Hand Delivery

If you have a quilt that requires special handling, please contact the Quilt Registrar at quiltsreg@mainequilts.org  before entering your quilt.

  • Remove any tags or labels from other shows you may have entered.
  • Minimum 4” sleeve required on all quilts, regardless of size. The top of the Sleeve must be no more than 88” from bottom.
  • Place each quilt in a separate flat cloth bag or pillowcase large enough to easily accommodate the quilt. Plastic bags will not be accepted. Label the bag with your name, address, and phone number. Please do not use masking tape for labels.
  • Entries must be delivered ONLY on Saturday, July 19 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. to the location checked on your entry form.

Delivery Sites – to be used ONLY Saturday, July 19 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.:
Bangor (The Cotton Cupboard Quilt Shop, 1213 Broadway)
Chelsea (Mystic Maine Quilts, 5 River Rd.)
Ellsworth (Quiilty Bird, 8 Old Mill Rd.)
Freeport (Cotton Weeds, 15 Main St.)
Madison (Seams Sew Perfect, 167 Lakewood Rd.)
Sanford (Sanford Sewing Machines, 1923 Main St.)
Searsport (Keepsakes, 191 E. Main St.)
West Farmington (Grange Hall, 124 Bridge St.)
Windham (Calico Basket, 31 Page Rd)

General Quilt Entry Information & Guidelines
Quilt Divisions, Categories & Terms
Judged Quilts Division Entry Information & Guidelines
Chapter Challenge/Group Entry Guidelines
Quilt Entry Submission
Blanket Permission List
Quilt Delivery, Return & Shipped Quilts Guidelines

Note: if you need to change your delivery site or withdraw a quilt after you have submitted your entry form, please communicate your change to the Quilt Registrar. We understand that changes are sometimes unavoidable, and we can process those changes more efficiently if we are made aware of them before Delivery Day.”

Shipping Quilts

  • Remove any tags or labels from other shows you may have entered. 
  • Minimum 4” sleeve required on all quilts, regardless of size. The top of the sleeve must be no more than 88” from bottom of the quilt.
  • Place each quilt in a separate flat cloth bag or pillowcase large enough to easily accommodate the quilt; mark the bag with your name, address, and phone number. Please do not use masking tape for labels.
  • Please include the following, placed in an envelope on top of your quilt(s), outside of the cloth bag(s):
    • Return address label and funds for return shipping, which may include checks or money orders payable to Pine Tree Quilters Guild or PTQG (no cash, please), a prepaid shipping label, or sufficient postage stamps to cover the cost of return shipping.
      OR
    • A note indicating you will pick quilt up at close of show. If shipped quilt(s) will be picked up at close of show by you or someone you designate, receipt(s) must be obtained from the quilt show office staff in the Franklin Room at the show on Saturday, or enclose a SASE so receipt(s) can be mailed.
    • a stamped, self-addressed postcard to receive confirmation that your quilt arrived If you don’t have e-mail.
  • Place cloth bag(s) with quilt(s) and return shipping materials inside a plastic bag labeled with your name, address, e-mail address, and phone number.
  • Seal your quilt(s) well in a sturdy box. The same box will be used to return your quilt(s).
  • Ship quilts to Mary Reynolds, 161 Mt. Ephraim Rd., Searsport, ME 04974 to arrive between July 2 and 16.  All shipping costs are the responsibility of the entrant. 
  • Shipped quilts will be sent back to you within one week of the close of the show. If you need your quilt returned more quickly or to a different location, it is your responsibility to inform Mary Reynolds.

Quilt Returns

  • All entries are to be picked up at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday, July 26, between 5:30 – 6:00 p.m.
  • Numbers for quilt pick up will be assigned as quilt registrations are received. You will not receive your pick up number until Delivery Day.
  • If you are unable to pick up your quilt(s) at the Augusta Civic Center on Saturday, you are responsible to make arrangements to have your quilt(s) shipped back to you. 
  • Contact Mary Reynolds, 161 Mt. Ephraim Rd., Searsport, ME 04974, to make arrangements to have your quilt(s) shipped back to you. All return shipping costs are the responsibility of the entrant. 
  • No entries will be released without a receipt.