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QU WELCOME GATHERING
Who: Old and new members in the mood to visit and share are invited.
What: Light refreshments will be provided.
R.S.V.P. Requested and appreciated.
When: Thursday evening, May 21st from 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm.
Where: Ann Gaber’s house. Ann’s information is in the QU Directory.
Nominations for Distinguished Quilter are due by June 1st. Nomination forms for Distinguished Quilter are online at: https://quilttallahassee.com/activities-andprojects/awards/. The nomination form can be completed and submitted on your computer or on paper and must have both a nominator and a co-nominator from the guild.
In addition to basic contact information, the entry form has three sections to describe the nominee.
1. Outstanding quilting expertise and talent
2. Quilting demonstrations, teaching and/or writing by quilter
3. Local, regional, and/or national quilt shows entered; awards received
The Award Criteria below is online in the Policies and Procedures:
4. Committee Procedures for Nomination
a) The Awards Committee shall solicit nominations from active Quilters Unlimited
members through forms, published on the guild’s web site.
b) There shall be a nominator and a co-nominator, and both shall complete and
sign the Nomination Form.
c) The Awards Committee Chairperson shall not be a nominator or conominator. In the case of any tie votes, the Chairperson shall cast the deciding
vote.
d) An Awards Committee member, nominated for an award, shall not
participate in discussions or voting pertaining to that award.
e) The current President is not eligible for the Volunteer of the Year Award.
5. Distinguished Quilter Award Criteria
a) The Distinguished Quilter Award will be given to a participating guild member,
who: supports the goals and purposes of Quilters Unlimited by promoting
knowledge of and interest in quilting and the art of quilting; has outstanding
quilting expertise and talent; shares by demonstrations, teaching, or writing; and
enters quilts in local, regional, and/or national quilt shows.
b) The nominee may also: serve as an officer or committee chairperson,
demonstrate areas of expertise in guild (programs, writing, other), and show
initiative and/or assume responsibility.
c) The Distinguished Quilter Nomination Form is due to the Awards Committee
Chairperson no later than June 1st of each year. The form is available on the QU
website.
Contact Janet Hughes with questions about submitting nominations.
The entry deadline and turn-in to Chair is JULY 25, 2026.
The rules for this year’s challenge are posted at https://www.quilttallahassee.com/shows-travel-galleries/galleries/challenge-quilt/
If you have any questions, please contact the Challenge Chair, Carole Gentry, by email, phone, or text.