Frequently Asked Questions About Quilt National '07 Entries

The rules and regulations in the entry form provide many details concerning the nature of works that are eligible for submission to Quilt National.

What works are ineligible for submission to Quilt National?

Are group quilts eligible for submission to Quilt National?

How are the works selected for the exhibitions?

May I submit a work that has been quilted by someone else?

Why will artists not be notified if their works are being included as part of the Collectors' Choice web site?

Can I get the password to the Collectors' Choice web site if I am thinking about starting a quilt collection?

What works are ineligible for submission to Quilt National?
Any work that was completed prior to September 2004 and/or has been published anywhere or exhibited anywhere prior to September 2004.
Any work that was submitted for a previous Quilt National.
Any work that does not meet the structural requirements of a quilt as stated in the entry form.
Any work that exceeds 108 inches in either the horizontal or the vertical dimension.
Any work will have appeared, prior to May 2007, in an American fiber arts exhibition that draws artists and/or visitors from more than 100 miles from its venue
Any work that will have appeared, prior to May 2007, in an American publication that has national and/or international distribution
Any work that has appeared after September 1, 2004, on an internet site other than your own.
A recently modified work created and/or dated prior to September 2004. Modification of an earlier work is acceptable only if you are able to provide documentation that verifies the significant differences between the original work and the recent revision.

If you have a question about the eligibility of a particular work, please contact the QN staff.

Are group quilts eligible for Quilt National?
Works that have been created through the combined creative efforts of more than one person are eligible for Quilt National. Artists who are members of a creative team of three or more may also enter as many as three additional works that they themselves have created.

How are the works selected for the exhibitions?
The works are selected by a jury. The jury includes three individuals: two internationally recognized fiber artists and one person whose area of expertise is somewhat broader. They select the quilts from slides (full view and detail being shown simultaneously). The jurors have no idea whose work is being viewed; they only know the dimensions and title of the work. Each artist is given a number and the works submitted by that artist are designated "A", "B" and "C". Until the very end of the process, the scoring is done in silence. Because of the scoring system, it is impossible for one juror to either include or exclude a particular work.

May I submit a work that has been quilted by someone else?
Yes, you may submit what has been quilted by someone else. If the person doing the quilting is making NO decisions and following a pattern that you have prescribed, then that person's name should be listed under "Techniques" [quilted by ---]. On the other hand, if the quilter is adding his or her creative decisions to the completion of the piece, then that person would be a collaborator, and that name should appear along with your own as "Artist."

Why will artists not be notified if their works are being included as part of the Collectors' Choice web site?
We do not feel that it is appropriate to share information about the results of the jury process with those artists whose works have not been chosen for the show. Although many artists may grant permission for their work to be included on this site, the site will only include those that have earned a specific set of scores during the jury process.

Can I get the password to the Collectors' Choice web site if I am thinking about starting a quilt collection?
The Collectors' Choice web site is intended to provide a perk for the small group of individuals who have previously purchased Quilt National works. An artist's signature on the entry form is intended to grant the Dairy Barn permission to share images with known collectors only. To share those images with others who may be thinking of starting a collection or who are simply curious about the works that were not selected for Quilt National would be beyond the scope of the permission that has been granted.