30 Australian quilts feature in the World Quilt Competition 2016 and Australia is well-represented in the World Quilt Prize Winners Gallery 2016. Congratulations to:
- Best of Country Australia: Yvonne Chapman True Blue Mates
- Honourable Mention Traditional: Jan Frazer Persian Panoply
- Honourable Mention Innovative: Cathy Jack Coupland Foliata
The National Association of Certified Quilt Judges also awarded a Merit Ribbon to Cindy Watkins for Gathered Consciousness.
All juried World Quilt entries tour with Mancuso Show Management Shows throughout the United States including:
- World Quilt New England (August 2016)
- Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza: Oaks, Pennsylvania (September 2016)
- QuiltFest Oasis Palm Springs: Palm Springs, California (October 2016)
- Pacific International Quilt Festival: Santa Clara, California (October 2016)
- World Quilt Florida (19-21 January 2017)
The World Quilt Competition is a wonderful opportunity to share your quilts with an wider audience (and have someone else look after customs and international shipping!). The Australian entry form for next year will be available at www.worldquiltaustralian.com in February 2017 and entries close on 15 May 2017.