Japan Handicraft Instructors' Association

Size of the work must be 50cm (19 3/4in.) to 230cm (90 1/2in.) both in the width and the length.

Work must consist of a top, the batting , the backing and these three layers must be held together by hand- or machine quilting or other elements.

Work must have been finished after 30, October, 2007, and must be an original work. Any work that have appeared in any copyrighted publication (such as magazines, books, or newspapers) any contests, any competitions, any exhibition (excluding private exhibitions), and/or any internet sites other than quilters’ own site are not eligible . The works which has exhibited in the school festival or school exhibition are eligible.

Quilt can be constructed and quilted both by the sole person or the group named on the entry form.

Entries are limited to two per person or group (please complete the Entry Form and send it together with two photographs; a full frontal photograph and detailed photograph).

Junior & Senior High School Students' Category
Encouragement Prize, awarded by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology	1 work. Study grant for quilts suitably 300,000yen
Jury's Awards	3 works
Corporate Awards NIHON VOGUE CO., LTD.award, etc	offered by the corporations that support this exhibition

Mieko Miyama(Quilter),　Yoko Okamoto(Quilter) Mitsuharu Hirose(Knitter)

February 6th―February 11th, 2010
The First Exhibition will be held at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
This exhibition will travel both within Japan and abroad after the first exhibition.(the 9th exhibition travelled to three places in Japan and two abroad countries)

*The catalogue will be published. The organizer shall retain the right to publish any works entered into the contest.
*The award-winning works will be held until the end of March, 2011.
*The organizer may cancel any prizes and awards that violate the entry rules.
*The organizer will insure the entered works, and take utmost precautions in the handling and maintenance of the works, but cannot be held responsible for damage due to inherent properties of materials used, construction defects, natural disasters, or other factors beyond its control.