Quilt Plano 2024

Plano Quilt Show 2024

Plano Quilt Show – Friday & Saturday, August 9 - 10, 2024

Quilt Plano 2024 will take place Friday and Saturday, August 9 - 10 2024 from 9:00am to 5:00pm daily at the Plano Event Center located at 2000 E Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, TX 75074.

Raffle Quilt

2024 QGPlano Raffle Quilt

Quilt Plano 2024 Raffle Quilt - "Timeless Starburst"

The 2024 Raffle Quilt, "Timeless Starburst", was pieced by Dana Braden from the pattern Timeless Starburst by Sherri McConnell. It measures 91" x 91" and includes beautiful bright colors! The binding was done by Donna Petrick and the intricate quilting was done by Pam Wingate.

 

Raffle Quilt Tickets

Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 tickets for $5.00. They are available from guild members and at the quilt show.

The drawing for the 2024 Raffle Quilt will be held at the Quilt Show on Saturday, August 10th at 3:30 pm. If you do not know any members, email showchair@qgplano.org and either Laurie Lumston or Carol Truscott will assist you.

Quilt Plano 2024 Quick Navigation

Admission and Show Hours

Tickets to Quilt Show 2024 are $12 per day. You may pay with cash, check or credit card. Show hours are 9:00 am to 5:00pm, Friday, August 9th and Saturday, August 10th, 2024. Pre-sale tickets ($12) are available for purchase online now, at our Guild meetings (May-July), and at various quilt stores (May-August). For questions related to admissions, please contact showadmissions@qgplano.org or showchair@qgplano.org.

Quilt Entries & Special Exhibits

Quilt Entries and Special Exhibit items are submitted online. Check back here once entries are open.

Complete information and entry requirements are posted on the online Entry form.

Deadline for both the quilt entries and Special Exhibits items is Thursday, June 13th at the June Guild Meeting for the Quilters Guild of Plano.

Special Exhibits is a popular feature at Quilt Plano! These exhibits have included quilts and projects from the guild’s workshops, quilts done by special interest groups, and guild challenges.

If you participated in a QGP workshop in the past two years, please consider displaying your work in Special Exhibits. This is not a judged area of the show. Items are hung to show examples of our guild's workshops and to inspire guests and members. Special Exhibit Entries are done online using the same form as quilt entries.

What's Next

Quilts are to be delivered to the Plano Event Center on Tuesday, August 6th between 8:00 am and 1:00 pm or special arrangements to mail the quilt need to be made ahead of time.  They must be presented in a pillowcase. No plastic bags, grocery bags, bags with drawstrings or pool noodles are allowed.

Quilts may be picked up after the show at the Plano Event Center on Saturday, August 10th  beginning at 6:00pm or after all the quilts have been taken down and properly inventoried.

Quilt Entries & Special Exhibits

Quilt Entries

Early Registration Deadline: May 9, 2024 / Entry Submission Deadline: June 13, 2024

Members:

  • Early Bird – No fee if submitted at or before the May Guild meeting on May 9th.
  • Late Registration Fee of $20 per quilt for any submissions after the May 9th meeting. Final submission date is June 13th.

Non-Members:

  • Early Bird – $15 per quilt if submitted online before May 9th.
  • Late Registration Fee of $35 per quilt for any submissions between May 9th and the final submission date, June 13th.

Youth Category

  • There is no fee to enter a quilt from March 1st to the final submission date, June 13th.

Entry fees are non-refundable. Visit the Registration Instructions document for more details.

What's Next

Quilts are to be delivered to the Plano Event Center on Tuesday, August 6th between 8:00 am and 1:00 pm or special arrangements to mail the quilt need to be made ahead of time. They must be presented in a pillowcase. No plastic bags, grocery bags, bags with drawstrings or pool noodles are allowed.

Quilts may be picked up after the show at the Plano Event Center on Saturday, August 10th beginning at 6:00pm or after all the quilts have been taken down and properly inventoried.

How You Can Help with Your Quilt

Quilt sleeves are required. Please help us by ensuring that the top of the quilt sleeve is no more than 86" from the bottom of the quilt, so the quilt will not touch the floor after it is hung.

Be sure that the sleeve is securely attached and of the correct size so that the hanging rod can be easily inserted into the sleeve.

How We Care for Your Quilts

We strive to take every precaution with your quilts while they are in our care. We take measures to ensure that your quilt does not touch the floor while it is being hung, during judging, during display at the show, and during the take-down and give-back procedures.

Volunteers wear white gloves at all times when handling the quilts. Every quilt has a "Do not Touch" sign on it, and quilt angels wearing white gloves are available to show the back of quilts if show visitors request.

After the show, we account for each and every quilt before we return any quilts to their owners.

Special Exhibit Entries

Special Exhibits is a popular feature at Quilt Plano 2023! These exhibits have included quilts and projects from the Guild’s workshops, quilts done by special-interest groups, and guild challenges.

If you participated in a Quilters Guild of Plano Workshop in the past two years, please consider displaying your work in Special Exhibits. This is not a judged area of the show. Items are hung to show examples of our Guild’s workshops and to inspire guests and members. Special Exhibit Entries are done online.

Auction

Mini Quilt Auction

A popular feature of Quilt Plano is the silent auction of mini quilts. Bidding is open throughout the show and closes at 3:00 pm on Saturday.

