--- title: "Quilt Judging by Certified Judge Cindy Seitz-Krug - Quintessential Quilting" description: "Cindy Seitz-Krug offers expert, certified quilt judging for shows of all sizes. Decades of experience with encouraging and professional quilt evaluations for every entrant." url: "https://mail.quintessentialquilting.com/services/judging" date: "2026-08-20T12:12:54+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # Quilt Judging ## Cindy’s Quilt Judging Journey In the early 2000s I convinced the membership of my local quilt guild in Central California to go from a “Viewer’s Choice” quilt show to a “Judged” quilt show. The guild agreed, with the caveat that I do the work involved in running all aspects of the judging room. For 10 years I handled that task, and loved doing it. During that time I got to meet quite a few certified quilt judges, as well as some judges who weren’t certified but were good judges nonetheless. As I worked with those judges, I decided that someday I would enter the judging certification program and attempt to become a certified quilt judge. I judged my first quilt show in 2011 in a little town in Nevada called Pahrump. Since then I have judged thousands of quilts, and judged dozens of quilt shows, including national shows such as Paducah, Houston, Road to California, and QuiltCon. No matter how large or small a show is, I love judging each and every one of them. Since I have been a competitive quilter for more than 25 years, I’ve received hundreds of comment sheets from judges on my quilt entries. I think one of the best things about entering a quilt competition is getting the feedback from the judges. Because I’ve been on the receiving end of quilt judging, I feel that I have a high degree of insight into what entrants find helpful. So with that knowledge, I try to give every quilt that I judge a helpful and encouraging evaluation. A common misconception about quilt judges is that they give awards to “the quilts they like”. Well that couldn’t be further from the truth. A good judge will always be objective when judging quilts, and that judge will evaluate quilts based on design and workmanship. A good judge will also give professional, meaningful comments that encourage the quilter: she praises the quilter on the strong points in a composition and kindly suggests areas that might need some improvement. Occasionally a quilter will say to me, “Thank you for awarding my quilt a ribbon!” My response is: “I didn’t give your quilt a ribbon; your quilt earned the ribbon.” In 2018 I officially enrolled in the **NACQJ (National Association of Certified Quilt Judges)** judging candidacy program. In June of 2023 (a few years later than expected due to the pandemic), I passed my final judging panel and became a certified judge. There are fewer than 50 active NACQJ certified judges in the entire United States, and I am extremely honored to be among them. **I’m available to judge for your organization so please contact me with any questions.** [ Secure Cindy as Your Judge ](https://mail.quintessentialquilting.com/index.php?Itemid=370) > “I have known Cindy Seitz-Krug for over 20 years. It has been a pleasure to watch her grow from an extraordinary quilter at a local guild in California to a nationally awarded and exhibited quilt artist. Cindy is also a skilled teacher and an NACQJ Certified Judge. > > “I am currently a Judging Floor Coordinator for Road to California in Ontario, California. Cindy has judged for Road many times and I have seen her as a professional and unbiased evaluator. As an NACQJ Certified judge myself, I am proud to be a colleague and a friend of Cindy.” > > Linda Rasmussen, NACQJ Certified Judge from California [![National Association of Certified Quilt Judges](https://mail.quintessentialquilting.com/media/yootheme/cache/6f/nacqj-badge-white-6fea4d65.jpg?src=images/nacqj-badge-white.jpg&thumbnail=330,330,&hash=dec8a8bc)](https://www.nacqj.com/) [![Cindy Seitz-Krug judging quilt show](https://mail.quintessentialquilting.com/images/judging/judging-a.jpg)](#js-5) ![](https://mail.quintessentialquilting.com/images/judging/judging-a.jpg) [![Cindy Seitz-Krug judging quilt show](https://mail.quintessentialquilting.com/images/judging/judging-b.jpg)](#js-6) ![](https://mail.quintessentialquilting.com/images/judging/judging-b.jpg) [![Cindy Seitz-Krug judging quilt show](https://mail.quintessentialquilting.com/media/yootheme/cache/08/judging-c-08f1ec13.jpg?src=images/judging/judging-c.jpg&thumbnail=249,261,&hash=14110123)](#js-7) ![](https://mail.quintessentialquilting.com/images/judging/judging-c.jpg) ## Schema ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://mail.quintessentialquilting.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Judging", "item": "https://mail.quintessentialquilting.com/services/judging" } ] } ``` ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://mail.quintessentialquilting.com/services/judging" }, "headline": "Quilt Judging by Certified Judge Cindy Seitz-Krug - Quintessential Quilting", "description": "Cindy Seitz-Krug offers expert, certified quilt judging for shows of all sizes. 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