Island Quilts 2025 (IQ 2025) will be from Thursday 2 – Saturday 4 October in the fantastic MAC02 (18 Hunter Street, Hobart). We are looking forward to working with Craft Alive again.
All the information you need is in the Island Quilts 2025 Handbook but for convenience we’ve included a list of important dates below – be sure to pop them in your diary.
Our 2025 Challenge is “A Nod to the Past”
The theme for the 2025 Challenge is “A Nod to the Past”. This will be an Open category judged by the team of interstate and local judges with appropriate prizes awarded. Entries to be up to 80cm on the longest side. Enter the challenge using the online entry form. Your challenge entry can be in addition to the four quilts you are allowed to enter (as per the Handbook) and will be free.
DATES
- Opening date for online entries : Monday 16 June 2025
- Closing date for online entries: Monday 11 August 2025
- Return early bird raffle tickets by: Friday 12 September 2025
- Delivery of quilts to depots: Wednesday 10 – Friday 12 September 2025
- Judging day: Wednesday 17 – Thursday 18 September 2025
- Photography day: Friday 19 September 2025
- Quilt Hanging day: Wednesday 1 October 2025
- Presentation Evening: Wednesday 1 October 2025
EXHIBITION:
- Thursday 2 October 9.30am – 4.00pm
- Friday 3 October 9.30am – 4.00pm
- Saturday 4 October 9.30am – 4.00pm
- Collection of quilts from depots : Wednesday 8 – Friday 10 October 2025