Greetings! The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown, New York, is hosting a quilt contest on October 16-17. This contest, A New York State of Mind, will celebrate quilters in anticipation of an upcoming quilt exhibition at our sister organization, the Fenimore Art Museum, in 2011. I hope that you’ll consider attending the show and share our call for entries with your guild members. We are currently accepting submissions of projects that fit our three contest categories: New York Beauty quilts, Hometown New York Quilts, and Carousel Quilts. Entries will be judged by a team of museum professionals and textile experts; category winners will be exhibited at The Farmers’ Museum or the Fenimore Art Museum in 2011. Additional prizes will also be awarded. You can find more information on the quilt contest and download a submission form at http://www.farmersmuseum.org/farmers/on_view/2010_quilt_contest. Whether your quilt reinterprets conventional historic designs, celebrates your hometown, or expresses the creativity of the carousel tradition, we look forward to seeing you and your work in Cooperstown in October. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kajsa Sabatke, Manager of Public Programs for The Farmer's Museum, at k.sabatke@nysha.org Sincerely, Keith M. Rohlman    Posted on 6/24/2010