Help looking for guild challenge
 

Somewhere on line I read about a challenge using your high school colors (or college). I have searched and searched. Now when I need it, I can't find it. Might any of you remember the details of it or know where I saw it. Thank you soooo much.

Don't know, but I did find this book on quilt challenges
https://www.amazon.com/Quilt-Challen.../dp/1564779114
used copies are inexpensive, but read the reviews before you decide.
I'm guessing that you can use any challenge that specifies a block and just tell the members to use their school colors. The schoolhouse block might be a good one to pick:
http://www.quilterscache.com/S/SchoolhouseBlock.html

Great idea ... PaperPrincess!!



It's an interesting idea and I agree, you could go with any parameters. The colour scheme certainly does not dictate the project!

Nakuna ... Something you may want to consider ..... as it could be a touchy issue,
if some have not graduated (or gone?) to high school or college.
Or perhaps do not want to reminisce about that part of their past.

Just a thought ........

A color challenge we did at guild, was to draw paint chip cards from a bag and make a table runner or topper using those colors.

I think the funnest one we did, was to have a magazine for everyone who is participating -- doesn't have to be a quilting magazine. Then draw a page number out of a bag. Then the participant has to make a quilt around whatever is on that page in their magazine.

quiltedsunshine, that sounds like alot of fun! Thanks for the idea.

I have enough challenges. They are called UFOs! Commit to finishing one or two each year.

I['m with Illinois, the best challenges we've had have been the ones where you complete something you have already started. But it had to be over a year in the waiting. Each person writes down what they want to complete and has a set time to get it done. Handy and productive.

There was a group on here doing the quilt challenge book that Parerprincess mentioned. Maybe you could get some ideas there. Maybe last year, I can't remember when it was. This year my guild did a challenge where you made a wall hanging inspired by a favorite greeting card. I am working on it now. Not too sure I like how it is coming out. Another challenge we did was everyone got a half of a FQ of some ugly fabric and had to use at least half of it in a wall hanging. At first some members insisted I didn't use enough in mine, I used some of the back of the ugly fabric. Last year the challenge was to make a snowman, it didn't have to be a quilt or even made of fabric.

Great ideas ladies. I like the magazine page and the build a snowman. Thank you all for your great ideas. I knew I could count on you all to come up with something.

Any more suggestions? These are great!

My question for those of you whose guilds do challenges are these: How do you determine the winners? Is it voting by the membership? One judge? Committee? People from outside of the guild judging?

How is the judging received by the participants? Do they care? Are feelings hurt? Do they think it is fair? Or is it all in fun?

Are there prizes?

When we did a challenge, we assigned numbers to the quilts and the membership voted on the winners. Only the Challenge chairlady knew the identities represented by the numbers. It was fun. No one's feelings were hurt. I think we had small monetary prizes for first, second and third places, with $20-25 being first place.

Any other fun ideas?