I generally only read the Main board and the Vintage Sewing Machine board. I occasionally go to the others. I just joined in January and nothing that went on this year appealed to me. If I had already been a member and seen the list when it was formed I might have done one or two of the first ones.

Like everyone else, it is timing. I couldn't do one right now because of the graduation gifts I am making and all the dresses I am altering for prom and graduation. I wouldn't give but I think we have to accept there will be highs and lows in participation. JMHO

Mary

I don't always see the contests but have begun looking more carefully now. I would certainly consider entering if it is something I think I could do well enough. I love the '30's look and/or scrappy and would jump on those for sure! I do intend to watch more closely.

I've held back posting my last couple of projects in hopes i'd be able to do a contest. It seems like i always miss out on the ones i'd enter because i don't realize one is going on. Now my son is born i'm afraid i won't be able to enter and i should just post my old projects from the last year; once i get the adaptor for my camerato mac upload. I appreciate your efforts rhonda. I've had trouble figuring out the new look of the site too. I'm still used to the old look i guess :(

I'm a newbie to not only quilting but to TQB. I found the panel contest entry via a QB e-mail, but find that many of the contests seem to have "disjointed" links, meaning that they are found by accident.

I see the post on the main board page for contests and challenges, but I don't see the panel contest entered on that page. Maybe I'm missing it?

If i'm reading correctly - it sounds like between the Board changes and life, that many people don't know about the quilting contests. If that's the case, then the question that needs to be answered is How does the message get out?

And yes, the current board w/ the contests only has 11 threads on it and there just didn't appear to be enough time to complete an entry.

Anyone else see it differently?

Okay here are my thoughts on this so far

Size restrictions will be understood by what kind of contest it is. As in a doll quilt will be small not a queen size quilt etc. I won't put any numbers to the size.

As for timing I am thinking of setting up a list that would be for 12 months. Possibly with 2 months between contests instead of a monthly thing.
Info for each contest could be posted again right before that contest is to start. That posting would be a reminder that it is coming up soon.

I will discuss with Patrice some ways of getting this more noticed.

Now here is what I have for ideas. I would love to get more suggetions to add to the lists.
Do you want to see contests that are technique in nature or are type in nature? or maybe alternate between the two.


Type of Project

Doll Quilts
Table Runners
Hot pads
Miniatures
Accessories
Kid Quilts
Mug Rugs
Wall Hangings/Tabletoppers etc

Techniques

scrappy
10 min block
applique
handquilted square
FMQ square
Traditional Pieced
Paper Pieced
Bargello
Kaleidoscope
Half Square Triangles
Rhonda's Cut Down Method
Design a Quilt Block
Strip Quilts
Quilt Block
One Patch Block Quilts

Rhonda~It looks like you've got a good list of contest possibilities going there! I like the idea of having them posted out for 12 months as it gives us more time to get things ready. I also would like to see contests alternate between types and techniques because I think it might encourage more people to enter.

It is so nice of you to go to all this work on our contests; thank you!

I sooo appreciate all your comments and suggestions. I need them to help me improve. I really want to try this again for another year and see how it goes.

As for getting the contests more noticed -

To keep it in the recent topics the threads need to be posted on. So if you are interested in helping then watch for the threads and post if you would. This way it will stay active and be seen better.
I will try to post more often about the contests to get some threads into the recent posts.
I am going to ask Patrice if we can get something about the contests in the newsletter that goes out every week.

Once you know about the contest threads then you can click on subscribe and you will get notices when something new is posted on that thread.

Any other ideas?

I would love to join some of the contests but every time I've looked they were past ones or it was the kaleidoscope and I was no way ready to tackle that. If there was a better way of getting it noticed would be great, many times I forget to look and I miss out.

How do I get on the email list for the contests? TIA