48th Annual Utah Quilt Show 

Quilt with black background, 6x6 rows of multicolored squares

July 16, 2022 - September 17, 2022

This juried exhibition features quilts of all styles and sizes created by some of the State’s finest quilters. Presented by the Springville Museum of Art and the Utah Valley Quilt Guild with support from the Corn Wagon Quilt Company.


CALENDAR OF EVENTS

June 3, 2022 by end of day
Online entry form live

Friday, July 8, 2022 @ 10:00 am-4:00 pm – Saturday July 9, 2022 @10:00am-4:00pm
Quilts may be brought to the Museum for jurying.

Thursday, July 14, 2022
List of accepted quilts posted on www.smofa.org.

Saturday, July 16, 2022 @ 11:00am-1:00pm
Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony 

Tuesday, July 19, 2022 – Thursday July 21, 2022, 10:00am-5:00pm
First Quilt Pickup Period

Tuesday, September 20, 2022 – Thursday September 22, 2022, 10:00am-5:00pm
Second Quilt Pickup Period


NOTIFICATION

A list of accepted quilts will be posted on www.smofa.org on Thursday, July 14, 2022. Quilters will not receive notification phone calls; they may call the Museum at 801-489-2727 on July 15 if they are unable to access the website.

AWARDS

Quality in workmanship, design, color, originality, and general appeal will be the principal criteria applied by the selection committee for admission to the show. The same criteria will also be used by the judges. There will be awards for “Best of Show”, “Best Hand Quilting,” as well as many other awards.

Award winners will be contacted directly by Museum Staff or Show Committee members. 

Red and white quilt with 9 different style homes in a grid

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Quilted scene of a forest in late fall, with trees mostly bare


Red and white quilt



ELIGIBILITY 

This show is open to all current and previous Utah residents. Quilts will be pre-selected by a committee of expert quilters from the following criteria:

1.  Quilts must be made using good construction techniques.

2.  Quilts must be clean.

3.  Quilts must be no longer than 120”.

4.  Quilts must have two layers of fabric with a batting sandwiched in between, with either machine or hand quilting.

5.  Two quilts may be submitted which have not been previously entered into this show and are not more than three years old.

6.  No kits, neither full nor partial.

7.  A label must be sewn on the back bottom of the quilt with name of quilt, name of entrant, and/or who quilted it, and date completed.

8.  A hanging sleeve (see diagram) must be attached to the back of the quilt. We do not want to damage your quilt with tacks. (This sleeve is unique to this show).

Diagram of the hanging sleeve, indicating the top of the quilt, the 2" sleeve, and the raw edge, and where to handstitch across the sleeve


Step 1—Cut a 5” strip of fabric whose length is the width of quilt top, fold it in half, press, draw a pencil line 2” below the fold.

Step 2—Lay top of fold along top of quilt just below the binding, baste with large stitches along the pencil line making sure that the basting stitches do not show on the front of the quilt. No other stitching is required. (Top and ends of hanging sleeve must be loose -- not sewn to the quilt.)

**Quilts not properly prepared for hanging following the eligibility criteria listed will be disqualified.**


HOW TO ENTER

Quilts must be brought to the Springville Museum of Art on Friday, July 8, 2022 between 10am and 4pm and Saturday July 9, 2022 between 10am and 4pm. There is a $16.00 non-refundable entry fee per quilt. Quilts must be submitted in disposable plastic bags. Pillowcases/individual carrying cases are discouraged. All paperwork must be filled out online 24 hours before quilts are brought to the Museum. Online entry forms may be accessed at www.smofa.org starting on June 3, 2022. A brief history/statement may be submitted with each quilt. Please limit this history to 100 words or less. This history should be included with the online entry form. If you are having trouble with the online entry process, please call the Museum at 801-491-5702.

   

JUDGING

The Annual Springville Museum of Art Quilt Show is a juried competition. Quilts are screened by a panel of experts before they are displayed in the show. After the panel qualifies the quilts, they will be displayed and the quilts will be judged for ribbons/awards by qualified judges. Each quilt participating in the exhibition will receive critique feedback from the judges.

48th Annual Quilt Show Judges:

ELIZABETH EASTMOND began quilting when she was a young mother expecting her first child.  Since that time, she has made over 260 quilts in all styles: appliqué, machine-appliqué, pieced, English-Paper Pieced, improv, and has made numerous art quilts, with many of her quilt designs inspired by her overseas travels with her husband.  She is known for her use of color and shape.  She has been published in several magazines and books, had quilts juried into national quilt shows, given floor demos at QuiltCon, and recently has worked as a quilt and pattern designer, exploring pattern and color.

PAMELA MORGAN has been active in the Utah Quilt Community since the early 1990s. She served 13 years on the Utah Quilt Board and has also served on the Utah Quilt Heritage Project. She has extensive experience teaching workshops, giving lectures and trunks shows, and serving as a judge for quilt shows. In 1998, Pamela began hosting the quilt chapter Corner Canyon Quilters in her home monthly for the next nine years. She accommodated over 30 quilters in her 1,000 square foot sewing room. She continues to teach, lecture, and participate in trunk shows. 

CHRIS ROBINSON writes, “like many people who grew up in a quilting family, I often say that I was born under a quilting frame. There are many fond memories of those old-fashioned quilting bees.” Robinson began quilting in the 1970s and since that time has taken many classes and learned from many wonderful quilters who have taught me about the processes involved in making and quilting quilts. She has judged a few previous quilt shows and have helped judges in the big quilt shows that have been held here in Utah. (HMQS and UQSM).