleeve.
| # | Category | Description | Size Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machine Quilted-Freehand | No computerized or digital quilting used | None |
| 2 | Machine Quilted-Computer Aided | Any portion quilted by computer, even if majority was freehand quilted | None |
| 3 | Appliqué-Machine, Minimum size 144 inches | Main focus: machine applique in combinations with piecing | Minimum size 144” |
| 4 | Appliqué-Hand, Minimum size 144 inches | Main focus: hand applique in combinations with piecing | Minimum size 144” |
| 5 | Hand Quilted | Must be entirely hand quilted: whole cloth, applique, piecing, hand embroidery or combination of techniques | None |
| 6 | Modern Quilt Design | Contemporary, bold, colorful, inspired by modern design, asymmetrical expansive negative space, typically no border, dense graphic quilting, majority of fabric reads solid | None |
| 7 | Art Quilt, Maximum size 250 inches | Fabric Art Quilt, Original Design, Wall Display, such as collage, landscape, photo, etc. Must be entirely original design. | Maximum size 250" |
| 8 | Quilted Wall Hanging, Maximum size 250 inches | Public domain or commercial pattern used to make a wall hanging | Maximum size 250" |
| 9 | Small Quilted Home Décor*, Wearable Art | Bags, table runners, table toppers, jackets, pillows, etc. | None |
| 10 | Youth – pieced by someone up to 18 years old | Pieced by someone up to 18 years old | None |
| 11 | Miniature Quilt, Maximum size 48 inches | Miniaturized piecing, maximum block size 4” blocks, ¼” binding, (size: up to 48”) – not small wall hangings | Maximum size 48" |
| 12 | General, novelty, or combination of techniques | yo-yo, t-shirt, tied, embellished, painted, cathedral window, crazy quilts, machine or hand embroidered, etc. | None |
| 13 | Group Quilt, and/or Round Robin | One quilt made by 3 or more people | None |
| 14 | Wool Quilted Project | Item must have 3 layers-top, batting & backing, quilted by machine or hand & be at least 50% wool on top | None |
| 15 | WSQ Challenge, WSQ members only | (Limited to WSQ members only) per instruction packet purchased at quarterly meetings | Refer to challenge instructions |
| 16 | Charity Central Quilt Kit | Quilt made using a Charity Central kit or Kathleen’s Collection pattern (please include pattern with quilt at drop-off for display) | Refer to Charity Central instructions |
| 17 | Machine Quilting Challenge, INMQ members only | (Limited to INMQ members only) per instructions | Refer to instructions from INMQ |
| 18 | Treasure Quilt, INMQ Members only, Minimum 144 inches | (Limited to INMQ Members only) per instructions | Refer to instructions from INMQ, Minimum size 144" |
| 19 | Vintage Quilt | Vintage quilts for display only. Preferably 50+ years old. Not eligible for voting and ribbons even if quilted by the registrant. | None |
Some categories will have sub-categories of Solo or Duo and/or Large or Small
Solo – Made and machine quilted by the same person.
Duo – Made and machine quilted by another person.
The Registration Committee will determine the subcategory(s) for your entry based on the data entered in your registration form.