Costume-Con 40 (CC40): Quilt Contest Gallery and Rules

Costume-Con 40 (CC40): Quilt Contest Gallery and Rules

CC40-QC-02a: My First Quilt: The Tardis?

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CC40-QC-02a: My First Quilt: The Tardis? | Made by: Catherine Leeson | Award(s): Best Use of Space (Photo ID: Betsy R. Marks | Entry Date: 2022)


Competition Staff & Rules

Staff:

  • Director: Lisa Ashton
  • Judge(s): Sally C. Fink, Victoria Warren, and Rebecca Rowan

Entries and Awards:

CC40-QC-01: A Public Service
Made by: Irene Harrison | Award(s): Judges Award for Humor (Photo ID: Betsy R. Marks | Entry Date: 2022)

CC40-QC-02: My First Quilt: The Tardis?
Made by: Catherine Leeson | Award(s): Best Use of Space (Photo ID: Betsy R. Marks | Entry Date: 2022)

CC40-QC-03: Sea Shell Log
Made by: Irene Harrison (Photo ID: Betsy R. Marks | Entry Date: 2022)

CC40-QC-04: Spell Quilt
Made by: Jacqueline M. Ward (Photo ID: Betsy R. Marks | Entry Date: 2022)

CC40-QC-05: Perry’s Bookshelf: Celebrating 50 Years of Bubonicon
Made by: Rebecca Hewett (Photo ID: Betsy R. Marks | Entry Date: 2022)

CC40-QC-06: Three Regency Reticules
Made by: Carol Kocian (Photo ID: Betsy R. Marks | Entry Date: 2022)

CC40-QC-07: Cat and Mouse
Made by: Irene Harrison (Photo ID: DC Cosplay Photo Shoots | Entry Date: 2022)

CC40-QC-08: Christmas Exchange Miniature
Made by: Jonatha Caspian (Photo ID: DC Cosplay Photo Shoots | Entry Date: 2022)

CC40-QC-09: Sleepy Day
Made by: Sandra Bussière | Award(s): Best Pixilation (Photo ID: Betsy R. Marks | Entry Date: 2022)

CC40-QC-10: Spell Coat
Made by: Jacqueline M. Ward | Award(s): Best in Show (Photo ID: DC Cosplay Photo Shoots | Entry Date: 2022)

CC40-QC-11: Mictlāntēcutli
Made by: Nora Mai | Award(s): Long Time Coming Award (Photo ID: DC Cosplay Photo Shoots | Entry Date: 2022)

CC40-QC-12: Exploration of Rainbows
Made by: Diane Kovalcin | Award(s): Best Precision Quilting (Photo ID: Betsy R. Marks | Entry Date: 2022)

CC40-QC-13: Neon Blue Dragon
Made by: Beth Mizuno (Photo ID: Betsy R. Marks | Entry Date: 2022)

CC40-QC-14: Out of the Mists of Time
Made by: Diane Kovalcin (Photo ID: Betsy R. Marks | Entry Date: 2022)

Rules:

Costume-Con 40 Quilt Contest

Costume-Con 40 is planning a Quilt contest!

Quilted wall hanging made to look like a bookcase filled with books and other objects against a natural outdoor background.

So if you are a quilter, or want to try quilting, let us see what you’re working on!

There are thousands of quilt block patterns available online that are FREE, many books and magazines about quilting, and many tutorials on how to piece blocks, assemble them into a quilt top, how to set up and baste the layers, and quilting methods. Here are some basic Guidelines for the Quilt Contest to help you get started.

  • Quilts can be any size or shape, even asymmetric.
  • Quilts must have 3 layers: top, batting, and a back. They must be quilted, i.e. have stitching that goes through all 3 layers, whether by hand, sewing machine, or long-arm quilting machine, or any combination.  Top and back tied together is not considered a quilt, but a coverlet.

We will (potentially) have categories (At this point these are not definite):

  1. Miniature: (less than 18″ x 18″ or 324 square inches). This is the ONLY category that is an exception to the “3 layers” rule; the pieced top *MAY* be framed as is (but is not required to be framed). If unframed, it must have a back and binding.
  2. Large quilt (larger than 36″ x 36″ or greater than 1296 square inches):
  3. Small quilt (small is less than 36″ x 36″ or 1296 square inch).
  4. Pieced quilt: may use a foundation to piece on, or not.
  5. Art Quilt
  6. T-shirt Quilt
  7. Wall Hanging: (should have loops or a casing in back to hang the quilt).
  8. Quilted Clothing (such as a coat, jacket, vest, petticoat, or skirt).
  9. Quilted Accessory (E.g.: Pillow, tea cozy, quilted bulletin board, sewing machine cover, quilted fabric bowl, table runner, tree skirt, etc.).

Rules

A multi-paneled quilted coat made from themed t-shirts on a display dummy.

  • Any decorative techniques can be used, including applique, 3Dfabric manipulation, soft sculpture incorporated into a quilt, embroidery (both hand and machine embroidery), fabric collage, painting, or dyeing.
  • Any fabrics may be used, but workmanship judging usually focuses on precision and neatness.
  • Please pin or sew a 3″ x 5″ tag onto the back of the quilt/item with your name and contact info such as email address so if your paperwork gets separated we can identify the quilt.

To enter, fill out and submit the entry form.

Don’t forget to print your form and bring it with you to Costume-Con 40! Additional details will be provided when your entry is confirmed.

For more information, send email to:

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Thanks!

Lisa Ashton, Quilt Contest Coordinator

[Photo credits: All work created and photographed by Lisa A. Ashton.]

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