Submissions Are Open for Exhibition 2023: A Modern Quilt Show

Members of Indy MQG and Akoma Ntoso MQG are encouraged to submit QUILTS and QUILTED ITEMS to this year’s show at Garfield Park Art Center, on display July 7–29. The public is clamoring to see our creative output!

STEP #1: Choose which pieces you’d like to have on display. Quilts are the obvious choice but maybe you also make quilted bags, quilted pillows, quilted clothing, etc. Everything* quilted is eligible!

* Items must meet the themes as described: hand-dyed fabrics featured in your piece for the main show or a 17″ x 17″mini quilt with a theme of the number 7 for this year’s mathemagical challenge.

STEP #2: Fill out a submission entry for each exhibit you’d like to have in the show, either by document or electronic form.

STEP #3: Once you have submitted one entry for each of your exhibits, use the dropdown below to submit your payment. The exhibition and public reception are funded by submission fees.

Remember: do not count your mathemagical mini toward your total number of quilts when selecting how many submissions to pay for.

Select number of items submitted


Step #4: Send** photos of your exhibits to exhibition [at] indymqg [dot] com. Nothing fancy! Just something GPAC can use to verify that each piece is appropriate for hanging in a public gallery.

** This isn’t necessary if you uploaded a photo when you completed the electronic submission form.

STEP #5: Put these two dates on your calendar: the First Friday public reception for Exhibition 2023: A Modern Quilt Show on July 7 from 6–9 PM, and the Artist Chat on July 22 at 2:30 PM!

STEP #6: Drop off your submissions at IMQG’s May meeting on May 21, ANMQG’s May meeting on May 28, or May 30 or June 1 at Sacha’s house or Tony Jean’s house.

Exhibition 2022 People’s Choice Winner

a variety of modern quilts hung for display on a painted concrete block wall in an art gallery

The votes are in! There was a three-way tie between MAGNOLIA Mystery Quilt (Marie Harnish), Which Direction Will It Fly? (Marie Harnish) and Scrap Happy Marcelle Medallion (Jane Kaag) for which piece was the crowd’s favorite. Runners up were 7 by Dr. Tony Jean Dickerson and Aurora by Mary Ellen Straughn. Many congratulations, quilters!

MAGNOLIA Mystery Quilt
Which Direction Will It Fly?
Scrap Happy Marcelle Medallion
7 on the left, Aurora on the right

Since two of the three top vote-getters were made by the same quilter, she will get the winner’s package: a prize ribbon impeccably made by our very own Jane Kaag, a Sewology quilt compliments of Pen + Paper Designs, and the right to brag about being our inaugural People’s Choice winner. Enjoy, Marie Harnish!

Donate to an animal rescue organization for a chance to win this quilt!

close up of IMQG's 2022 QuiltCon Community Outreach Challenge quilt

UPDATE: Alex Miller Reusze won the quilt with a donation to The Humane Society of the United States. There were 180 total entries, which means we raised $900 for various animal rescue organizations. Strong work, everyone!

Each year Indy MQG participates in the QuiltCon Community Outreach Quilt Challenge. For 2022 the theme was angles with a color palette of white, boysenberry, geranium, orange, yellow, and olive. Members of our guild designed, constructed, quilted, and finished this quilt for the challenge.

full show of IMQG's 2022 QuiltCon Community Outreach Challenge quilt, outdoors

The goal of the challenge is to raise funds for nonprofit organizations. Indy MQG has chosen animal rescue as this year’s fundraising focus. For every $5 you donate to an animal rescue of your choice, IMQG will give you one chance to win this quilt in a random drawing. Here’s how that will work:

Step #1 — Choose your animal rescue charity!
You can donate to any nonprofit animal rescue organization, whether based in Indiana or not.

Step #2 — Make a donation July 1–29!
Each $5 donation you make during Exhibition 2022: A Modern Quilt Show will earn you a chance to win the IMQG community outreach quilt while also helping an animal rescue organization of your choice! You can make a donation in any amount you choose but chances to win are issued in $5 increments (e.g., $10 donation = 2 chances, $100 donation = 20 chances, etc.). Any processing fees added to the donation do not count toward the total (e.g., $50 donation + $5 fee = 10 chances).

Step #3 — Show us proof of your donation by July 31!
Complete this form with your information, including uploading a photo of your donation receipt. We will register your chance(s) to win in our list of entries.

The random drawing will take place on August 1 and the winner will be notified immediately. Anyone who follows steps #1–3 is eligible to win! IMQG will cover shipping within the United States if local delivery isn’t feasible.