December 2023 Quarterly Challenge:

EMPIRE QUILTFEST PRODUCTION

Make as many items as possible for CDMQG to sell at Empire QuiltFest!  Here are your options:

• POUCHES (TRIANGLE, PENCIL CASE, BOXED-BOTTOM)

• FABRIC POSTCARDS

• CORD KEEPERS

• INSULATED POTHOLDERS

• PINCUSHION/THREAD CATCHERS

PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE PDF DOCUMENTS LINKED ABOVE.  Templates and block patterns are included as needed.

This is a quantity challenge! We need as many things to sell at our guild table as we can!

Items must be functional, and in salable condition – items you are proud to present to sell. 

This challenge will have a big winner! The person bringing the most finished items to the December meeting will win a basket full of awesome prizes including a gift certificate to Amelia’s Garden!  We will have another great prize for a randomly-drawn participant as well!

Due at our December meeting.

September 2023 Quarterly Challenge:

UNCONVENTIONAL MATERIALS

Make a quilted object using unconventional, unusual or recycled materials as a feature!  No requirements for finished size!

Examples of materials to use:
Wool, Old sheets, Plastic bags, Old clothing, Mesh, Ties, Zippers, Denim, Bubble wrap, Leaves, Teabags, Sewing patterns… the options are endless!

The finished piece does not need to be entirely composed of unusual materials, although it can be. The unusual material should be a feature. Feel free to go as crazy or as unconventional as you choose! Be creative and have fun! 

Due at our September meeting.

June 2023 Quarterly Challenge:

PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR

Make a quilt or quilted item featuring the 2023 Pantone color of the year, VIVA MAGENTA.  (Pantone Color Code 18-1750 TCX for those of you wanting to try to match the color exactly!)

Pantone describes Viva magenta as “a nuanced crimson red tone that presents a balance between warm and cool.”  

We are not specifying a particular fabric for this challenge - you may use any fabric (solid or patterned) featuring this rich shade of magenta!

*Note: if you are trying to exactly match “Viva Magenta”, Kona cotton’s “Sangria” is a good choice!

Due at our June meeting.

March 2023 Quarterly Challenge:

SWAPPED BLOCK PROJECT

Use the block you received at our December 2022 meeting (or any leftover block in your sewing space) to make a small project…

• a placemat (or more than one!)

• a table or bed runner

• a baby quilt

• or a project of your choice!

Use the block as a whole, or cut it up and rearrange it into something different, or use it as inspiration for something entirely new!  The choice is yours!

Projects are due at the March 2023 meeting.  We will collect work from anyone wishing to donate to a local charitable organization.

December 2022 Quarterly Challenge:

QUILTED POSTCARD EXCHANGE

Inspired by Sarah Ruiz’s 100 Days of Creative Bliss presentation, we’re having another Quilted Postcard Exchange!

We will pair you with a member of Twin States MQG or New Hampshire MQG to send and receive quilted postcards for the holidays!  

• Need a refresher on how to make quilted postcards?  Follow Sarah Ruiz’s tutorial!

The postcard(s) you make must be mailed by December 1st so we can all share them at our December guild meetings!

If you post photos to Social Media please use the hashtag #2022QuiltPostcardSwap @capitaldistrictmqg so we can all see your work!