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What a room brief is
Most shows ask you to make a quilt and hope someone likes it. This one asks you to make a quilt for a room you have never seen. The room brief is how you get to know that room.
The room itself
A photograph of the actual room, uncropped, plus its size and where the light comes from. You are not guessing at a mood board — you are looking at a place someone lives in.
The palette
Named colours, often with Pantone references, taken from what is already in the room: the walls, the floor, the upholstery. It tells you what will sit comfortably and what will fight.
The designer's ask
A short note in the designer's own words about what the room is missing and what they would love to see on that wall. This is the part most entrants underuse.
Scale and placement
Where the quilt would hang and roughly how big it should be. A beautiful quilt at the wrong size does not work in the room, and judges see it hung to scale.
How to read one well
- Answer the designer, not the internet. The strongest entries read like a reply to the brief.
- Test your palette against the room photo, not against your stash.
- Write your 'why this room' statement early — if you cannot explain the fit in three sentences, the quilt may not be there yet.
- Pick one room and commit. Spreading a single idea across three briefs usually weakens all three.
When the briefs are live you can read every one on the rooms page, and see how they are scored in the judging guide.
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The briefs go to the design list before they go anywhere else. One email when they land, one when entries open.
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