2016 IPS National Exhibition

On July 21, 2016July 19, 2016 By corkipsIn Exhibitions, UncategorizedLeave a comment

On Sunday, July 17th, I had the pleasure of attending the Irish Patchwork Society National Exhibition, “Evolution.”

What an amazing exhibition!

Signage outside the Limerick School of Art and Design

Two exhibitions were running in the space when I visited. One was “Distance,” a collection of quilts from Austria, Latvia and Ireland.

Below is a slideshow of all of the quilts in this part of the exhibition:

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Next, I walked through the IPS National Exhibition, “Evolution.”

Below, is a slideshow of all of the quilts involved.

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Congratulations to all those who participated. I hope you had the chance to see the quilts in person, the photographs did not do the exhibition justice!

Congratulations to all of the Southern Branch members who participated as well!

National Exhibition Quilt Delivery

On May 11, 2016May 11, 2016 By corkipsIn ExhibitionsLeave a comment

With the May 31st deadline coming up, the committee is working on arranging a delivery of our branch’s quilts. This way, you don’t have to worry about the Post misplacing your precious package.

If you have a quilt ready for submittal, feel free to bring it to this Saturday’s meeting! Don’t worry if you still have some steps to go. Joanna will be announcing more details this Saturday at our meeting. The deadline for having your quilt in the delivery will be May 25th.

IPS National Exhibition

On April 25, 2016April 25, 2016 By corkipsIn Exhibitions1 Comment

From July 12 to the 22nd, the Midwestern Branch is hosting the National Exhibition at the Limerick School of Art and Design in Limerick City.

This year’s theme is “Evolution”

Have you been working on your entry? Be sure to follow the following rules:

The quilt must consist of a minimum of two layers, although any technique may be used.
Size: Quilts can be made to a maximum of 1.25 meters (approx. 50 inches) on any one side.
The quilt has a free choice of edging treatments.
No glass fronted, framed, mounted quilts or quilts made from kits will be allowed.
The work should have been completed in the last two years.
The quilt must have a 10 cm (4 inch) hanging sleeve, (with sufficient fullness to accommodate the hanging rod).
Please ensure that your quilt has a stitched fabric label on the back at the bottom edge with the following information: Name of the Quilt, Name of Quilter, Postal Address, Telephone number
The quilt should not have been exhibited prior to submission to this exhibition.
Quilts made by more than one person at any stage of the construction should identify all of those involved.
Quilts are not for sale during the exhibition.
All IPS members are eligible to enter and there is a €10 entry fee per quilt to defray the costs of holding the exhibition.
This is a juried exhibition. The judging panel’s decision will be final.
The quilts are covered by the IPS insurance once the quilt is received by the hosting branch.
By entering your quilt, you agree to have it photographed for publicity purposes and the catalogue of the exhibition.
Each quilt must have its own bag labelled with both the name of the quilt, the name of the maker and your branch.
Quilts will be released at the end of the exhibition period and not before that time.
Deadline for quilts to be received is the 31st of May 2016. No late entries will be accepted due to cataloguing and photographing of quilts.