2018 Guild Challenge - Scavenger Hunt
2018 Quilt Challenges
This year there is a little something for everyone with monthly block challenges, Block of the Month, a UFO Challenge and we’ll close the year out with a major prizewinning Scavenger Hunt Challenge. Build your skills and expand your creativity with the monthly block challenges and the Block of the Month. You can pick and choose your challenges or play along with all of them.
July: Self-Portrait
Create a 12.5”x12.5” unfinished block with a physical portrait yourself or portray your passion(s). It can be a realistic or abstract as you want.
August: Technique Challenge
Create a 12.5”x12.5” unfinished block using a technique you learned from a Tammi Silvers workshop or lecture. Tammi will be our guest speaker.in June.
September: Improv Challenge
Create a 12.5”x12.5” unfinished block without a pattern to create your own modern masterpiece. Remember Pat Sloan’s class & lecture from last year where we “made” our own fabrics.
October: Four Seasons Challenge
Create a 12.5”x12.5” unfinished block, get creative, use your imagination and create a 4-patch depicting all four seasons. You’ll have a 6” block for each season, they can be any type of block as along as when they are all sewn together they are 12”x12”.
***Bring in a 10” square of your ugliest fabric for the November challenge
November: Ugly Fabric Challenge
Create a 12.5”x12.5” unfinished block that is at least 25% of the ugly fabric.
December: Christmas Stocking Challenge
Using the provided pattern (so the stockings will all be the same size), create and decorate your stocking. All stockings will be donated to a charity group (children’s home, shelter, Girl’s Ranch, we are taking suggestions) and filled with little goodies. (orange, apple, $5 McD card, WalMart gift card, toothbrush, etc.). Once the guild decides on the charity(ies) we can find out how many stockings we will need. We are taking suggestions for charity groups.
July: Self-Portrait
Create a 12.5”x12.5” unfinished block with a physical portrait yourself or portray your passion(s). It can be a realistic or abstract as you want.
August: Technique Challenge
Create a 12.5”x12.5” unfinished block using a technique you learned from a Tammi Silvers workshop or lecture. Tammi will be our guest speaker.in June.
September: Improv Challenge
Create a 12.5”x12.5” unfinished block without a pattern to create your own modern masterpiece. Remember Pat Sloan’s class & lecture from last year where we “made” our own fabrics.
October: Four Seasons Challenge
Create a 12.5”x12.5” unfinished block, get creative, use your imagination and create a 4-patch depicting all four seasons. You’ll have a 6” block for each season, they can be any type of block as along as when they are all sewn together they are 12”x12”.
***Bring in a 10” square of your ugliest fabric for the November challenge
November: Ugly Fabric Challenge
Create a 12.5”x12.5” unfinished block that is at least 25% of the ugly fabric.
December: Christmas Stocking Challenge
Using the provided pattern (so the stockings will all be the same size), create and decorate your stocking. All stockings will be donated to a charity group (children’s home, shelter, Girl’s Ranch, we are taking suggestions) and filled with little goodies. (orange, apple, $5 McD card, WalMart gift card, toothbrush, etc.). Once the guild decides on the charity(ies) we can find out how many stockings we will need. We are taking suggestions for charity groups.
