YEA! Call for Entries 
We are pleased to announce our 2026 YEA! Artists.
| First Name | Last Name | Artwork Title | City | State | Country |
| Justin | Allard | Proposal with Pears | Louisville | KY | |
| Justin | Allard | My Family, Undivided | Louisville | KY | |
| Caroline | Bybee Patel | Quilt When the Baby Quilts | Houston | TX | |
| Sasha | Eckstein | The Break of Dawn | Alameda | CA | |
| Sasha | Eckstein | Kaleidoscope No. 1 | Alameda | CA | |
| Olivia | Fitzpatrick | Meet Me in the In-Between | Kansas City | MO | |
| Stephanie | Folsom | Garden Gate | Cape Coral | FL | |
| Eric | Galindo | Mama Sang's Basket | San Francisco | CA | |
| Miles | Hilton | Connected | Bloomington | IN | |
| Amelia | Hochwald | The Jellyfish | Torbay | NL | Canada |
| Gio | Houle | Otra vez, sin prohibido | Boston | MA | |
| Ella | Howe | Free Motion Fun | Blacksburg | VA | |
| Ella | Howe | How the Light Gets In | Blacksburg | VA | |
| Alicja | Kozlowska | ”RED BULL 2” | Grodzisk Mazowiecki | Poland | |
| Mackenzie | Leake | Fanciful | Palo Alto | CA | |
| Mackenzie | Leake | Glyph | Palo Alto | CA | |
| Kodi | Lybarger | And I got mold sick | Boston | MA | |
| Guinevere | Meadows | Here Be Dragons | Indianapolis | IN | |
| Sarah | Morris | whitewashed cultural appropriation after church | Pearland | TX | |
| Sarah | Morris | Sara? Sarah? | Pearland | TX | |
| Sarah | Morris | In Spite of Ourselves | Pearland | TX | |
| Kiersten | Mumm | Cloaked in Color | Prosper | TX | |
| Kiersten | Mumm | Semper Fidelis | Prosper | TX | |
| Maddie | Nicolas | Shoulder Seasons Scrap Bag | Chicago | IL | |
| Maddie | Nicolas | (Extra)ordinary Binary | Chicago | IL | |
| Maddie | Nicolas | Comfort Object | Chicago | IL | |
| Madeline | Nunn | The Bejeweled Era | Longmont | CO | |
| Kate | Price | Mother Miss Norma Jeane | Austin | TX | |
| Sydney | Purdue | Quilted Memory | Jamaica Plain | MA | |
| Kiara | Reagan | Project Hustle Community Graveyard Quilt | Boston | MA | |
| Kiara | Reagan | Grandma's Pool | Boston | MA | |
| Kiara | Reagan | Sunbonnet Sue Gets High to Cope | Boston | MA | |
| Elizabeth | Reeves | Liberty and Justice for Some | Houston | TX | |
| Elizabeth | Reeves | Carolina Bloomin | Houston | TX | |
| Kaitlin | Rim | Summer Spritz | Grover Beach | CA | |
| Kaitlin | Rim | Bumble Home | Grover Beach | CA | |
| Erin | Riola | Black Gold, Texas Tea | Sugar Land | TX | |
| Erin | Riola | Plastic Memory | Sugar Land | TX | |
| Erin | Riola | Receipt | Sugar Land | TX | |
| Evie | Sierra | Harmony | Clayton | DE | |
| Sean | Tyler | Coreopsis Reliquary | Tulsa | OK | |
| Shae | Vaughn | Hope Amid the Hurt | Kalamazoo | MI | |
| Shae | Vaughn | Choose Faith | Kalamazoo | MI | |
| Chloe | Wack | Our Neighborhood Map | Knoxville | TN | |
| Maggie | Wiebe | Homemaking/Peacemaking | Saint Paul | MN | |
| Emily | Williamson | Medusa | Honolulu | HI | |
| Emily | Williamson | Coming Home | Honolulu | HI | |
| Emily | Williamson | The Little Lightening Girl | Honolulu | HI | |
| Jude | Howard | Grasping the Unholdable (bird, mouse, shrew, rabbit) | Miamisburg | OH | |
SAQA is offering a $500 cash award for Most Innovative and a one year membership for any artist that is juried into the exhibit.
International Quilt Museum is offering a $500 cash award for the Best Use of Color.
Alegre Retreat is offering a $500 cash award for Technical Merit.
C&T Publishing is offering a $500 cash award for Best Craftsmanship
Free Spirit is offering an assortment of fabrics valued at $500 for Most Interesting Use of Fabrics.
Aurifil is offering a $500 gift certificate for Excellence in Thread Artistry.
Claudia Sammis of Back Porch Fabrics is offering a $500 cash award for Excellence in Surface Design.
Ricky Tims is offering a $500 cash award for The Powerful Narrative
The Surface Design Association is offering an Emerging Artist Award of Excellence with a 1-year membership and support for art promotion.
Katie Pasquini is offering a $500 cash award for Curator’s Choice.
Lisa Ellis is offering a $500 cash award for Curator’s Choice.