Hoffman has posted pictures of their 2012 Challenge fabrics.

http://www.hoffmanfabrics.com/conten...?ArticleID=149

The large picture is the challenge fabric, and they've shown the coordinates below.

What do you think of the colors they chose this year?

Of the whole collection - coordinates and all - if it was up to you, which fabric would YOU have chosen to be the challenge fabric?

I think all of them are beautiful! Course, I am partial to purple. . .

Wow! Those are beauuutiful! I am especially fond of big florals!

J8674 70 Lavender Lavender and black. I'm not fond of large florals, but I think I could make something striking with the lavender and black.

I think they made the right choice. And I love those colors together.

I don't like them at all:<

That's alot of purple. They need some more blenders.

They're gorgeous! My favorite color ... I think they should have thrown some green in there though.

Luckily, they're just "suggested" coordinates. :mrgreen:

FYI - this is how they select the challenge fabric each year:
http://www.hoffmanchallenge.com/challenge2012.html

And here are the rules:
http://www.hoffmanchallenge.com/entry_rules.html
So you really just a "recognizable" piece of the challenge fabric. The rest is totally the maker's choice.

It's not particularly my taste either, but it's a different style from some of the earlier challenge fabrics.
I remember a lot of the Asian choices in years past.
http://www.hoffmanchallenge.com/past_challenges.html

Wow, 2000 was the first time I saw the show (just about when I started quilting).

Ok my next question will show how new I am to this type of contest. The following is the number one rule in the challenge"

None of the famous Hoffman batiks can be chosen for the primary challenge fabric, as these fabrics are handmade by individual artists, and no two yards are exactly the same. Since these fabrics are manufactured in other countries, weather and shipping issues can make availability somewhat unpredictable, so even though we love 'em, at this point we can't use them as our primary challenge fabric. We do, however, encourage you to use them in your entry!




Question": On the first line it says not to use the fabric. So how do you win the challenge? Help !!!