NTQF Entry Form 2023

QUILT CONTEST ENTRY FORM

North Texas Quilt Festival - Irving Convention Center

August 17, 18 & 19, 2023

Rules and Updates:

- Members of affiliated Quilt Guilds may enter begining on March 3, 2023

- Non-member individuals may enter beginning May 1, 2023

- Deadline for all entries is June 5, 2023

- Enter up to three quilts using this form, or submit entries individually up until the deadline

- Limit of three entries per person (as space allows)

- Each entrant will receive an email bill with a payment link.

- Entry fees are due July 6, 2023

Please download the Entry Rules & Instructions for complete information.

To enter as a Junior (ages 17 or under), Click Here

*An asterisk indicates a required field

PART ONE: Maker's Name & Contact Info

*First Name:

*Last Name:

*Address:

Apartment or Suite:

*City:

*State, Province or Region:

*ZIP Postal Code:

Telephone:

*Email Address:

Verify Email:

PART TWO: Hosting Guild Membership Affiliation

Choose Member / Non-Member status:

2023 Hosting Guilds:

Bear Creek Quilt Guild, Fort Worth Modern Quilt Guild, Fort Worth Quilt Guild, Irving Quilt Guild, Quilters' Guild of Arlington, Trinity Valley Quilters' Guild

Bear Creek Quilt Guild:

Fort Worth Modern Quilt Guild:

Fort Worth Quilt Guild:

Irving Quilt Guild:

Quilters’ Guild Of Arlington:

Trinity Valley Quilters’ Guild:

I'm not a member:

PART THREE: Declare Maker's Status

Select Artisan – If all of the following statements are true

I have never been classified as a Master in the past.
I have never engaged in a quilt event or activity for monetary profit of more than $2,000 in a year. i.e., I have never formally taught quilting, quilt-related or wearable arts techniques.
I have not published a pattern or book on quilt-related techniques within the last five years.

Select Master – If any of the following statements are true

I have been classified as a Master in the past.
I have engaged in a quilt event or activity for monetary profit (more than $2,000 in a year). i.e., I have formally taught quilting, quilt-related or wearable arts techniques, or quilted professionally.
I have published a pattern or book on quilt-related techniques within the last five years.
I have won a Best of Show and/or I have a lifetime total of two First Place Ribbons, or a combination of, in any quilt show including North Texas Quilt Festival.

Declare your Maker Status:

(required)

PART FOUR: Quilt Submissions

Enter up to three quilts.
$25 per quilt for current members of a Quilt Guild hosting the event.

$40 per quilt entry for all others.
If more than one quilt is entered, an additional fee per quilt will be billed.
Your bill will come via email with payment instructions and link.
Entrants age 17 or under are considered Juniors and should complete the Junior's Form found HERE

ENTRY #1:

*Title Entry #1:

Year Completed:

Design Source (Entry #1):

Please specify the name of the author(s) and/or designer(s) if quilt is NOT entirely your own original design. If source is unknown, please describe.

*One-Person, Two-Person or Group Quilt?:

Quilting Method (Entry #1):

Name of Quilter (if different from Maker):

Additional Makers or Quilters:

Names and specific work done on entry #1

*Width (inches) Entry #1 :

inches

*Height (inches) Entry #1 :

inches

Maker's Statement (Entry #1):

Describe your inspiration for this quilt. Your statement will be published and we reserve the right to edit for clarity and/or length. Please limit to 40 words or less.

Check Here to enter a 2nd quilt:

PART FIVE: Upload Images

Only images with extentions of JPG, JPEG, PNG, or PDF accepted

Six (6) MB maxium size per image

Upload Image Entry #1:

PART SIX: Traveling Quilt Display

We will curate a group of quilts called 'The Showcase of North Texas Quilt Festival' to be exhibited at Original Sewing & Quilt Expo events in 2024.

Quilts will be selected in December 2023. If selected, you will be given further instructions at that time, and your quilt will be traveling from February through November of 2024.

At all times your Quilt will be securely handled by the expert staff of Original Sewing & Quilt Expo. It will be insured, stored and exhibited in climate controled enviroments.

Traveling Quilt Permission:

PART SEVEN: Entry Fees

$25 per quilt for current members of a Quilt Guild hosting the event

$40 per quilt entry for all others

Contest entry fees are due July 6, 2023

After your quilt(s) entry is approved, you will receive a bill (via email) with a link to pay by credit card. The email will be from Original Sewing & Quilt Expo and the email address will be from invoicing@messaging.squareup.com

To pay by check, make check payable to: Hoffman Media

Hoffman Media

909 Canterbury Rd. Ste. F

Westlake, OH 44145

PART EIGHT: *Signature Release

I agree to the terms and conditions stated here and the accompanying Entry Instructions. I also grant North Texas Quilt Festival and Original Sewing & Quilt Expo the right to display and photograph these entries for promotional purposes. I understand North Texas Quilt Festival, affiliated Quilt Guilds, or Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, it's officers, agents, or volunteers assume no responsibility for loss or damage to my quilt(s). North Texas Quilt Festival and Original Sewing & Quilt Expo will take all reasonable precautions to protect your quilt(s) while on exhibit.

*Required to select 'Yes'

After you click the SUBMIT button, please wait. If you are NOT transferred to the "Thank You" screen, please scroll up this page and look for any messages asking for missing information or corrections.