On this page:

• Quilt Registration
• Regulations
• Challenge Quilt
• Volunteering at the Show
• Boutique
• Raffle Quilt
• Mini-Quilt Raffle
• Demonstrating at the Show

Regulations for Displaying a Quilt:

• Enter each quilt on a separate registration form.
• Registration deadline is Aug. 31, 2011. Mail-in registration deadline is Aug.15, 2011.
• Each person who displays a quilt in the show must be a member of the Rising Star Quilters Guild, and have paid their dues for the 2011-2012 year. If you haven't paid yet, send a membership/renewal form and a check for $25 payable to Rising Star Quilters Guild, Inc. to RISING STAR QUILTERS P.O. Box 468 Belmont, MA 02478. Entries will not be accepted if dues are unpaid.
• Each member of Rising Star is expected to volunteer at least 2 hours during the show, even if you're not displaying a quilt. Feel free to volunteer more if you have the time. Email Barbara Tarrh or select your time on one, but only one, of your quilt registrations.
• All quilts displayed must be finished and quilted, labeled and prepared for hanging.
• Any member may have up to two (2) entries in the show plus one challenge quilt. Bee quilts are not counted in the limit. This year's challenge is: Birds of a Feather. You may also enter any number of Mini quilts (12 inch square quilts donated to the guild for a raffle. These do not have to be registered, but do need a sleeve).
• Large quilts must have a 4 1/2 inch sleeve sewn on the top of the back. Wall quilts need a sleeve if the quilt is 60 inches or wider. Donated Mini quilts need a 2.5 inch; sleeve. Challenge quilts will need a sleeve only if they are to be donated to the Alzheimers group.
• A signature patch with the name of the quilt and your name must be sewn to the lower right corner (as you face the back of the quilt) on the back of all quilts.
• Quilts must be brought to Cary Memorial Hall on Fri. Oct. 14th. between 5 and 6 pm. If you can't make the time, ask a friend to bring in the quilt. At that time you will be given a pre-printed card for each of your quilts which must be used to pick up the quilt(s). The quilt(s) must be picked up on Sun. Oct 16th by the owner or the owner's representative, between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m.
• YOU (OR YOUR REPRESENTATIVE) MUST BRING THE CHECK-OUT CARD TO RECEIVE YOUR QUILT!

2011 Challenge Quilt Theme:
Birds of a Feather

Create a quilt that is your representation of "Birds of a Feather". The dimensions must be 9 inches by 12 inches.

This size will allow quilts to be donated to the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. You are not required to donate your quilt to the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative in order to participate in RSQ's Quilt Show Challenge. We just thought we would make it easy if you wanted to participant in both, but were short on time to make more than one small quilt.

Volunteering at the Show

Thanks in advance to those who have already signed-up as volunteers to make the October 2011 quilt show a great success! As usual, we're asking every guild member to volunteer at least two hours of time during the show. This includes members who do not have a quilt in the show as well as those who do.

To sign up to volunteer you may email me your time using one or more of the time periods listed below. Or, you may sign up at the September guild meeting. We need volunteers in the following time periods.

• Friday October 14 times are 5-9 p.m.
• Saturday October 15 times are 10-12 a.m. and 11:30-1:30, 1-3, and 3-5 p.m.
• Sunday October 16 times are 11-1, 1-3, and 3:00-5:30 p.m.( includes show takedown)

I can be reached at volunteer@risingstarquilters.org.

Boutique Guidelines

Part of our annual show is the boutique. The boutique allows RSQ members to sell their handcrafted items and, at the same time, is a fundraiser for the Guild. Sales will be split between the crafter (80%) and the Guild (20%), except for any donated items.

What may be sold: All types of items handcrafted by members. What may not be sold: Fabric (yardage or scraps), thread, yarn, patterns, or notions; or food items.

While every reasonable effort will be made to ensure the safety of your merchandise, all items are placed in the boutique at the seller's risk, and Rising Star will not be responsible for loss or damage.

Each person contributing to the boutique needs an ID number and has to fill out two inventory sheets.

On the top of the inventory sheets, please fill in your ID number, name, and address in the spaces provided. Fill in the item number, how many of each item, a short description of each item, and the price.

The ID number, together with the the item number of each piece, should be written on your price tags for each item.

Example: Let's say my ID number is "22" and I make three different items for the show. These should be listed on the form as follows:

Item no.	Quantity Made	Description	Price/Item
1.	6	Child's knitted hats	$20.00
2.	3	Tote bags	$35.00
3.	6	Pot holders	$5.00

On the price tags for the hats I would write "22/1 $20.00." For the totes "22/2 $35.00," and so forth. The price tags would look like this:

Bring your priced items together with two copies of your filled-out inventory sheets when you check in at the boutique on Friday night before the show.

One of the inventory sheets remains in the boutique book, while the other is given back to the contributor. You have to bring your copy at pickup at the end of the show!

No untagged items can be accepted - attach your tags using string or pins - please, no adhesive price tags!

ID numbers and inventory forms are available at guild meetings. You can also get forms here at the site. You can contact the boutique committee via e-mail. Go here for a printable copy of these guidelines.

Boutique 2011 Check-in and Check-Out

Check-in to the boutique will be Friday night at the same time as quilt check-in. You (or your representative) will bring your tagged items, and 2 copies of your completed inventory sheet over to the boutique area. A boutique volunteer will go over your items and inventory sheet with you to confirm that everything is properly tagged, and accounted for on your inventory sheet.

We will put one copy of your inventory sheet into the boutique book.

You will keep a copy of your inventory sheet and bring it with you to pick up any unsold merchandise on Sunday.

To help speed check-in, please organize your items by categories, and make sure every item has a legible, correctly marked sales tag. Make sure that prices on tags match prices on inventory sheet. Make sure sales tags are pinned or tied on securely---no sticky labels, please, as they fall off. No item can be sold without a tag! If you have a display or other prop that goes along with your items, please label it with your name, and make a note of it on your inventory form.

The boutique will stay open until the end of the show on Sunday (4 pm).
Unsold merchandise may be picked up after the show closes.
(Please give us 15-30 minutes to gather things together.)

Check-out will be like check-in.

Please bring your copy of inventory list to check-out. If you cannot be there, please ask someone to collect your items for you. Nothing can be taken away until it has been checked out.

Final accounting of what has been sold will be determined after the show. Payment will be made according to what was sold as shown on sales receipts. Checks will be issued once final accounting has been done.

If you have any questions, please contact boutique@risingstarquilters.org.

Raffle Quilt Information

For information on where to send tickets and checks and/or to ask for more tickets contact the Raffle Ticket Coordinator.

For information about this year's raffle quilt see the general show page.