An Exploration in Sustainable Modern Quilting: Call for Submissions

In 2018, The Boulder Modern Quilt Guild, along with the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community at University of Colorado Boulder, is excited to announce a modern quilt show, An Exploration in Sustainable Modern Quilting. The show will hang at the Albert A. Bartlett Science Communication Center, 4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder, CO, in the fall.  

Quilts submitted by members of the Colorado Front Range quilting community will be showcased based on originality, design, technique, craftsmanship, and visual impact of sustainability. Each submission is required to fit within at least one of the categories; repurposed or rescued fabrics, renewable or sustainable new fabrics, scraps, waste, or otherwise trashed fabric, repaired/restored or reworked ‘old’ quilts into new quilts, and unusual materials. 

An example of a sustainable quilt made by Boulder MQG member Katie Arrington using repurposed shirts.

Quilters who live along the Colorado Front Range are invited to submit up to (3) quilts to be juried by our BMQG panel, Anne Deister, Shelly Sommer, Laura Loewen, and guest Front Range community juror, Stephanie Ruyle of Spontaneous Threads. 

 This is a wonderful opportunity to challenge both quilters and the community to view what a modern quilt is and how it can be constructed using sustainable, environmentally friendly materials and practices. 

 To submit a quilt, please review the call for submissions.