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International Quilt Festival/Long Beach
Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center
Long Beach, California
July 27-29, 2012

West Coast Wonders

International Quilt Festival/Long Beach will showcase quilts dedicated to the beauty of the west coast of North America – the cities – the bays – the coastline – the ocean – the waves – the lighthouses – the cliffs – the homes – the boats/ships – the birds – the wildlife – the wildfires – the range in weather – in a special exhibit, West Coast Wonders. This exhibit will premiere at International Quilt Festival/Long Beach, July 27-29, 2012.

We would also like to retain quilts for possible exhibit at International Quilt Market and Festival/Houston, 2012 and International Quilt Festival/Cincinnati, 2013.

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

Completed submissions with visuals must be received online by March 30, 2012. You will be notified no later than April 20, 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 June 15, 2012. Quilts will be returned by the end of August 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 May 2013.

Visual Instructions

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

Timeline for quilt registration

Announcement and preview: December 2011
Registration open – February 6 to March 30, 2012
Notification by – April 20, 2012
Selected quilts arrive in Houston by – June 15, 2012
Quilts returned to owner – end of August 2012 (unless traveling)

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.

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.

How to register

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

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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 ext. 104, spexhibits3@quilts.com.   If you have technical questions about the on-line system, please contact Lisa Ellis at lisa@ellisquilts.com.

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