{"id":2203,"date":"2016-09-27T12:24:16","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T19:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=2203"},"modified":"2016-09-27T12:24:16","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T19:24:16","slug":"how-to-enter-your-quilt-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/27\/how-to-enter-your-quilt-online\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Enter Your Quilt Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: 18pt;\">Is your quilt ready to submit for the Road to California 2017 \u00a0Quilt Contest? <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">By now, you have read and become familiar with the complete<strong> Road to California 2017 Quilt Contest information<\/strong>\u00a0including rules, quilt categories and definitions at our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.road2ca.com\/quilt-contest.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>. You&#8217;ve spent hours and hours working on your quilt design and then having it quilted. You are finally ready to submit it to our office and we are ready and waiting to receive your entry. We want to make sure you are confident on how to complete that last step: <strong>submitting your quilt entry. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\">The deadline to enter your quilt(s) for Road to California 2017 is Monday, October 3, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Entries can be mailed in to Road&#8217;s office or submitted online. <strong>By entering online, you save both time and money.\u00a0<\/strong>Online entries <strong>save $10.00<\/strong> on their submission.<\/p>\n\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_4055\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"336\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/road-2016\/roads-community-outreach\/attachment\/best-of-show-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4055\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4055 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Best-of-Show-2.jpg\" alt=\"Award Winning Quilt Best of Show Road 2016 \" width=\"336\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a> Best of Show Road 2016 &#8211; Silk Road Sampler by Melissa Sobotka[\/caption]\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Matt Reese, Road&#8217;s Show Director, has provided these easy step-by-step instructions to help you enter your quilt online:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In order to process an online entry, you need to <strong>have an online account and be logged in.<\/strong> If you have any questions about the log-in process, please check out this previous <a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/road-2016\/registering-for-2016-classes-a-refresher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog post<\/a> that explains how to log-in. Although the article focuses on how to register for classes, the process to log onto our online system is the same).<\/p>\n\n\nOnce you are logged on, move your mouse over to <strong>ROAD2017<\/strong> and click <strong>Contest Entry<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0(Don&#8217;t worry about the dates in our examples below. The procedure is still the same).\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">First,<\/span>\u00a0on the upper left hand corner, you need to select<strong> Quilt<\/strong> under division. <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Second,<\/span> you need to choose a <strong>Style\u00a0<\/strong>which will be either\u00a0Art, Innovative, Miniature, Modern or Traditional.\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2211 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-1-e1410891966815-777x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Photo 1\" width=\"777\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\nI selected Art. <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Next<\/span>, you need to select a <strong>Theme<\/strong>. Since my entry is a quilted photograph of Pug, Max. \u00a0I\u2019ll select Art Critter. (For information on themes, check out the information on the rules. If you have any questions about what theme your quilt belongs in your can either email us at <strong>info@roadroadtocalifornia.com<\/strong> \u00a0or make your best guess and if the jury\/judges determine it belongs elsewhere, they will move it).\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-2-e1410892027813.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2212 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-2-e1410892027813.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"761\" height=\"502\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Next<\/span> you need to put in the <strong>Dimensions<\/strong> of your entry. My quilt is 60 x 60. If your quilt meets the size requirements for the category you choose, a green message saying \u201cRoad to California entry category: xxxx\u201d and a green Submit button will appear.\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2213 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-3-e1410892075578.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo 3\" width=\"757\" height=\"491\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Enter<\/span> the Title, Maker\u2019s Name and Quilters Name. <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Please Note:<\/span> <\/strong>we have had complaints in the past about failing to list the quilters name. We print what you submit, and have no way of knowing if you have not changed the Quilters Name. <strong>It is the entrant\u2019s responsibility to ensure the entry form is accurate.<\/strong>\nThe <strong>Design Basis is a required field.<\/strong> This is where you should list what your design basis for your entry is (Pattern, Book, Photograph and so on.)\n<a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-4.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2214 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-4-e1410892103665.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo 4\" width=\"757\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a>\nI started my quilt in 2010 and completed it in 2013. I am a first time entrant. I quilted my quilt with a computer assisted longarm machine.\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff; background-color: #ffffff;\">Lastly, <\/span>I completed my <strong>Artist Statement.<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Once finished<\/span> click <strong>Submit.<\/strong>\nWhen you click submit, you should be taken back to your account home page which shows a purple box with Contest Entry information.\n&nbsp;\n<a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-5.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2215 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-5-e1410891917761-1024x413.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo 5\" width=\"1024\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Next,<\/span> I need to submit my <strong>Photos<\/strong>. Click upload under front to upload a front picture of your quilt. <strong>Helpful Hint: <\/strong>make sure your photos are at least 2,000 pixels on the smallest side prior to uploading. Any smaller than 2,000 pixels will be rejected.\n<a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-6.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2216 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-6-e1410892524156.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo 6\" width=\"1138\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\nOnce you have uploaded your photos, <strong>pay the entry fee<\/strong> by clicking pay bill. Enter your credit card information and you\u2019re all set!\n<a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-7.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2217 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Photo-7-e1410892572833.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo 7\" width=\"1138\" height=\"526\" \/><\/a>\nIf you have any questions about our online entry process, please let us know by email: <strong>info@roadtocalifornia.com<\/strong>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/blog-header\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4189\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog-Header.jpg\" alt=\"Blog Header\" width=\"960\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[18,31],"tags":[843,970,1110],"class_list":["post-2203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-quilt-entries","category-road-2017","tag-online-entry","tag-quilt-contest","tag-road-to-california-2017-quilt-contest"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}