Category Archives: Quilt Judging
Whole-Cloth Quilts and Mixed Patchwork Techniques in Quilt Competitions
Q: For a whole-cloth quilt, can I use a whole fabric which has a theme print on it (flowers, houses, etc.) and quilt it intricately as one piece and enter in this competition? A: The beauty of whole-cloth quilts is generally to be found in the quilting design and stitching. Continue reading
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Change Your Life: Make a Quilt!
As partial requirement for my quilt judge certification through the South African National Quilt Guild, I wrote a scholarly paper on How Patchwork Quilting Changes Women’s Lives. Download your free copy of the paper here. Read it, and then please share your thoughts as comments below. Continue reading
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Quilt Judging in South Africa
Jenny Hermans, one of the four quilt judge certification tutors for the South African Quilt Guild, sent me some photographs from the judging room prior to the 16th South African National Quilt Festival in Stellenbosch, South Africa earlier this month. Continue reading
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Quilt Judge Certification–EARNED!
After two years of hard work, I am proud and pleased to announce that I am now an officially recognized quilt judge, certified by the South African Quilt Guild! Continue reading
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Quilt Judge Certification Program
Having completed all of the homework assignments and written two scholarly papers in partial fulfillment of the requirements for my quilt judge’s certification, I now look forward to completing the two-year program by attending the preliminary events leading up to the 16th South African National Quilt Festival. Continue reading
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Quilt Judge Homework Finished
Last week, I completed and submitted the last of the homework assignments and the two scholarly papers I had written to the South African National Quilt Guild as partial fulfillment of requirements for my quilt judge’s certification. What a relief it was to get all of that out of the way and behind me! Continue reading
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How Has Quilting Changed Your Life?
I’m enrolled in the South African Quilt Guild’s Judges’ Certification Program and I must write a formal paper on any topic of my choice that has to do with quilting. The topic I have selected is how patchwork quilting changes women’s lives. Continue reading
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Quiltchallenge.org
Quiltchallenge.org. You will have to move quickly to meet the January 15 deadline, but it certainly looks like a worthwhile endeavor. Continue reading
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