Hello,
This is my first post so hope I did everything correctly.

I am going to and helping with 2 quilt retreats (3 day each Oh Fun Fun) and I am in need of some fun games that quilters might like to play in between completing (yeah sure) there UFO's.

I would appreciate any help anyone might help me with.

A quilting friend
Angie

You can have:

1. One of the nights have a pajama party - best pjs wins a prize
2. An ugly fabric auction
3. A fat quarter swap - each person brings fat quarters indivdually wrapped in paper. If you put in 3 wrapped fat quarters, you take that same number out.
4. Make up a points game. For example, everyone in the room starts with 100 points then they add or subtract based on questions you make up(ie if you are wearing socks add 10 points, if you are wearing makeup minus 20 points). Be creative and far out with the questions. You do this game along with the pajama party.

Hope these help.

strip poker! Ha! That is so funny!!! I may have to get into that! LOL!

Thanks to all of you for your helpful game suggestions. Will get with our team and know we will use them.

Thanks a bunch you are appreciated.

Angie

I have a question about the #4 points game. Everyone starts with 100 points add or subtract points based on the questions.

How does the prize work out, most points least number of point??

Need some help here this sounds like fun.

Thanks
Angie

Depending on the number of prizes you have, you pick the same amount of people with the highest number. It can be alot of fun. For example:
Everyone starts with 100 points for being there. Then start with questions like:

If you are wearing gold earrings add 5 points
If you are wearing socks substract 10 points
If you have a condom in your bag plus 20 points
If you have a library card add 30 points
If you are wearing more than one ring substract 15 points
If you were born in the year 19## add 25 points

The questions are endless and can be a riot depending on the crowd.

Have fun with it.

Here's another game/quiz

Copy and paste this to a word document (you may have to do some reformatting) and make copies.

1. What do the following refer to Chain, Feather, Herringbone, and Outline
a. Quilt making patterns
b. Appliqué patterns in popular use from the 1840s - 1860s
c. Stitches found on crazy quilts

2. Foundation blocks are found in which group of patterns?
a. Log Cabin, Pineapple, Press Piecing
b. Dresden Plate, Sun Bonnet Sue, Rose of Sharon
c. School House, Star of Bethlehem, Ocean Waves

3. What form of quilting originates from Laos?
a. Molos
b. Pa nDau
c. Trapunto
d. Sashiko
e. Palampores

4. Who is the inventor of the sewing machine?
a. Elias Howe
b. Isaac Singer
c. Richard Sears

5. Which term does not belong?
a. Garden Maze
b. Lattice
c. Binding
d. Sashing

6. Which of the following quilt patterns is not thought of as being in vogue in the 1930's?
a. Drunkard's Path
b. Grandmother's Flower Garden
c. Double Wedding Ring
d. Dresden Plate

7. What is the International Quilt Association known for?
a. Honoring a quilter every year who has made a difference in the quilting world.
b. Sponsoring the World's Largest Quilt Show.
c. Holding an annual conference in which over 250 classes and lectures are offered
d. All of the above.

8. What do the following have in common Echo, Stipple, Meander, Crosshatch:
a. Quilt making techniques
b. Quilting patterns
c. Methods of joining patchwork

9. Where might one find the Language of Flowers?
a. Baltimore Album Quilts
b. Crazy Quilts
c. Appliqué Quilts
d. All of the above

10. What innovation in quilting was introduced at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia?
a. The Crazy Quilt
b. The first electric iron
c. Rotary Cutters

11. What do these things have in common: Hand of Friendship, Duck's Foot in the Mud, Bear's Paw?
a. They are the names of square dance movements
b. They are the titles of Victorian children's stories
c. They are different names for the same patchwork pattern
d. They were popular appliqué patterns during the late 1800's

12. What are the following names: Turkey Red, Indigo Blue, Double Pink, Nile Green?
a. Crayola crayon colors
b. Watercolor paint colors
c. Rainbow Brite's friends
d. Fabric colors

13. What characterizes a "summer spread"?
a. Light colors
b. No backing
c. No batting
d. Smaller than bed quilts, made to be used as picnic cloths

14. What do the following have in common: Baby Block, Thousand Pyramids, Trip Around the World?
a. Children's toys/games
b. Patterns of Asian origin
c. One-patch patchwork patterns

