2021 Challenge #1: Visible Mending/Upcycling/Repurposing
Details to come!
2020 Challenge #5: Made Fabric
Complete a mini or mug rug with fabric that has been altered in some way before sewing it into a finished pieced.
Some ideas of how to alter your fabric include but are not limited to:
Some ideas of how to alter your fabric include but are not limited to:
- Pieced slab (Elaine Poplin’s “sourdough starters”)
- Dyed
- Painted
- Stamped
- Screenprinted
- Fabric Markers
- Hand embellished (ex: kantha stitching)
- Bleach pens
- Pintucks
- Flower Pounding
2020 Challenge #4 Giftables
Make something you would like to give or receive as a gift, projects range from ornaments to bags and anything in between. Mugrugs, wall hangings, key chains and more can all be part of this challenge.
2020 Challenge #3 Bag Your Stash
Use fabric and notions from your stash to make a bag or pouch. Zippers, velcro, hardware, and buttons are all welcome but not required. Non-quilting cotton fabrics are also welcome.
2020 Challenge #2: Assigned Color Challenge
Use the Color of the Year from Pantone: Classic Blue or from Kona: Enchanted to make Mini Quilt or Mug Rug. Use any coordinating fabric you would like, but the goal of the piece is for it to "read" classic blue or Enchanted.
2020 Challenge #1: Name Tags
Using the ideas discussed at the January meeting (or your own preferred method), make a fabric name tag ~ 3.5" x 4.5". If you don't have lanyard hardware, this will be available at the meeting. Want help? We will provide assistance, notions, and lanyard hardware at the February Sewing Saturday (Feb 1st).
Find additional information and inspiration here.
Reveal will be at our February Meeting (February 18th)
Find additional information and inspiration here.
Reveal will be at our February Meeting (February 18th)
2019 Challenge #5: Make it Modern: Churn Dash
Use a classic churn dash block as your starting point and use one or more of the following principles of modern quilting to create a min quilt with an updated take!
Mini quilt, 18” x 18” or smaller with hanging method (hanging tabs, sleeve, triangle pockets…) included. (See Fundraising Auction for hanging method tutorials)
Reveal will be at our February 2020 Meeting (February 18th)
The goal is for this collection of mini quilts to be exhibited in Huntsville in 2020. Donated makes will be auctioned off in our end of the year fundraiser.
Mini quilt, 18” x 18” or smaller with hanging method (hanging tabs, sleeve, triangle pockets…) included. (See Fundraising Auction for hanging method tutorials)
Reveal will be at our February 2020 Meeting (February 18th)
The goal is for this collection of mini quilts to be exhibited in Huntsville in 2020. Donated makes will be auctioned off in our end of the year fundraiser.
