1.  Use only pre-washed and color-fast 100% cotton or cotton/polyester blend fabrics.  The blocks must be in fall colors (solids or prints).  The block must be a pieced pattern and be hand pieced.  You may choose any style pieced pattern.  You may not enter a block that has been cross-stitched, counted cross-stitched, appliquéd or embroidered.

2.  The finished size for the block is 12" x 12".  You will need to add a 1/4" seam allowance all around so that the block can be stitched into a quilt.   The size of the block with the seam allowance is 12 1/2" x 12 1/2".  Do not use heavy padding in the block design.  Do not quilt the block because it may become part of the Festival Quilt. The Festival Quilt will be made using blocks from the Quilt Block Contest. The quilt will be raffled off at a future date, with proceeds benefiting the festival.

3.  Please be sure that any trim you use can be laundered.

4.  There will be first, second and third place winners.  All blocks will become the property of the Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival Committee and will be on display at the 2008 Fall Festival.

5.  You may enter only one block per person.

6.  Entries must be brought or mailed no later than September 30, 2008 to:

The Middlesboro-Bell County Public Library
126 S. 20^th Street
Middlesboro, KY  40965 

7.  All decisions by the judges will be final!