New Quilts from an Old Favorite
This international contest organized by The National Quilt Museum challenges quiltmakers to create an innovative quilt based on a specific traditional pattern. Winners of the contest traditionally include quilts from many different U.S. states and several other countries.
Quilts are selected for their excellence in design and techniques, their innovation, and their contributions to an exhibit showing the wide range of designs and styles the selected traditional pattern can inspire.
Announcing the "new" New Quilts from an Old Favorite 2022
The National Quilt Museum’s New Quilts from an Old Favorite (NQOF) competition and exhibition is taking some time off to regroup, refresh, and redesign. After some serious thinking and tweaking of the guidelines, we are ready to invite quilters from around the world to enter their outstanding quilts in this “favorite” competition. The quilts selected as finalists make up theexhibition at The National Quilt Museum and also travel to other venues across the country. This is your opportunity to be as creative and original as you can imagine with fabric, thread, and batting.Never fear—we are still including an interpretation of atraditional block (old favorite)—the difference now is it is your choice. You choose which traditional block to use, whether it is Log Cabin, Bow Tie or Carolina Lily –it is up to you on how you want to incorporate it in your original design.
The “new” change is your quilt must follow a theme and this year’s theme is Shakespeare: William Shakespeare to be exact--English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s greatest dramatist.
The significant changes are:
- Prize money:
First Place — $4000;
Second Place —$2000;
Third Place — $1000;
- Award winners and finalists: receive a NQOF custom label for their quilts and a NQOF Gallery Guide
- Frequency of competition: will be held every TWO years
Judging is based on your innovative use and interpretation of a traditional block and the 2022 theme.
Timetable
September 1, 2021
Entries open
December 8, 2021
Entry Deadline: Two images, (one full view & one detail), signed, entry form & entry fee
December 17, 2021
Finalists are notified
January 11, 2022
Finalists’ quilts are due at the museum for judging
February 1, 2022
Winners & finalists notified
January 31, 2024
Quilts are returned
For online submissions, contact rbaar@quiltmuseum.org or 270.442-8856 x 210.
Awards:
1st Place: $4000
2nd Place: $2000
3rd Place: $1000
Sponsors:
Upcoming Themes
2024 – Roaring ’20s
2026 – The Art of Food
2028 –Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Past Themes
- Double Wedding Ring - 1994
- Log Cabin - 1995
- Ohio Star - 1996
- Mariner's Compass - 1997
- Pineapple - 1998
- Kaleidoscope - 1999
- Storm at Sea - 2000
- Bear's Paw - 2001
- Tumbling Block - 2002
- Feathered Star - 2003
- Monkey Wrench - 2004
- Seven Sisters - 2005
- Dresden Plate - 2006
- Rose of Sharon - 2007
- Sawtooth - 2008
- Burgoyne Surrounded - 2009
- Sunflower - 2010
- Orange Peel - 2011
- Baskets - 2012
- Jacob's Ladder - 2013
- Carolina Lilly - 2014
- Nine Patch - 2015
- New York Beauty - 2016
- Flying Geese - 2017
- Bow Tie - 2018
- Oak Leaf & Reel - 2019
- Wheel of Fortune - 2020