#1 RULE: Have fun!
Style: Your creation can be traditional or contemporary.
Item Selection: Your challenge must be a small quilt or wall hanging, not a tote bag, pocket book, vest or jacket, etc.
Finished Size: Your challenge must be in the shape of a rectangle measuring 20” by 24”. Your rectangle can be either vertical or horizontal, but remember it has to hang in our show so make sure it won’t droop if pinned to a sheet to hang at the quilt show. Your hanging sleeve must be on the correct side.
Methods of Construction: You are free to use whatever construction or quilting methods work best for your creation (i.e., machine piece, hand piece, paper piece, machine appliqué, hand appliqué, machine or hand quilt, etc.). We encourage you to challenge yourself and be creative.
Fabric Requirement: You can use whatever fabrics you want in your challenge. There is also no limit to the total number of fabrics or kinds of fabrics used in your challenge but think of a rainbow.
Embellishments: Embellishments are optional.
Hanging Sleeve: The quilt back must have a hanging sleeve. We may use pins or clothespins to hang your quilt at the show, but we’d like the sleeve in case we decide to hang them on a rod or rope.
Label: Make sure you put a label with your name on the back of your challenge. Give credit to the source that inspired you. Please cover up your label with a piece of paper, fabric or tape before handing it in for voting at our guild meeting so it’s a secret as to who made it.
Due Date: Finished challenges are due at our September 2022 guild meeting for judging by your quilt guild peers and subsequently hung at our September 2022 quilt show for attendees to vote on their favorite. All guild members attending the September, 2022 meeting will have the opportunity to vote anonymously for their favorite challenge quilt. Ribbons will be awarded for the guild favorite and the top favorites of the show viewers.
ALL QUILTS ENTERED IN THE CHALLENGE WILL BE DISPLAYED AT OUR SEPTEMBER, 2022 QUILT SHOW!!
If you have any questions about the challenge please contact Mary Ann Karpinski at maktjk9@aol.com or 508-747-0629.
