Quilt Show Top Awards
Best in Show
This $10,000 prize is awarded from the 1st place winners in all judged categories. The category from which Best In Show is selected will have the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place quilts all move up one spot.
Best Machine Quilting
This $2,000 prize can be awarded to any quilt in the judged show. This award recognizes excellent machine quilting that enhances the design and impact of a quilt. The quilting may be done on a longarm or domestic sewing machine. Quilting done with a pantograph is not eligible for this award.
Best Hand Quilting
This $2,000 prize can be awarded to any quilt in the judged show of which hand quilting is 60% or more of the quilting used. This award recognizes excellent use and execution of hand quilting to enhance the design and impact of a quilt.
Best Original Modern Design
This $2,000 prize can be awarded to any quilt in the judged show. The aim of this award is to recognize excellent modern design that enhances the impact of a quilt.
MQG Breakthrough Award
This $3,000 prize can be awarded to any innovative, outstanding, or otherwise noteworthy modern quilt from a quilter who is newer to modern quilting or QuiltCon.
MQG Award of Excellence
This $2,000 prize can be awarded to any quilt in the judged show that the MQG determines to merit an award and that, after the judging process, has not received one.
People's Choice
This $2,000 prize can be awarded to any quilt in the judged show that the people vote as their favorite. This is awarded on the last day of the show.