The McCall's
Quilt Design Star™ 2012 contest has officially launched and is
currently in the qualifying round phase, which continues through April 29,
2012. This year for the first time, the contest has 2 separate tracks for
Amateur and Professional Quilt Designers.
Don’t let the term Professional scare
you…for the purposes of this contest, a pro is anyone who has ever received
monetary compensation for an original quilt design. For example, if you’ve made
money by self-publishing a pattern, making a quilt for a fabric company, or
teaching a class based on your quilt design at a local shop, you’re a pro!
Grand prizes this year include a sewing machine (a Pfaff quilt expression™ 4.0
with toolbox in the professional group and a Viking Sapphire™ 875 Quilt in the
amateur group) and $500 cash to the winner of each group. Winning quilts will
also be featured in McCall’s Quilting magazine.
