Challenge Quilts
It was such fun to see all the wonderful quilts made by our talented DQG members for the 2009/2010 Play on Words challenge. With 28 entries from 23 quilters, I think we had a magnificent turnout.
Way to go, Carole Lee Stoltz for correctly matching the most names with the quilts. Wasn’t it interesting to see how some of the quilts could have fit more than one title?
Kudos to each and every entrant — you inspired and entertained us and we appreciate all the creativity, thought, and expert work that went into your quilts. Thanks for sharing their stories with us, too.
Special congratulations go to these winners:
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1st place
Judie Weiss Boot Camp |
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2nd place
Janey Argyle Fruit of the Loom |
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3rd place
Pati Beck Flower Child |
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I’d like to offer my personal congratulations to each person who actually had a quilt to display today. I knew about the challenge for almost a year. . . and still didn’t manage to get a quilt made.
I found myself in good company, though, as I heard some really good ideas at lunch after the meeting. Can you picture these? Ginny Affleck’s idea was Passing the Bar. Candace Miller had an idea for a second quilt: Oopsie Daisy (with daisies growing upside down). I had a long list of ideas: Feeling Crabby, Flower Bed, Three Sheets to the Wind, and Life Zips By were just a few. We just may have to do this challenge again some day!
To see more pictures of quilts, check out the Gallery page and check out Nedra Sorensen's blog post: http://cactus-needle.blogspot.com/2010/04/dixie-quilt-guild-challenge.html
Doreen Kinkade and “the Mesquite ladies” have a wonderful challenge already picked out for next year, so stay tuned and get ready to show us your stuff in 2011! Thank you all!
— Annie Unrein and the Binding Friends Friendship Group
Background Information about this year's challenge:
At the start of each Guild season a challenge is issued to all interested members. The Challenge Quilt Coordinator announces a challenge project. Each member has until the following spring to complete the project and bring it to the designated Dixie Quilt Guild meeting. The full Guild membership votes on the finished project in various categories and cash prizes are awarded. The project may be based on a specific theme, quilting technique, color, etc. It is a fun way to challenge your creativity and practice some quilting techniques you may not usually use. Watch the Guild newsletter for more information on this year’s challenge or contact the Challenge Quilt Coordinator. See the newsletter for contact information.
2009/2010 Play on Words Challenge
When a non-quilter hears the phrase Swine Flu, I’ll bet she cringes and th
inks of a week in bed with aches and pains. Let a quilter hear the term, though, and she might imagine a fun-loving group of colorful pigs flying over a patchwork landscape.
Consider these quilt patterns or sayings: Flying Geese, Snail’s Trail, Broken Star, Cold Cash, Shoot for the Moon. How would a quilter translate those into fabric?
We know you’ve got some great words and phrases of your own and look forward to seeing how you interpret them in fabric.
So, we are issuing the 2009/2010 Play on Words Challenge. Our rules are flexible: Your challenge project may be a quilt, wall hanging or wearable in any size, shape, or color, either contemporary or traditional. Lettering and embellishments are encouraged.
An entry form must be submitted by the March 6 meeting. Projects will be turned in at the April 3 meeting. Those in attendance at that meeting will vote on their favorites and try to guess what play on words is being depicted. At the May 1 meeting, we’ll present prizes and ask makers to tell more about their quilts.
For added inspiration, check out these links:
Janet Fogg’s prize-winning quilt Kitty Corner is a literal interpretation of the traditional quilt block Puss In The Corner.
Check out Janet’s Grandmother’s Garden Swing quilt, too, for a great interpretation of the Grandmother’s Flower Garden block:
Jane Sassman has a number of quilts that fit the theme. Check out Wild Life, Pushing Up Daisies, and Wild Flower at Jane’s website.
Pam RuBert’s humorous quilt In Bed With a Bad Cold is sure to make you smile!
For fun, colorful, liberated quilts, check out Freddy Moran and Gwen Marston’s quilts and their book Collaborative Quiltmaking. Gregory Case was photographer for their book and features a number of the quilts on his website. Especially appropriate Plays on Words include the following:
For more fun playing with words, check out these websites:
A Barrel Full of Words — A Look at American Word Humor
Word Play: Sites That Feature Fun With Words
We look forward to seeing your quilt in the spring!