Our Guild has had a challenge for the last two years. One was to make completed quilts, 12" x 12" with the theme "Water". The next year was similar, 12" x 18" with the theme "Trees". It's fun to see where people's minds will go when given these subjects! I saw another challenge at a quilt show this month. Participants were asked to bring in an assortment of pre-fused fabrics. They were given an hour to create flowers in a vase from their supplies. The project was then sliced in quarters, and participants were asked to trade with three different people, keeping one section of their own. Their homework was to bring the pieces together using thread play, embellishments, and more fusing. You would not believe how amazing these looked!! Challenges can be very fun.