The Quilt & Fiber Challenge 2025 highlights the Ruby (gem), which symbolizes the milestone of a 40th anniversary! Come join in the fun of getting your own Ruby-colored velvet bag of goodies to use in your fiber piece/quilt! Bonus: you determine the dimensions of your fiber piece/quilt! Challenge Guidelines for you Quilt & Fiber Entry:
Must include 8 types of items from the 10 types of items in your velvet (embellishment) bag
Must be a clearly apparent to have rubies (jewel) in either color and/or symbolism
Any type of item can be created for the challenge: home décor, accessory, clothing, quilt, wall hanging, horse blanket, etc.
Your choice of fiber and/or fabric.
Any artistic, craft, or quilt-making technique to create your piece
A limited number of embellishment kits in velvet bags are available for participants of the Magical Power of Rubies - Quilt & Fiber Challenge. First come, first served.
A photo of the original items from the embellishment kit must be submitted with the completed item.
No size limit on your fiber piece and/or quilt.
Deadlines July 8, 2025 – please bring your completed challenge entry to the Guild Meeting. Awards Popular Vote – 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
Emma Allebes Art Quilt Challenge
We’ll be creating artwork from words in the book The Wizard of Oz. Just take a passage from the book and illustrate it in an original way. There are so many possibilities. The book has characters, landscapes, architecture, room scenes, etc., a well-rounded set of choices. Please don’t just duplicate pictures from the book or scenes from the movie — use them as inspiration — use your imagination! It can be abstract, realistic, or anything in between.
Size: 20” x 30”.
Orientation: Horizontal or vertical.
Embellishment: Natural, handmade or store purchased or any combination.
Color: Include the color ruby.
Finish: Three layers finished using any technique or style you wish with a standard sleeve and label.
Enter your finished art in our annual 2026 show under Emma Allebes Art Challenge.
In the write up for the show, please mention the phrase or scene that inspired your artwork.
