2023 Block of the Month Inspired Challenge
"Mystery Quilt"
This year we are combining our mystery quilt with our challenge quilt.
Who: Open to anyone who did a quilt "Block of the Month" or still wants to.
What: Create a project related to quilting (Example: lap quilt, bed quilt, wall hanging, home accessory, garment) using any one or combination of any 2021-2023 "guild block of the month". The patterns are listed and available here. You can change the block sizes and colors. Include a label on the back containing your project title, your name and date.
Blocks are nine patch, patriotic star, house, Christmas tree, buttercup and goose chase.
When: your block creation is due at the April 13th, 2023 meeting. Please put it into an opaque bag. When you turn it in, prior to the meeting, it will be assigned a number. Keep it secret! No sharing! No peeking.
Where: Regular meeting at Jefferson United Methodist Church Fellowship hall at 1:00 PM.
Why: We want to inspire you to be creative with your quilting and to think outside of the box.
FYI: Prizes will be awarded in these categories, attendees will vote, stories will be told.
Best Use of Multiple Patterns
Best Design and Use of Color
Best of Show (your favorite)
Who: Open to anyone who did a quilt "Block of the Month" or still wants to.
What: Create a project related to quilting (Example: lap quilt, bed quilt, wall hanging, home accessory, garment) using any one or combination of any 2021-2023 "guild block of the month". The patterns are listed and available here. You can change the block sizes and colors. Include a label on the back containing your project title, your name and date.
Blocks are nine patch, patriotic star, house, Christmas tree, buttercup and goose chase.
When: your block creation is due at the April 13th, 2023 meeting. Please put it into an opaque bag. When you turn it in, prior to the meeting, it will be assigned a number. Keep it secret! No sharing! No peeking.
Where: Regular meeting at Jefferson United Methodist Church Fellowship hall at 1:00 PM.
Why: We want to inspire you to be creative with your quilting and to think outside of the box.
FYI: Prizes will be awarded in these categories, attendees will vote, stories will be told.
Best Use of Multiple Patterns
Best Design and Use of Color
Best of Show (your favorite)
2022 ACPQG Challenge
"Calendar Days"
The challenge was to create an item based on a holiday or calendar event, such as Donut Day or Flag Day.
|
First Place
Lighthouse Day 
Third Place
Thanksgiving 
|
Tied for Second Place
Umbrella Day 
Hot Air Balloon Day
|
Tied for Second Place
All Fools Day 
Earth Day
|
|
Pizza Day
Groundhog Day
|
Veteran's Day
|
Flip Flop Day
|
|
Teddy Bear Day
|
Flag Day
|
Scarecrow Day
2020 ACPQG Challenge
"Just Stripes"
Members had to include a striped fabric in their finished product.
2019 Challenge Quilt
International Colours
The rules for the 2019 Challenge:
1. Members drew a the name of a country.
2. They used the colors of that country's flag, but could add additional colors if desired.
3. They had to incorporate a "recognizable" symbol representing their country.
4. They could not use a flag or make a flag for this challenge.
1. Members drew a the name of a country.
2. They used the colors of that country's flag, but could add additional colors if desired.
3. They had to incorporate a "recognizable" symbol representing their country.
4. They could not use a flag or make a flag for this challenge.
2018 Challenge Quilt
Pick A Season
The 2018 challenge was to create a quilt that depicts one, or more, of the four seasons in Ashe County.
2017 Challenge Quilt
Birthmonth
The 2017 challenge was to create a wall hanging, accessory, doll or home decoration incorporating the quilter's birth month flower and birth stone.
First Place
Peg Hofstetter
|
Second Place
Michele Hayes
|
Third Place
Jean Sherrill
|
|
|
2016 Challenge Quilt
Black and White Plus One!
For this challenge we were to use black, white and one other color in any combination of black solid, black with white, solid white, white with black, etc. For the plus one color we could use (as an example) purple, purple solid, purple with white, purple with black, etc. Any combination, as long as your project is black, white plus one color.
2015 Challenge Quilt
|
|
For the 2015 challenge, all sides had to be 20 inches long, the colors black, green and orange had to be used, there had to be at least one pumpkin and one jack-o-lantern face, the design needed to be original without the use of a kit and we were allowed to use any technique of our choosing.
2014 Challenge Quilts
During our July 2013 meeting, envelopes with numbers on them were distributed. Each person wanting to participate took an envelope and wrote their number on a sheet of paper that was also passed around. Inside the envelope was the name of a quilt block. The challenge was to make a quilt with the sides no smaller than 20 inches and no larger than 30 inches. Participants were not to piece the named block, but to make a quilt using a play on the quilt block name.