15. Which quilt making technique has always been done by machine?
a. Seminole patchwork
b. Prairie points
c. Miniature quilts

16. What characteristics are associated with Folk Art Quilts?
a. They are made by people who have had no artistic training.
b. They are made for visual impact, not quilt making excellence
c. They have a spontaneity about them, often containing whimsical elements
d. They have crudely shaped design elements

17. What do the following have in common Diamond in the Square, Bars, Center Square?
a. Types of cookies
b. Amish quilt patterns
c. Square-dancing formations
d. All of the above

18. What do the following have in common Charm Quilts, Scrap Quilts, Postage Stamp Quilts?
a. Popular quilt styles in the early 1900's
b. Patterns were obtained through mail order sources
c. Quilts used a wide variety of fabrics
d. Quilts were tied as opposed to quilted

19. Which of the following is created by a series of fabric folds to create an origami-type pattern?
a. Attic Window
b. Cathedral Window
c. Doves in the Window

20. What are the following Tapestry, Crewel, Upholstery, Quilting?
a. Types of yarn
b. Types of fabric
c. Types of needles
d. Types of scissors

21. Which term does not belong?
a. Border
b. Prairie Point
c. Piping
d. Scallop

22. What are the following Bodkin, Boot Spur, Emery Pouch?
a. Articles of clothing
b. Sewing tools
c. Quilting Patterns

23. Where is "Quilt City, USA"?
a. Houston, TX
b. Lowell, MA
c. Kutztown, PA
d. Paducah, KY

Whoever gets the most right wins something.

We played a similar game to the one with points above...
It all rhymed, and I read it out loud...
give yourself 10 points for each button
for each button that's blue, take away 2....
I didn't save it on the computer, but I will try to find it again.
Everyone thought it was fun. I was a bit skeptical at first....

I cannot believe how fast I found this! I did one search, and it came up first thing!


YOu can always change things around a bit for a more "quilty" theme. THis was for a bridal shower.

Peculiar Game

This is a rather peculiar game
It really does not have a name
It's simple to play as a game should be
You just do as you're told, you see
So now if you'll please give me your attention
We'll put an end to this suspension
In the end, whoever scores the most
Will receive a prize of which to boast
Now since you're all fashionable girls
Give yourself 5 if you have any pearls
You may add 3 if your toes peek out
And earrings will give you 2 more to shout
Score yourself 5 if you show any red
Add 6 more for a curl on your head
Now before you think you are going to win
Take away 2 for each safety pin
Give yourself 6 if your pants are tight
Add 1 for a scarf which is just about right
Add 5 more if your shoes are black
And take away 3 for a zipper in back
Now count all your buttons, for each you get 2
And take away 1 for each button that's blue
Give yourself 5 if your heels are high
And why not take 10 for the green in your eye
10 more points for a rose on your clothes
Take away 5 if you forgot to wear hose
If your husband you kissed today - add 9
If you didn't subtract 12 - you're subject to fine
This is the end...there isn't anymore
Who is the lucky lady with the highest score?

That is so cute!

Thank you,

Condom in your bag, a ladies retreat??? Wonder if someone will be leaving for a while or sneaking someone in?? I'll be sure and ask that question then see who leaves or acts suspious. Can't wait will have my camera poised and ready.

This game will be a hoot.

Just love this web-site. It's is addictive very addictive.

Angie

I thought that was funny, too. You never know, though! (Better safe than sorrry!LOL)....
BTW...that reminds me of the episode of the GOlden GIrls...where they all went to the store to get condoms...and they had to do a price check. and the guy gets on the microphone or intercom and yells out the size and style and which customer it was for!!!!!!

You can create a game similar to the one played at showers:

Everyone gets a safety pin (with a bit of pretty fabric or even a 3"/4" square) to wear. Every time someone says: grandchild or mother or daughter-in-law (whatever fits the demographics of your group) the person that catches them gets the pin and the fabric square.

You could have them make a quilted item for the next retreat raffle.

K Cama

ooooh....now that sounds like fun! I think I'd pin my lips together so I could win the fabric! YAY!

You could have them write down as many endings to this frase a possible:


"You know you are addicted to quilting if..."

We did that not long a go at a sew in at the guild and it was really fun to hear how some of the ladies ended it.

Have loads of fun!!!

