The Quilt Show will be sponsoring the new $7,500 World of Beauty Award at the 2008 International Quilt Association show and contest in Houston. IQA states that this award will go to "a quilt that has beauty appealing to the heart or mind, as well as the eye. As examples, the appeal may come from exceptional and exquisite workmanship, a striking and well-wrought image, or from a message of hope and inspiration. Overall, the impression the work gives should be a pleasurable and positive one. Because this special award carries the name of both our Judged Show and our official publication, Quilts A World Beauty, the winner will exhibit the universal appeal that our organization believes is innate in quilts."

TQS/ARJJ is thrilled to sponsor this prize and we feel that the new World of Beauty Award aligns perfectly with our goals of connecting quilters worldwide, sharing positive messages in quilting, and celebrating quilting as a lifestyle.