Making a miniature to be auctioned at BQE 2007 is a wonderful opportunity to make money for your guild. It is also an opportunity for you to do something a bit different from your usual work…embellish a pictorial or a landscape, do something really small scale, etc. Please do your best quality work to bring in the best prices for your guild. There are no limitations on how many miniatures you may donate! Enjoy the process!!

 

Auction miniature guidelines:

1.      Maximum size is 96” perimeter. There is no minimum size.

2.     May be pieced or appliquéd, or a combination of the two. May be embellished with beads, threads, etc.

3.     Whole cloth designs are acceptable, but no single block quilts (no potholders!).

4.     Crazy patch Mini’s are acceptable.

5.     Landscapes and pictorials are acceptable.

6.     May be hand or machine quilted, but not tied (with the exception of a crazy quilt, which is traditionally embellished and tied).

7.     Must be clean and free of pencil marks, stains, pet hairs, etc.

8.     Must be bound on all edges.

9.     Please add a hanging sleeve where applicable. The person who buys your Mini expects to go home and hang it up.

10.   Please make sure your finished quilt includes a label with your name, your guild affiliation and BQE 2007.

11.   The Miniature Auction Entry Form must be filled out and turned in with the Mini. Please fill out completely, the auctioneer may be good at auctioning, but know little about quilts. Give as much information as possible that can be used to bring the best price and more money for your guild.

 

All miniature quilts for the auction must be approved by the Mini Quilt Auction Committee. These quilts will be awarded 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place ribbons based on viewer’s choice voting at the quilt show. If you so choose, your Mini can also be entered in the BQE show before the auction. The quilt must be turned in at quilt collection with both entry forms filled out completely.

 

Auction Mini quilts must be turned in to your guild representative by your February guild meeting for your quilt to be listed in the BQE Showbook.  Your representatives are as follows:

 

Coral Springs: Sally Moon

East Sunrise: Evelyne Steinberg

Quilting in the Pines: Charlotte Lorenzo

Southern Stars: Agnes Shine

West Broward: Sally Moon

 

Of course, we will accept Minis for the auction right up till Noon on Sunday March 18 at the War Memorial.

 

If you have any questions about the Mini auction or your Mini entry, please feel free to call Sally Moon at 954-370-0176.