Quinobequin Quilters 2009 Summer Challenge

Each year the membership is presented with a challenge to create a quilt within certain guidelines.  Recently, these challenges have been a summer assignment, due at the September meeting. Those in attendance vote for their favorite, and modest prizes are awarded to the top three.

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Rules for our 2009 Summer Challenge Honoring the Haiku For this summer's challenge you will find or write a haiku and transform it into a quilt.  The haiku is a poem that uses compact language to paint a vivid mental image, usually describing everyday subjects such as nature, feelings, or experiences.  Important in Japanese culture, a haiku usually has three short, non-rhyming lines: five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third.

Here are a few haiku examples written by Amie (about a Maine island vacation) and Nancy (for an 8th grade poetry project).  You can write your own, too! Oh swaying pine tree                                          Early snow crocus The weight of my hammock pulls                        Shooting through the melting snow Sleepy as I swing.                                              Colors blooming bright. Loons call in the night                                         Deer gracefully bounds On an island far from home                                 Across the open meadow Happy to be here now.                                        Its tail flashing white.

Challenge Parameters: 1.  Use any method of construction such as piecing, applique, or a combination. 2.  Have a top, batting and back, held together by tying, machine quilting, or hand quilting. 3.  The sides of your quilt should be no smaller than 12" and no larger than 36".  The quilt can be any shape: square, rectangular, circular, oblong, irregular, etc. 4.  Incorporate the haiku in your quilt or bring a copy of the poem to hang with your quilt so we can all read your inspiration.

Bring your quilt to the September meeting in an opaque bag. Have fun and be creative!