Thank you for your interest in “Natural Connections”
The South Fork Conservancy (SFC) wants you!
We hope that you’ll take advantage of this opportunity to showcase your quilting genius at our annual outdoor celebration known as Creek Rising. It takes place on the banks of the South Fork of Peachtree Creek at Atlanta’s Zonolite Park in the fall of 2022.
We have named this second show and auction “Natural Connections.” We hope that many of you in the quilting community will want to take part in this fun and inspiring event by donating for auction a quilt that you have made.
People will be able to view and bid on the quilts online as well as at the live event in the park. They will be able to take a quilt walk through the outdoor exhibit, where the quilts will be displayed, and bid on the quilts. People also will be able to browse the auction using their cell phones to see your work and bid on the quilts.
If you want to participate in SFC’s second quilt show and auction, here’s what you need to know:
• You donate a quilt you have made to the South Fork Conservancy. The donation is tax deductible.
• Each quilt will be professionally photographed. Photos will be placed on the SFC website and in all materials related to the Creek Rising event.
• Quilters each will receive a photo (jpeg or tif) of their quilt.
• Quilters will receive an invitation to Creek Rising and a one-year membership in SFC.
• Each quilt will be displayed online and during Creek Rising. In the event of inclement weather, we will display the quilts an adjacent covered location.
Quilt Specifics
• Theme: Connections to the natural world in all its manifestations and seasons. Designs can be abstract or not.
• Sizes: Minimum 36” x 36” to a maximum of 70”x 80” or 84” x 100” (double size).
• Materials: Quilts must be two layers of fabric with a filling that is stitched together with lines or a pattern (done by hand or machine).
Rag quilts or quilts made from predominantly preprinted panels (without a majority of piecing, appliqué, or embroidery) are not accepted.
Quilts must not be tied.
Quilts require a sleeve.
Quilts must have fabric label sewn on the back of the quilt that gives quilter’s name, date, quilt dimensions, and quilt title.
Quilters using a copyrighted pattern must make attribution to the pattern designer.
• Pricing Quilts will be priced at a percentage of fair market value (FMV).
These prices will be the suggested minimum bids at the time the auction begins, with increments of 10%-40% between bids. Experienced quilters will assist SFC with pricing.
Deadlines
Intent to submit quilt for auction: March 1, 2022. You must complete an online registration form (at the end of this document) and return it to Dorothy Sussman michandmina@gmail.com by this date.
Delivery/ Pick-up of quilt: No later than 5:00 pm, July 11, 2022. SFC will make arrangements with you about delivery.
These firm deadlines allow us to plan appropriately for photographing the quilts.
Release Form: SFC will provide you with a release form at the time we receive your quilt. The form indicates that you will transfer all rights to the quilt and any photos or print materials associated with it to the South Fork Conservancy. Note that transferring of rights does not imply transferring rights to the design.
Tax-deductible Receipt: SFC will issue you a receipt for your donation after the event.
Questions: Contact Dorothy Sussman at michandmina@gmail.com or call her at 404-754-3306.
You can learn what we’ve been up to and where we’re headed by exploring our website at southforkonservancy.org. Take a look at our trail map and make plans to walk one or more of the trails that connect people to the creek, and find inspiration for fashioning your quilt!
Intent to Submit Quilt for “Natural Connection” at
SFC’s Creek Rising Celebration Fall 2022
Due by March 1, 2022
Thank you so much for your willingness to participate in “Natural Connections,” SFC’s second annual quilt show and auction!