IPS members may submit work each year for the EQA Challenge which is displayed at the Festival of Quilts, UK.
There is a different challenge issued every year This year the theme for the Challenge for 2014 is
“Seasonal
Garden”' and members are requested to submit a 30 x
30 cm square.
The EQA countries all working on different seasons. Ireland has been given the season of "winter".
More information on how to enter the EQA exhibition will be in the Spring newsletter which has not been issued yet..
Seasonal pieces from all the EQA countries will come together to
form an exhibition at Festival of Quilts 2014 and after this will tour
many of the EQA member countries.
RULES
1.
Size: 30 x 30 cm square
2.
Seasons by country:
·
Spring – Spain,
Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary
·
Summer – United Kingdom, Netherlands,
Austria, Luxemburg
·
Autumn – Sweden, Italy, Iceland, Belgium
·
Winter – Norway, France, Latvia, Switzerland, Ireland
3. Edges: No
raw edges and no visible binding
4. Sleeve: 10 cm sleeve on the top
5. Name label: With permanent marker pen write name and
address on the sleeve
6. Any technique may be used but the
square must consist of three layers. No glass fronted or mounted exhibits will
be accepted. Be warned that squares which are delicate or stiff are difficult
to transport and display safely.
7. The entire collection of "Seasonal Garden" will be
launched at the Festival of Quilts in 2014. Some
countries may decide to display their quilts and those from neighbouring
countries at their annual general meetings. In this case, these quilts will be
returned later than September 2014.
8. All guild members may enter and there
is no entry fee. The squares are not for sale.
9. The quilts are insured for a
nominal sum during the exhibition including transport to and from the FOQ 2014.
(Information on transport & insurance for other exhibitions is available
from the guild organising the event). Should a quilt be lost or damaged, the
EQA member guild is not responsible
for compensating the maker.)
10. The "Seasonal Garden" squares will be picked up by the IR (or
a designated person) after the show on Sunday. Arrangements can be made with
Expofreight to send the quilts back at the relevant guild's expense.
11. The entry form with a
good photo should reach the International Representative by 31 May 2014
12. 16 squares
will be selected by each country by 30 June 2014 the selected squares should be sent to the International
Representative. Any quilts which do not comply with the rules, particularly in
terms of size, edges or hanging sleeve, can be rejected on submission.
13. Photos of the squares may be used
for publicity purposes.
14. Every member country of the EQA MUST provide SIXTEEN (16) squares for this exhibition. If too many squares are
submitted, 16 must be selected in whatever way the guild decides. If too few
quilts are submitted, the IR/executive committee of the guild MUST organise the making of the missing
quilts.
