Quilt Study
AQSG Announces the 2012 Study of
Colonial Revival Quilts of the Early 20th Century
AQSG invites members to join in and create a reproduction quilt for the seventh biennial AQSG Quilt Study for the 2012 Seminar to be held in Lincoln, Nebraska. The focus of the 2012 Study will be Quilts from the Colonial Revival of the Early 20th Century as a way of learning about our quilt heritage and to help promote AQSG.
Please take a few minutes to read through the following guidelines. As the popularity and participation in the Quilt Studies has grown, it has become necessary to adjust some of the requirements. Most important are the guidelines for obtaining permission from the owner of the original quilt or quilt image used as inspiration for the Participant’s quilt. Therefore, it is a good idea to obtain the required permission before beginning your study project.
If you plan to participate in the 2012 Quilt Study, it is important to promptly notify the Quilt Study Committee as soon as possible to receive forms and updated information as it becomes available (see contact information below). Exhibit space at Seminar will be limited to fifty (50) quilts and preference will be given to Participants in the order the required information is received.
The following rules apply:
- For purposes of this Quilt Study the Early 20th Century Quilt Revival is defined as quilts made during the 1920’s and 1930’s. The inspiration quilt must be clearly identifiable as a quilt from this time period.
- Participants may reproduce a portion of the original, or a scaled down version of any quilt of the period. Participants may make an exact replica of the original quilt, but it is not required. Participants may also make a quilt that is ‘inspired’ by the original.
- Only AQSG Members may participate on any individual or group project. Each individual and/or group will be limited to submitting one quilt.
- An overall maximum measurement of 200 inches total for all four sides will be strictly enforced.
- To be considered a Quilt Study Participant each individual or group must submit a completed and signed Participant Release, completed and signed Permission to Use Quilt Image or Photograph, a digital image in .jpg format of the inspiration quiltto the Quilt Study Committee from September 1 2011, through September 1, 2012.
- For a quilt to be considered for a travelling exhibit the completed and signed Participant Release, completed and signed Permission to Use Quilt Image or Photograph, a digital image in .jpg format of the inspiration quilt and the Written Statement must be submitted to the Quilt Study Committee no later than September 1, 2012. Additional quilts will be accepted for the exhibit as late as the installation date of the exhibit at Seminar, but only if exhibit space is available.
- The Participant Release and Permission to Use Quilt Image or Photograph forms should be obtained from the Quilt Study Committee.
- The photograph of the inspiration quilt must be in .jpg file format either as an email attachment or on a disk sent through the regular mail.
- The written statement must be submitted which states why the inspiration quilt was chosen, what approach was taken in making the new quilt and what was learned through participation in this Quilt Study. The written statement must be provided as a Word compatible document either as an email attachment or on a disk sent through the regular mail.
- A valuation of your finished quilt will be required prior to submission.
- Incomplete projects will not be accepted. All submitted quilts must be finished (i.e., quilted and bound). All submitted quilts must also have a 4” sleeve attached, and a label with your name and address sewn to a corner on the back of the quilt. An additional label with your entry number (when assigned) will also be required.
- Any quilt that does not fit within the guidelines of this study may not be considered for inclusion in the travelling exhibit.
Contact information: AQSG Quilt Study Committee, AQSGQuiltStudy@yahoo.com, or by phone at (402) 477-1181.