We have a very small guild, and what has produced more participation is doing two blocks each month. One goes for a charity quilt and the other goes into the drawing for a winner at the next meeting. The coordinator tells us the colors to use and the block pattern. If there are multiple of 12 blocks, then there are two winners or the balance after 12 goes into the charity quilt. I agree, it is hard to get people to do a little extra.
What if you thought about a row by row experience to be voted on at the end of the year for a prize? You could tell them the block or scene or whatever for each row and have show & tell the next month. Everyone could pick their own colors, or you have them draw paint chips or crayons and have to feature that color in some manner in the quilt. If you make a patterned sashing between the rows, you could have a part of the quilt for each month's sewing. This way they could sew a row, sash and sew those two together. It might not work too well if everyone is seeing all the quilts, because how would you do a prize? Oh well, just a thought.
Last edited by Barb in Louisiana; 07-08-2017 at 03:54 AM.