2026 Summer Challenge

 

Each summer members engage in a friendly competition, creating works inspired by a theme. In May a set of guidelines is provided, and at the September meeting we display the quilts and vote for our favorites. The winners receive a modest gift certificate to a local fabric shop.

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The 2026 challenge is:

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Joy in Colour

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The parameters of the challenge are: pick a single color to be the focus of your quilt (given the questions around a true monochrome I'm okay with letting a little white or black creeping in as long as it does not distract / detract from the single color).  If the color makes you smile then you've picked the right one!

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Things / suggestions that you can play around with to make it fun, interesting, a challenge:

• Value, saturation

• Texture / types of fabric

• Prints vs solids

• Embellishments - buttons? Prairie points? Rick rack?

• Irregular shape of the quilt

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That said, in keeping with prior years, overall maximum dimensions should be no larger than 24" x 24" or 576 square inches total. It can be any shape you want as long as it remains within the 576 square inches.  I went ahead and googled some math for inspiration:

• ​Equilateral triangle with 36" sides

• 60 degree diamond with 25" sides

• Hexagon with 14" long sides

• Circle with a 27" diameter

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...the possibilities are endless!

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Please bring your delectable little bound sandwich in an unmarked bag or pillowcase for our Fall Welcome-Back Meeting on September 8th where we'll hang up your work of art for everyone to appreciate and enjoy.​

 

Sarah Z.

2026 Summer Challenge Coordinator