Miniature Challenge 2020 - 2022
Woven Friendship
- The miniature challenge theme will be “Woven Friendship.” Each person participating in the challenge will design and complete their own quilt.
- Each person signing up for the challenge will receive a 3” x 3” woven piece made from the scraps (leftovers) from the raffle quilt. You must use a piece or pieces of this woven piece in your mini. The woven piece must be visible on the front of your mini.
- You may alter the woven fabric. Cutting, appliqué, fusing or other manipulation are all okay. The colors of the woven piece may not be changed.
- Use fabric from your stash that matches the Opportunity Quilt (see pictures here). The woven piece also uses these colors.Each miniature quilt may finish any shape (square, rectangle, octagon, etc.). The completed miniature must measure 18” x 18” or smaller. This is absolute – entries that are larger than 18” in overall length or width will be disqualified from the challenge.
- The scale of all blocks and borders must be miniature. (If the entire quilt was enlarged to bed-size the design would remain in good proportion.) Another way to define ‘miniature scale’ – you cannot easily determine from a photograph if the quilt is large or miniature.
- Miniature scale appliqué and other techniques may be used instead of or in addition to piecing.
- To compete in the challenge, all miniatures must be quilted and bound with a sleeve attached.
- We will display the completed miniature quilts at a future meeting and vote on member’s choice from the challenge entries. Professional judging will take place before the meeting for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
You are encouraged to enter your miniature in the miniature category at the 2022 FQFG show. There will not be a separate category for the Challenge Miniatures in the show.
To sign up for the mini challenge, please send or deliver a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Helen Hardwick, 1487 Sutter Creek Dr., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
Questions: (916) 933-1616 or email mhhardwick@sbcglobal.net
Guild Fabric Challenge 2020 - 2022
Given what we are all experiencing right now, we wanted to offer a Fabric Challenge that does not require that you purchase a particular fabric. With all of this time on our hands, this should provide us an opportunity to stretch our creative muscles!!
The challenge will be to use what is at hand in a creative, innovative way that also reflects our show theme and/or Opportunity Quilt, “Friendships Wo-ven with Thread.” We have attached a photo of our beautiful opportunity quilt to inspire you!
Here are the rules:
The fabric challenge will be professionally judged, with members having the opportunity to vote on “members’ choice” for each category. In our next Quilt Show, you may enter your creation for judging in the appropriate category.
The challenge will be to use what is at hand in a creative, innovative way that also reflects our show theme and/or Opportunity Quilt, “Friendships Wo-ven with Thread.” We have attached a photo of our beautiful opportunity quilt to inspire you!
Here are the rules:
- Your item(s) must be an “up-cycled” creation fash-ioned by transforming a “used” item and/or using components of existing items you have at hand.
- Provide a photo of the “original, existing compo-nents” to accompany your entry.
- Each entry must reflect our 2021 show theme or Opportunity Quilt.
- Each entry must contain at least one flower in the design.
- You may enter any or all of the following: Garment, Hat, Shoes, Apron, Scarf, Bag.
The fabric challenge will be professionally judged, with members having the opportunity to vote on “members’ choice” for each category. In our next Quilt Show, you may enter your creation for judging in the appropriate category.
Emma Allebes Art Challenge 2020 -2022
Calling all artists out of seclusion! As we all struggle to find a “new normal” during the reign of Covid 19, take this opportunity to express your feelings about the changes the pandemic has brought about in our culture and lifestyle in the year 2020.
This year’s Emma Allebes Art Challenge theme is “Doors and/or Windows of Change.” How has the pandemic affected your day-to-day life? What changes has it made in your attitudes, priorities, routines? Must include at least one door or window.
Exercise your imagination, and put your original thoughts and feelings into an original pictorial type art quilt.
Original designs only. (To get your creative juic-es flowing, Helen Hardwick has offered the fol-lowing link to photos of doors and win-dows: www/https://themindcircle.com/beauty-of-doors/
• No smaller than 18 inches a side; no larger than 40 inches.
• Any shape.
• Any method or combination of methods and techniques.
• Must meet the usual requirements of an art quilt: original design, all work including quilting must be done by the maker.
Enter your challenge in our next Quilt Show in the art quilt category. The art challenge will be judged before the show. There is no separate category for the EAAC art challenge, so enter it in the appropriate art quilt category.
Please call Penny Hanscom at 916.944-0496 with any questions.
This year’s Emma Allebes Art Challenge theme is “Doors and/or Windows of Change.” How has the pandemic affected your day-to-day life? What changes has it made in your attitudes, priorities, routines? Must include at least one door or window.
Exercise your imagination, and put your original thoughts and feelings into an original pictorial type art quilt.
Original designs only. (To get your creative juic-es flowing, Helen Hardwick has offered the fol-lowing link to photos of doors and win-dows: www/https://themindcircle.com/beauty-of-doors/
• No smaller than 18 inches a side; no larger than 40 inches.
• Any shape.
• Any method or combination of methods and techniques.
• Must meet the usual requirements of an art quilt: original design, all work including quilting must be done by the maker.
Enter your challenge in our next Quilt Show in the art quilt category. The art challenge will be judged before the show. There is no separate category for the EAAC art challenge, so enter it in the appropriate art quilt category.
Please call Penny Hanscom at 916.944-0496 with any questions.