Isn’t it pretty?
But we have a dilemma. Each person who signed up for the challenge gets a fat eighth of each print, but how should we cut? It depends on what you want to make. Just FYI, the flower on the biggest print is 8″ tall and 6″wide.
All of the challenge rules and details are here.
We’ll take a vote for 24 hours and cut accordingly. Vote here on the blog now! We’ll be cutting later this week.
Here they are, the blocks from our NJMQG guild quilt challenge!
We gave each member three fat eighths of colors from our guild logo– Kona Chartreuse, Caribbean, Bright Pink and Orange (not a subtle pallette!). They used those colors plus Kona White to make a block that reflects what modern quilting means to them. We collected an impressive 41 blocks.
We wanted to show our gratitude to our talented members, so we asked three judges from the world of quilting– creative guru (and local Jersey guy) Mark Lipinski, fabric designer Alison Glass and modern quilter/author Elizabeth Hartman– to pick their favorite blocks. The three winners will each get a $25 gift certificate to Rock Paper Scissors and we’re hoping to have some additional goodies to share as well.
Check them out! Click to enlarge and view as a slideshow. We’ve assigned numbers for judging purposes. We’ll be sure to give credit when judging is done.
Chime in in the comments with your own favorites!
Hi Guilders,
Get ready, get set… it’s guild meeting week! Our February meeting will be this Thursday, February 20 at 7PM at Rock Paper Scissors.
We have a LOT of things to talk about, some of which I’ll update the blog about as we get closer to meeting time.
But most excitingly…. the MQG is sponsoring a Michael Miller fabric challenge! We will sign up as a guild and distribute fabric accordingly. If you’re interested in participating, please leave a comment on this post (especially if you can’t make it to the meeting). I will also announce it at the meeting and pass a sign up sheet. There will be three national winners who will each receive a goody box from Michael Miller every month for a year.
As for our own guild quilt block challenge, blocks aren’t due until the March meeting, but if you have them, we’d love to see them! Also bring a name tag and a chair with something for show and tell. It feels like forever since our last meeting. I can’t wait to see everyone!
