Helen Hardwick Miniature Quilt Challenge
July 2023
The theme of this year’s Helen Hardwick Miniature Quilt Challenge is “A Bed of Roses.”
Roses come in practically every color on the wheel. For this challenge, however, you are asked to use colors on the warm side of the color wheel, for example, reds, oranges, yellows. Fifty percent of your quilt must include shades and tints of your chosen color, (or colors).
Use one of the following rose names as the title of your miniature quilt: Leaping Salmon, Night Owl, Olympic Flame, Pearl, Penny Lane, Queen Bee, Rock ’n Roll, Mandarin, Ebb Tide, Golden Angel, Honey Bunch, King Arthur, Iceberg, Ruby, Peace, or Enchantress. Please select only one rose from this list. The rose names are from the website countrygardenroses.co.uk. You may wish to look at the A-to-Z list of names to see the color of the rose you chose.
One of the following two miniature quilt patterns must be used as a starting point for your quilt: “Winter Mini Quilt” or “Pastel Party”. Search for either pattern at www.allpeoplequilt.com or follow the links.
At least one block from one of these patterns must be in your quilt, but from there you can use your own design within the color and size limits of the challenge. You may, of course, make a quilt using either pattern, as is, conforming to the color and size limits.
Quilts may be any shape (square, rectangle, octagon, etc.), but the completed quilt must fit in a square measuring 20 x 20 inches. A miniature quilt is a scaled down version of a larger quilt. It should not be easy to determine from a photograph whether the quilt is small or large. In addition to piecing and quilting, other techniques such as appliqué or embroidery may be used in the construction of the quilt.
Roses come in practically every color on the wheel. For this challenge, however, you are asked to use colors on the warm side of the color wheel, for example, reds, oranges, yellows. Fifty percent of your quilt must include shades and tints of your chosen color, (or colors).
Use one of the following rose names as the title of your miniature quilt: Leaping Salmon, Night Owl, Olympic Flame, Pearl, Penny Lane, Queen Bee, Rock ’n Roll, Mandarin, Ebb Tide, Golden Angel, Honey Bunch, King Arthur, Iceberg, Ruby, Peace, or Enchantress. Please select only one rose from this list. The rose names are from the website countrygardenroses.co.uk. You may wish to look at the A-to-Z list of names to see the color of the rose you chose.
One of the following two miniature quilt patterns must be used as a starting point for your quilt: “Winter Mini Quilt” or “Pastel Party”. Search for either pattern at www.allpeoplequilt.com or follow the links.
At least one block from one of these patterns must be in your quilt, but from there you can use your own design within the color and size limits of the challenge. You may, of course, make a quilt using either pattern, as is, conforming to the color and size limits.
Quilts may be any shape (square, rectangle, octagon, etc.), but the completed quilt must fit in a square measuring 20 x 20 inches. A miniature quilt is a scaled down version of a larger quilt. It should not be easy to determine from a photograph whether the quilt is small or large. In addition to piecing and quilting, other techniques such as appliqué or embroidery may be used in the construction of the quilt.
All quilt entry forms are due by June 27.
Entries will be professionally judged at the July 11 Guild meeting.
Entries will be professionally judged at the July 11 Guild meeting.
You may bring your quilt to the July meeting or deliver it earlier to Lynn Daly. Entry forms will be available in the Guild newsletter and on the Guild website www.folsomquilt.org/challenges. You may bring your entry form to any Guild meeting prior to June 27, deliver or mail to: Lynn Daly, 8239 Holly Oak St., Citrus Heights, CA 95610. Entry forms received after June 27 will not be accepted.
2023 Helen Hardwick Miniature Quilt Challenge Entry Form
Member Name______________________________________________
Title of miniature quilt_________________________________________
Send or deliver the entry form by June 27 to Lynn Daly, 8239 Holly Oak St., Citrus Heights, CA 95610. Email Lynn--lynndaly7449@gmail.com if you have additional questions.
Click here for a downloadable copy of this form.
2023 Helen Hardwick Miniature Quilt Challenge Entry Form
Member Name______________________________________________
Title of miniature quilt_________________________________________
Send or deliver the entry form by June 27 to Lynn Daly, 8239 Holly Oak St., Citrus Heights, CA 95610. Email Lynn--lynndaly7449@gmail.com if you have additional questions.
Click here for a downloadable copy of this form.
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