Guild Projects

Guild Projects for 2023-24

Stray Fabric Challenge

Q:      What is the Challenge for 2024?

A:      Participants will draw a random 4” x 4” piece of fabric from a bag of “stray” pieces of fabric. This piece of fabric will serve as the participant’s inspiration for their quilt.

Q:      What do you mean by “inspiration”? How creative can we get?

A:      You can take your inspiration from the colour or the pattern. Your pattern inspiration can be literal or more creative. For instance, if you draw a piece of fabric with a cardinal on it, you could do: a St. Louis Cardinals-themed quilt; a quilt with cardinals; a quilt with many birds, including a cardinal; or a quilt with symbolism associated with cardinals. However, what you may not do is a quilt that is very tangentially associated with cardinals, such as submitting a courthouse steps quilt and saying you went to court once and there was a cardinal on the lawn during lunch.

Q:      What size can the quilt be?

A:      The finished quilt must be between the perimeters of 100” and 150”. To give you some examples of what each perimeter allows, here are some examples:

100” perimeter (l + w ≥ 50)	150” perimeter (l + w ≤ 75)
25” x 25”	30” x 45”
23” x 27”	35” x 40”
24” x 26”	32” x 43”

For mathematically inclined folks, know that your length plus width must be between 50 and 75 (inclusive). If you are not mathematically inclined, then simply ignore the sentence before this one!

Q:      How do I sign up for the Challenge?
A:      Go to the Guild Projects table and let Min know you’d like to participate. You’ll be presented with the bag, and you’ll randomly choose your fabric. Min will electronically record your choice, and you’ll be set!

Q:      What’s the deadline for getting the quilt done?

A:      Quilts for this challenge are due at the September Guild meeting, which is Monday, 09 September 2024.

STASHBUSTERS CHALLENGE 2024 

Q: What’s a Stashbuster?

A: It’s a project or partial project that you finish with stash. You might even complete the entire project with stash!

Q: Wait – what’s this “stash” you speak of?

A: I’m sure you have some. It’s the fabric you bought but haven’t used yet. You just HAD to get it but it hasn’t found the perfect project yet. Or maybe it’s leftover from another project but the scraps are too big to just toss or send to a scrap pile.

Q: Do I have to participate?

A: Nope! This is an optional challenge folks like to participate in to push themselves to get their stash out of SABLE territory.

Q: Okay, now what’s SABLE?

A: Stash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy. You’ll know when you’re there.

Q: Can I participate in both this and the UFO Challenge?

A: Absolutely!

Q: Can the same project be entered into both this and the UFO Challenge?

A: If it’s a UFO and you finish it with stash, sure.

Q: How do I do the Stashbusters Challenge?

A: Read on!

Step 1. When you complete your project, show it at the Guild Show and Tell.

Step 2. At the break after Show and Tell, go to the Guild Projects table. Ask for a Stashbusters form, and complete said form. (you can print your own copy of the form here)

(Note: Steps 1 & 2 are interchangeable, depending on which is easiest for your work process, as long as both steps are completed.)

Step 3. Turn your Stashbusters Form in to Min (also conveniently located at the Guild Projects table).

Q: How long do I have to finish my Stashbuster project?

A: The Challenge ends at the August 2024 meeting so that prizes can be awarded at the September 2024 meeting.

Q: I already filled out my form, but now I found another Stashbuster. Can I still enter it in the Challenge?

A: Yes! Just come to the Guild Projects table and add it to your form.

FAT QUARTER RAFFLE

For the Fat Quarter Raffle, drop your Fat Quarter at the Guild Project table before the meeting starts. For each fat quarter you drop off that meets the theme, you will receive one ticket. During the meeting, a ticket will be drawn and the winner will receive all of the fat quarters.

Here are the themes for the 2024 year:

January: polka-dots

February: black

March: floral prints

April: blue

May: primary colours

June: batiks

July: (no meeting due to shop hop)

August: fall colours

September: Halloween

UFO CHALLENGE 2024

Q: What’s a UFO?

A: It’s an UnFinished Object - anything you’ve started and put by the wayside while you started a new project, put into time-out when you got frustrated by it, or (even worse!) hibernated when you forgot about it and got busy with a bunch of other shiny new projects.

Q: Do I have to participate?

A: Nope! This is an optional challenge folks like to participate in to push themselves to get their UFOs down to a more manageable number.

Q: Can I participate in both this and the Stashbusters Challenge?

A: Absolutely!

Q: How do I do the UFO Challenge?

A: Read on!

Step 1. Either print out the UFO Form here or pick one up at the Guild Projects table at a guild meeting. Fill it out and turn it in to Min (also conveniently located at the Guild Projects table). It is important to put the date you started each UFO item on the form.

Step 2. When you complete your UFO, show it at the Guild Show and Tell.

Step 3. At the break after Show and Tell, go to the Guild Projects table. Ask for your UFO form, and mark your item as finished.

Q: How long do I have to finish my UFOs?

A: The Challenge ends at the August 2024 meeting so that prizes can be awarded at the September 2024 meeting.

Q: I already filled out my form, but now I found another UFO. Can I still enter it in the Challenge?

A: Yes! Just come to the Guild Projects table, and add them to your form.