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Please
Note
********** Change of Address
We moved a while back.
Please make a note of our
new address and phone number:
PO Box
924
(425)
558-1983
E-mail:
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Executive Director
Jill
Christenson is back as
Executive Director to be part of the team
producing the Pacific Northwest's premier
quilting event.
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APNQ is a non-profit arts organization dedicated
to bringing together traditional and contemporary
quilters, fiber and wearables artists, quilt
lovers, fiber-industry supporters and more,
from nine western states and provinces.
How to contact us:
Phone:
(425) 558-1983
E-mail:
Mail:
APNQ
PO Box 924
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apnq is going digital
When
you enter your quilt for Quiltfest 2008 you will be
sending us a CD (compact disc) with a digital image
of your quilt. This will enable us to process your
entries more efficiently, and to streamline the jurying
process. Instead of juggling hundreds of slides
and dozens of slide carousel trays, we will load up
the computer with your digital images. Instead
of asking you to write really small to fit your name and the title
of your quilt on the edge of your slide, you'll easily
be able to write your information on the CD you
send in.
So goodbye 35mm
slide film and processing, hello digital cameras and
CDs.
More details
will be printed in the APNQ show brochure going to
press in August 2007.
Quilt pictured is "Cinnamon
and Cloves," from the Spice of Life traveling exhibit,
by Colleen Wise of Puyallup , WA.
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Contact us now about Sponsorship
It's
not too late to join the team - 40,000 show brochures/entry
forms are scheduled to come
off
the press in August with all the
details about the next edition of the Northwest's
premier
juried and judged quilt show scheduled for August 8, 9
& 10, 2008.
Quiltfest showcases the finest in quilts and
fiberarts from Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho,
Montana, Northwest Territories, Oregon, Washington and
the Yukon. We expect to top all previous attendance
records with Quiltfest 2008 when we debut Quiltfest
in our new venue: the Washington State
Convention & Trade Center. We're sure you
want to be represented among those sponsors and donors
whose generous support help make it all possible!
As a sponsor,
your name and/or logo will be front and center at the
show and on the many printed items promoting and
distributed at Quiltfest.
Contact our Sponsorship Chair, Lisa Timfichuk: lisat@apnq.org
for more information.
See our list of Sponsors as of June 15th listed below.
APNQ is anon-profit, tax exempt organization under IRS
Section 501©
(3), and your donation may be tax deductible.
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2004 Quiltfest award winner,
Deep in the Forest by Laura Denison
Quiltfest 2008 Categories
New categories*
offer more entry choices:
- Traditional
Pieced
- Traditional
Applique
- Traditional
Mixed Technique
- Innovative
Pieced
- Innovative
Applique
- Innovative Mixed Technique
- Pictorial*
- Art*
- Small
- Group
- Wearable
APNQ is adding two new entry categories for Quiltfest
2008. The first new category is ART, which we are defining
as work that extends beyond the traditional and innovative
disciplines, using originality and personal expression
in design, color or technique.
Second new category is PICTORIAL, where the entry will
represent a recognizable image of a person, place or
thing, and may be wholecloth, painted, applique, collage,
or any combination of techniques.
All categories from previous Quiltfests will continue
to be open for entries, including Traditional and
Innovative in (Pieced,
Applique, and Mixed Technique subcategories), as well
as Small, Group and Wearable.
Quilt-making in our region has evolved since we last
revised our categories, and our intention is to more
accurately reflect the trends with the addition of
these two new divisions.
We also hope to encourage quilters to try out
new approaches and techniques, as well as broaden
the appeal of Quiltfest, the premier juried and judged
quilt show in the greater Pacific Northwest.
Definitions:
TRADITIONAL: Based on traditional-style
patterns and sets.
INNOVATIVE:
Fundamental deviation from traditional patterns and
sets using a traditional block or design as a starting
point. Quilts in this category should reflect the
growth through traditional quilt making.
PIECED: Piecing predominates over appliqué, or other
technique either in amount or effect.
APPLIQUE: Applique'
predominates over piecing or other techniques in either
amount or effect.
MIXED
TECHNIQUE: This category may include
any quilt that does not obviously fit into another
category. Examples:
Non-computerized embroidery; yo-yo quilts;
Cathedral Window-style quilts; and quilts that are
a balanced combination of more than one technique,
such as both appliqué and piecing.
PICTORIAL: A quilt that represents
a recognizable image of a person, place or thing.
May be whole cloth, painted, appliqué, collage
or any number of techniques.
ART: Extends
beyond the traditional and innovative disciplines,
using personal expression and originality in design,
color or technique.
SMALL: Any quilt with a total
perimeter of 100" or less. May be any technique.
GROUP: Any quilt made by two
or more persons including quilting stitches.
WEARABLE: Fashionable and wearable
garment constructed using quilting techniques. Single pieces qualify
and ensembles will be considered as a single entry.
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Quiltfest 2008 will be held at a wonderful new
location. The Washington State Convention and
Trade Center in downtown Seattle provides
a larger space for more juried quilts, more
special exhibit quilts, more vendors, more lectures,
and for the first time at Quiltfest, workshops!
A benefit of APNQ membership is priority
registration to all lectures and workshops.
Our faculty includes names you'll recognize like Diane
Gaudynski, Anita Shackleford, Yvonne Porcella and
many others.
Make sure your membership is current and encourage
your friends to join too as the workshops are sure
to sell out. APNQ
Plan to stay a night or two downtown enjoying
the Emerald City. 2008 will feature more evening
events. Start planning now to make Quiltfest
more than a day trip.
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