The Quarter Game!!!!!
A friend of mine was going to a retreat and she said she needed to take a roll of quarters. How the game is played each time you have to get out your seam ripper you need to go puy a quarter in a jar. You also get to puy your name in the other jar. At the end of the retreat they draw a name and winner get's all the money in the jar!!!!!

Another one is you scramble 25 quilting related words and the first to get them correct wins a prize!!!!!

Another take on the questions..... Everyone would stand up and then would sit down when if the answer was 'yes' to her question. Last standing wins.
You could make them quilting related..... You've done a log cabin quilt. You've bought more than 15 yards of the same cut. You own more than 3 machines. You've hid your stash from your spouse, everyone might sit on this one. You've sewn your finger.

Ideas sound like fun - and I actively dislike most shower games.

Hi there, I would love to use this quiz at our next retreat but I need the answers!!! PLEASE

Thanks
Deb

We are going on a retreat this weekend coming (Feb 7) this sounds like a fun game, but I would need the answers. I know some, but not all.
Thanks so much.

Oh, what great ideas you ladies have! I've helped with two of my local guild's quilt retreats and many of these ideas would be a lot of fun to add. I think I'm going to have to send this thread to one of my girlfriends. She will garner a lot out of this as well. Thanks ladies!!

This is the type of thing that you wouldn’t give a prize out for but it is a ton of fun! Have each person write out something about themselves that no one else knows about them. Then read out each card and see if everyone can guess who the information is about. It’s amazing the stuff you learn about people. Plus, it is a lot of fun and something everyone talks about for years to come! I still remember learning that one of my friends used to wrestle aligators and ate pirhana. :shock:

We played this game at our retreat last weekend and it was a big hit. No one got them all right, but two people got the highest correct. I used question #23 as a tie breaker. The prize was an 8 pack bundle of fat quarter. We had a good time by all. Thank you

Hi,

Do you have the answers to the quiz?

please send answers

:lol: :lol: :lol: Thank you. I needed a laugh. Had me for a minute. OMG!!!

Ditto - need answers
Thanks!

great ideas, hope you have fun at the retreat

Do you have the answers

Please send

Thanks so much

Left/Right/Center (LRC) is a fun dice game. Play for fat quarters. Can be purchases at any toy store, Bed Bath and Bryond etc.

Try this for suggestions Is titled "Quilty Games" http://www.quiltguilds.com/games.htm

I'd like the answers to the multiple choice quiz too.
Thanks

I also am needing the answers.

Play RLC - a dice game for fat quarters. Or is it RCL
You can get the game at most toy stores, Bed Bath and Beyond......WalMart etc.
Really fun to play.

Try this site. It is called Quilty Game
http://www.quiltguilds.com/games.htm

There's musical fat quarters - you have to pass them on (or toss them across the room) until the music stops. whoever has it when the music stops can keep it.
Bingo - make a chart like a bingo card and put a task in each square - like "use seam ripper", "broke a needle" " poked my finger with a pin" "finished a block" "finished a row" "applied binding" "changed the bobbin" "ran out of bobbin thread and didn't notice," etc, etc..
As someone finishes one of the tasks she gets to shout it out loud (the louder the better) and cross it off her chart. Whoever has the chart full first, or has it filled in the most, at the end of the retreat, wins a prize.

I've played the "strip poker" before and it's great fun.

I've also participated in a "Chinese fabric exchange". Each person brings a yard of some gorgeous fabric, wrapped or in a gift bag. We bring our chairs into a big circle and put all the packages in the middle. We all draw numbers, then in number order each person can either choose a package or "steal" a fabric you like from another person. If your fabric is stolen, you get to either choose another package or steal from yet another person, and so on. When everyone has had a turn, the person who had Number 1 gets one last chance to trade her fabric with someone else. We usually allow a fabric to be "stolen" only three times and then it's frozen, or else the game could go on forever. It's a lot of fun and we have a great time trying to hide the fabric so it won't be stolen.

my guild Loves LCR... we played with FQs... tons of laughter...

this is not exactly a game but we did this on a couple of retreats. Bring a walmart shopping bag full of scraps you are tired of and put the bags on the floor and each person picks a bag, new scraps.

I'm thinking of using the quiz as part of a 3 day quilters bus trip. Does anyone have the answers?