Quilt Contest

Entry is open to quilters residing in the following Texas counties: Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Austin, Bastrop, Bee, Bell, Bosque, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Caldwell, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Colorado, Comanche, Coryell, DeWitt, Falls, Fayette, Fort Bend, Freestone, Galveston, Goliad, Gonzales, Gregg, Grimes, Hamilton, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hill, Houston, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Karnes, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Live Oak, Madison, Matagorda, McLennan, Milam, Mills, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Nueces, Orange, Panola, Polk, Refugio, Robertson, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio, Shelby, Smith, Trinity, Tyler, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton and Williamson counties.

2023 Results

Ways to enter:

  • Official representative of an Area Go Texan county or Metro Go Texan subcommittee
  • Individual from one of the eligible counties

Divisions

There are 2 divisions in the quilt contest, adult and youth, each with two subdivisions:

Machine Quilting

  • appliqué,
  • piecework,
  • pictorial (theme quilt),
  • wall hanging (minimum size is 18” x 18”; maximum size is 60” x 60”), and
  • mixed technique (which includes any technique not covered in other specific categories).

Hand Quilting

  • appliqué,
  • piecework,
  • pictorial (theme quilt),
  • wall hanging (minimum size is 18” x 18”; maximum size is 60” x 60”), and
  • mixed technique (which includes any technique not covered in other specific categories).




Timeline

Sept. 1 Call for entry opens, online entry only
January 6 Entry deadline
Upon entry Shipping, drop off, & return instructions sent for entered quilts
January 13 Quilts accepted must be received in Rodeo offices by this date. Advise tracking method as questions regarding receipt of quilt will not be acknowledged.

If dropping off in person on Jan. 14, please come to NRG Center Room 104 on first floor.
February 28 Results announced on website and online gallery goes live
March 27 - 31 All quilts will be return shipped or available for pick-up at Rodeo offices

Contact

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
NRG Center
3 NRG Park
Houston, Texas 77054