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In Full Bloom 2012: Floral Quilts in Memory of Helen Pearce O’Bryant

International Quilt Festival will again showcase flowers and floral quilts in a special exhibit, In Full Bloom 2012: Floral Quilts in Memory of Helen Pearce O’Bryant. This exhibit will premiere at International Quilt Market and Festival, October 27 – November 4, 2012 . We would also like to retain quilts for possible exhibit at International Quilt Festival/Cincinnati in April 2013, and our summer International Quilt Festival/Long Beach in July 2013.

You may submit a total of two quilts for our consideration. Quilts must be a minimum of 25″ × 25″. There is no “made after” date requirement.

Completed submissions with visuals must be received online by April 27, 2012. You will be notified no later than June 1, 2012, regarding the quilts to be included in this exhibit along with shipping instructions. If selected, the quilts will need to arrive in Houston no later than August 31, 2012. Quilts will be returned by the end of November 2012 if quilt does not travel, or arrangements may be made to have a quilt picked up at the conclusion of the show. If you agree to allow your quilt to travel, your quilt will be returned by the end of August 2013.

Visual Instructions

Please read carefully the information for your digital images. The complete instructions may be downloaded here: Visual Instructions .

Entries selected from digital images are subject to additional evaluation when the actual quilt arrives in Houston. If the actual quilt is found to differ significantly from the digital image submitted for jurying, the selection committee reserves the right to reject the entry and override the jurors’ initial decision. The decision as to whether the difference is significant is entirely the prerogative of the committee.

Shipping

Important Special Note to quilters shipping from foreign countries: While we encourage you to insure your work for its full value for insurance purposes, we must ask you to value it for customs declaration purposes only at no more than $50 (U.S.). A higher customs value may require an expensive bond that may not be refunded upon your quilt’s return to its home country. Also mark the customs document with “for exhibition and return, not for sale, no commercial value.” We hope you understand that this is for practical purposes only, and certainly does not reflect on Quilt Festival’s estimation of your work. If you wish to claim full value for customs purposes, we recommend that you arrange a carnet A.T.A. for your quilt at your expense. If we incur customs expenses due to a decision on your part to declare the customs value of your quilt as more than $50, you will need to reimburse us for any such expense. If you claim less than $50 for customs purposes, and we still incur customs charges, we will pay those charges in full and will not expect reimbursement.

Timeline

Announcement and preview	December 2011
Registration open	March 2 to April 27, 2012
Notification by	June 1, 2012
Selected quilts arrive	August 31, 2012
Quilts returned	end of November 2012 (unless traveling)

Registration

Registration has closed. No further registrations will be accepted at this time.

For More Information

We look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions, please contact Carmen Valls, Special Exhibits Coordinator at 713-781-6864, ext. 105, spexhibits2@quilts.com or Amanda Schlatre, Special Exhibits Coordinator at 713-781-6864, ext. 104, spexhibits3@quilts.com. If you have technical questions about the on-line system, please contact Lisa Ellis at lisa@ellisquilts.com.