Quilt Show – Frequently Asked Questions
The Queensland Quilt Show celebrates the art of patchwork, quilting, and appliqué, offering quiltmakers at all levels the chance to showcase their work. With up to 21 categories, including options for groups and young quilters, we welcome a wide range of quilting styles. For 2026, we’re excited to introduce a new special award for Original Design.
Below, you’ll find answers to all your questions about the competition. If you need more information, please contact us at quiltshow@qldquilters.com
It is essential that before you submit a quilt, you read the Conditions of Entry which can be found here. You will be required to tick a box agreeing to these terms before you can submit the entry form.
We take the security of all quilts displayed at the show very seriously. We undertake regular reviews of our processes and have made improvements where necessary.
We want to reassure all those entering that loss, damage and theft is VERY rare and that having made improvements to our processes and security in recent years, the risk has been minimised further.
Winning quilts are announced on the opening day of the show, the 14th October at 10:15am.
The Original Design award exists to celebrate human creativity and the skill, imagination, and decision-making of quilt designers. To ensure fairness and integrity, generative AI tools are not permitted in the design of the quilt for this award.
Please email us on quiltshow@qldquilters.com and we’ll do our best to amend the info you provided.
If you want to send a replacement photo after you’ve submitted your entry form, email it to quiltshow@qldquilters.com by 23rd August.
No. Images are required for security purposes.
No. If you are interested in selling your quilt, you can indicate this on the entry form. If someone is interested in your quilt, we will pass their contact information on to you.
The form will be online from early June and the deadline for entries is Midnight on Sunday 23rd August.
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