Friday, July 31, 2026
6:00–7:30 p.m.
Knox County YMCA Lobby
When you drop off your quilt, you will receive an Exhibitor's Receipt.
Please keep this receipt in a safe place. Your quilt cannot be returned without it.
Before bringing your quilt to the show, please:
Fold the quilt with the wrong side facing out.
Leave the bottom right-hand corner exposed.
Attach a label (sewn, pinned, or basted) that includes:
Your name
Quilt title
Place an additional safety pin in the exposed bottom right-hand corner.
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Approximately 5:00–5:30 p.m. (after show tear-down is complete)
Quilts will not be released until tear-down has been completed.
We appreciate any volunteers who are able to stay and assist with tear-down. If you're still interested in helping, there's still time to sign up!
If you are not helping with tear-down, please plan to arrive between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. to pick up your quilt(s).
To claim a quilt, the Exhibitor's Receipt must be presented, whether the quilt is being picked up by you, a family member, or a friend.
No quilts will be released without the corresponding Exhibitor's Receipt.
Quilt Show Volunteers
More information to follow
Hanging Sleeve
Quilts over 48" in width must have a hanging sleeve. Extra long quilts must have the sleeve in place at least 90" from the bottom of the quilt so it will not drag on the floor. The sleeve must be a 4" wide pocket across the top of your quilt, just under the binding.
Cut fabric 8 ½" x the width of your quilt; hem each end.
Fold in half and seam down the entire length.
Press seam open in center of tube (do not turn–leave the seam on the outside of the tube).
Place top fold next to binding and hand sew in place being careful at all times not to catch the front of your quilt.
Roll the bottom fold up about 1/4" before sewing in place to allow room for the hanging rod/poll.
Sew down the ends of the sleeve that are closest to the quilt itself to allow for easy insertion of the hanger. It is acceptable to use safety pins to pin the sleeve to the back of your quilt instead of sewing the sleeve in place.
These two videos show the same kind of sleeve as described above, but with a different, nifty method for making room for the hanging rod/poll:
Quilt Entry Guidelines & Registration
Registration deadline is July 1.
Quilt must be quilted through all three layers.
Quilt can not have been in a previous Piecemakers Quilt Show.
Quilts must be registered by the June meeting.
Challenge quilts are due at the July meeting and will be judged at the meeting.
Enter your quilts as soon as possible, even if it is still in the planning stages. Don't wait till it's finished; it's easier to pull a quilt out then to add it in at the last minute.
