Frequently Asked Questions About Quilt National '09 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?

What do I need to do to format my images for the jury process if I have Adobe Photoshop?

Are there additional steps to format my images for the book?

What works are ineligible for submission to Quilt National?
Any work that was completed prior to September 2006 and/or has been published anywhere or exhibited anywhere prior to May 2009.
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 2009, 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 2009, in an American publication that has national and/or international distribution
Any work that has appeared after September 1, 2006, on an internet site other than your own.
A recently modified work created and/or dated prior to September 2006. 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 digital images (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 "Face 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."

What do I need to do to format my images for the jury process if I have Adobe Photoshop?
To format images for submission if you have Adobe Photoshop:
1. Open Photoshop
2. Open your image
3. Choose the Image menu
4. Choose Mode
5. Select RGB
6. Select Assign Profile (on the same menu) and check to see that the Working RGB is selected and reads sRGB
7. Choose the Image menu again
8. Select Image Size
9. In the Document Size section, enter 12 inches in the width or height box for the dimension size of your piece that is the largest (the program will adjust the other dimension proportionately) For example, if your piece is 48 inches wide and 36 inches high, enter 12 in the width box. In the resolution box enter 96.
10. Save as your low resolution image
These will give you the correct settings for the low resolution (Jury) images

Are there additional steps to format my images for the book?
For the High Resolution Images
11. Open your original image (not you low resolution image!)
12. Choose the Image menu
13. Choose Mode
14. Select RGB
15. Select Assign Profile (on the same menu) and check to see that the Working RGB is selected and reads sRGB
16. Choose the Image menu again
17. Select Image Size
18. In the Document Size section, enter 7 inches in the width or height box for the dimension size of your piece that is the largest (the program will adjust the other dimension proportionately) For example, if your piece is 48 inches wide and 36 inches high, enter 7 in the width box. In the resolution box enter 300.
19. Save as your high resolution image