Guidelines for Submitting Your Quilt:

• You must call to reserve your space and make an appointment before you can drop off a quilt.Contact the Marketing & Outreach office at 256-340-5780 to speak with Rhonda or Stephanie. If we are out of the office, please leave a voice message with your name and phone number and we will return your call as quickly as possible. You must speak to Rhonda or Stephanie to reserve your space and make your appointment before you bring your quilt to the library. When you call you will need to give the size of the quilt, name of the quilt, your name, and contact information.Space is limited for our Quilt Show, so reservations for quilts are accepted on a first come, first served basis when submissions are open.

• Quilt reservations will be accepted starting at 10:00am on Monday, August 24th, through Friday, September 18th, at 5pm or until space is filled.
• Quilts must be displayed the entire time of the show.  Quilts may be picked up Monday, November 9th, through Wednesday, November 18th (WEEKDAYS  ONLY Monday – Friday 10am – 5:30pm.)  Quilts must be picked up by 5:30 pm on Wednesday, November 18th.
• DPL reserves the right to refuse any quilt.

Decatur Public Library Quilt Show Requirements:

• Limit of 2 quilt entries per person.
• Maximum quilt size accepted is 86” x 93”. If your quilt exceeds these measurements or is too heavy to hang, it may not be included in the show or it may be folded in the display case.
• Smaller pieces such as wall hangings may be put in the display cases if they do not hang well in the context of the quilt show.
• The show accepts old or new quilts, hand or machine stitched.  You may submit a quilt you’ve created or one that you own.
• All quilt placement decisions are made by staff during set-up and are final.

Viewers’ Choice Awards

• Viewers’ Choice ribbons go to the top three quilts, as voted on by the public.
• You may vote only once.  Votes without a name will not be counted.

Pictorial Quilt Awards

• The Pictorial Quilt Prizes are awarded in memory of Reta Ridling and courtesy of the Ridling family.  The winners are decided by a judge and are not voted on by the public.
• Must have 3 layers (quilt top, layer of filling, and a backing) that are quilted together. The judge will decide which quilts qualify for the pictorial award, based on the above definition.  The judge’s decision is final.
• To qualify for the pictorial awards, a quilt must feature figurative or representational pieces depicting a scene or subject, having the look of a photograph or painting.
• Pictorial prizes are:

• • • • 1st place – $200
      • 2nd place – $150
      • 3rd place – $100

DPL & the Ridling family reserve the right NOT to award prizes if there are not enough qualifying entries.