Each quilt will have a Buy It Now option in case you MUST have it and don’t want to wait or get outbid! Payment may be made by Credit Card, Check or Cash.

Guidelines for Quilt Plano Mini Quilt Auction

  • Submit your Best Quality Work (all levels of difficulty are welcome but remember you are a representative of QGP).
  • Quilts should measure no more than 24” per side.
  • Your mini may be pieced, appliquéd, embroidered and/or embellished.
  • “Hot” sellers appear to be holidays, particularly Christmas and Halloween, patriotic, cats and wool. “Cute” also sells.
  • Mini Quilts must be quilted, not tied.
  • A two-inch sleeve is required.
  • Attach a label – at least your name and date. A “Title” is helpful.
  • The Show Judges will award 1st, 2ndand 3rd place ribbons and the makers of those will receive prizes.
  • After the show you will receive a receipt showing the sale price of your quilts.

If you’d like to donate a mini quilt to be auctioned at the Quilt Show, bring it to the monthly guild meeting. For details and inspiration, view the Mini quilt page:  https://www.qgplano.org/quilt-show/mini-quilt-auction/

Activities

Education is the primary purpose of the Quilters Guild of Plano. This includes inspiring and exposing the next generations to the art of quilting.

  • A special category in the show for Youth Quilts. Quilts in this category must be made entirely by a quilter 17 years old or younger. There is no entry fee for this category.
  • Children’s Activity Booklets are available at no charge at the Show and include fun activities like a scavenger hunt and coloring pages.

Skill Demonstrations

FREE demonstrations of quilting-related skills are provided during both days of the show. These demonstrations will be offered in 30-45-minute sessions and cover a variety of techniques.

Come back here to view the Skill Demonstration Schedule closer to the show date.

Volunteering

Volunteering job descriptions and Sign-Up sheets will be available starting May 9th, or you can sign up at the May Guild meeting.

Show Tee Shirts

Members of the guild may purchase the Quilt Plano 2024 T-Shirt from the Quilt Show display at the Guild meetings. See Carol Truscott for available sizes. Pricing ranges from $20 - $25 per shirt.

Judging and Appraisals

Judging

 

Appraisals

Appraisals provided by Lisa Erlandson. Appointments for Quilt Appraisals will be available at Quilt Plano 2024 on Friday and Saturday. Check back here for more details closer to the show. Reach out to Valerie Salter to schedule your appraisals.

Introduction to Quilt Judging Seminar

Do you enter quilt shows and want to understand what makes a winning quilt? Are you interested in learning to judge quilts and wearables? Do you know someone at another guild who coordinates their quilt show's judging process?

The Quilter's Guild of Plano is proud to once again sponsor a 2-Day Quilt Judging Seminar on August 9-10, 2024, at the same time as the Quilt Plano Show. We offered this seminar last year at the same time as Quilt Plano 2023 and it was a huge success!

During this seminar you will learn through a combination of discussion, lecture, PowerPoint presentations, and hands-on mock judging from qualified instructors certified by the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges (NACQJ).

This 2-Day Seminar covers all aspects of quilt judging, including the job of judging, evaluating design and workmanship, categories and awards, judging systems, setting up the judging floor, and judging versus jurying. Discussion includes certification requirements for the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges (NACQJ), the only national certifying organization for quilt judges.

Participants receive handouts including resource recommendations, art and design terms with definitions, a glossary, and sample contracts and invoices among others. This seminar does not certify students nor is it a prerequisite for certification.

The cost is $260, plus a $30 materials fee.

Spaces are limited! To register online for this seminar, visit Event: Introduction to Quilt Judging Seminar. Reach out to judgingseminar@qgplano.org with questions.

Sponsors, Vendors, & Advertising

Vendors and Sponsors

Thank you to our Sponsors and Vendors! Please contact Leigh Know for information about being a sponsor or vendor.

Advertising

Our show program is a great way to advertise your business and offer coupons for our visitors to come to your shop. Please contact Showchair@qgplano.org to place an ad in the program.

Food

There is a food court with sandwiches, salads, and snack. No outside food or drink is allowed into the Plano Event Center during the two days of the show.

Volunteers for the show may order lunches in order to not have to leave the show or wait at the snack bar. To order your lunch, contact Showchair@qgplano.org.  

Preview Night

Preview night will be the Thursday evening before the start of the show (Thursday, August 8th) and is open to quilt entrants, members, and their families.

Location and Parking

Show Location

Plano Event Center
2000 E Spring Creek Parkway
Plano, TX 75074

Parking is Free!

Directions – Plano Event Center is located at the corner of East Spring Creek Parkway and Jupiter in Plano. From US-75, at the Spring Creek Parkway exit, go east on Spring Creek Parkway.

Parking – General and Handicapped
Use the parking lot on the east side of the Plano Event Center. Enter the parking lot from Jupiter Road. Enter the Center through the East Doors.

Parking – Vendor and Overflow
Use the parking lot on the west side of the Plano Event Center. Enter the parking lot from Spring Creek Parkway. Enter the Center through the West Doors.

Drop-Off Entrance for Buses and Vans – Enter the parking lot from Spring Creek Parkway and proceed to drop-off circle at the West Doors to the Center.

Show Chair

For other questions, contact the Show Chair, Laurie Lumston at showchair@qgplano.org.