What is a quilt appraisal and why should you have one? There are three basic types of appraisals:

• Insurance Appraisal - determines the replacement value of your quilt or garment
• Fair Market Appraisal - determines the market value - that figure arrived upon between a willing buyer and a willing seller, both with knowledge
• Tax Donation Appraisal - for someone who wants to donate a piece for any reason to any type of organization or place, or to establish a value for an estate/family, often after a death

Here at Dallas Quilt Celebration, our appraisers conduct appraisals for insurance replacement value unless otherwise specified.

Why would you want an appraisal for insurance purposes? You or someone you love probably put a lot of work into your quilted creation. However, if the quilt were to incur damage, be stolen or simply get lost in transit somewhere, without the precise documentation of an appraisal, you may not be fairly compensated for your loss.

American Quilter’s Society (AQS) Certified Appraisers will be available by appointment during the show to give written appraisals of quilts and quilted garments. The Appraisal Committee will schedule appointments every half hour.

The appraisal process is not a critique of your work. Therefore, it is not necessary for you to be present for the appraisal. If the item to be appraised is entered in the judged show (or otherwise on display somewhere at the show venue), simply let us know what day(s) you will be at the show, and we will schedule your appraisal accordingly to allow you to pick up the completed appraisal when you leave for the day. If you are bringing the item to be appraised but do not wish to lug the item(s) around all day, please take advantage of the show “package check” which will be near the appraisal area (see info elsewhere on this page for more package check information.)

To schedule an appraisal, please complete the form and return along with a check payable to Dallas Quilt Celebration 2007 ($40.00 per item) and a self-addressed, stamped #10 business-sized (long) envelope. Please complete a separate form for each item you wish to have appraised. If you have any questions, please contact Nelson Berry via email at dnberry1938@sbcglobal.net.

Click here to download the appraisal form as a PDF document to complete and return to Nelson, our appraisals chairman.

Our Appraisers this year:

Bobbie A. Aug
Bobbie has been a Certified Quilt Appraiser since certification was first made available in 1989. She teaches classes about quilt appraising and serves on the Ceritfied Quilt Appraiser Certification Committe, testing appraiser candidates for AQS. Additionally, she conducts workshops on quiltmaking and quilt history and has lectured at many national venues.
Bobbie is a member of the Professional Association of Appraisers of Quilted Textiles and Vice President of Education for the International Quilter’s Association.

Lisa Erlandson
Lisa is a compulsive quilt collector whose habit has led to several quilt-related specialties. Besides being a certified AQS appraiser of quilted textiles, she is a quilt restorer, lecturer and quilt historian.
In 2002, she was named “Best Quilt Restorer” by D Home and Garden Magazine. When not restoring and repairing new and old quilts, she finds time to make a few quilts of her own. Lisa lives outside Gainesville, Texas, with her husband and two children.

How to Find the Appraisal Area at the Show