2022-2023 President's Challenge
I have taken many workshops the Guild has offered over the last several years and I recently realized that I have 12 workshop projects started but not finished. I decided this would be a great President’s Challenge. SO, I challenge you to finish your workshop projects. I have created a form similar to our UFO list if you would like to make a list of your projects (you'll find it linked at the Guild's website). I am thinking about prizes for those who finish the most projects. More on that later as I have not worked out the details yet but I challenge you to get started!
I would like to use the May 2023 workshop day to work on these projects (or Quilts to Share projects). I do not even remember how to do some of these projects. I am planning on organizing Guild members who finished a workshop project to attend the May meeting to help those of us who may need a refresher.
Here is a link to the President's challenge form:
my_presidents_challenge_form.pdf
I would like to use the May 2023 workshop day to work on these projects (or Quilts to Share projects). I do not even remember how to do some of these projects. I am planning on organizing Guild members who finished a workshop project to attend the May meeting to help those of us who may need a refresher.
Here is a link to the President's challenge form:
my_presidents_challenge_form.pdf
2021-2022 President's Challenge
“Use it All” is the title of my challenge.
Many of you have a stash. I am trying to use some of my stash and either blend or match it with those new fabrics I just have to buy. Many times I have some smaller pieces left from a project and I don’t want to put them back into my stash. My challenge to you is to use these pieces in some form soon after you finish a project. First, you must decide what amount of fabric is worthy to return to your stash. The rest I am suggesting to find a use for those fabrics, not returning them to your stash.
One other suggestion for this challenge would be to finish a UFO. I have several UFO’s from workshops that could be used to satisfy this challenge. Or maybe you have bought a kit and have not made it yet. A kit would also qualify as challenge.
Other uses can be donating them to Quilts to Share or cutting them up for leaders and footers for future project. Here is an example, I had a little less than half yard left from some backing. I made it into a case for a chair pillow. Another example is I had several different small pieces left from a pillow case and I made those into a coin purse and a small bag. For other items I have left I am doing is a longer project. I have picked a quilt pattern and I am going to make blocks from leftover fabrics and keep making them until I have enough to make a quilt. Additionally, Janet O'Neil has many tubs of scraps that she is willing to 'share' with anyone who wants to use them. Please contact her if you wish to use some of those scraps for your challenge.
“Use it All” is the title of my challenge.
Many of you have a stash. I am trying to use some of my stash and either blend or match it with those new fabrics I just have to buy. Many times I have some smaller pieces left from a project and I don’t want to put them back into my stash. My challenge to you is to use these pieces in some form soon after you finish a project. First, you must decide what amount of fabric is worthy to return to your stash. The rest I am suggesting to find a use for those fabrics, not returning them to your stash.
One other suggestion for this challenge would be to finish a UFO. I have several UFO’s from workshops that could be used to satisfy this challenge. Or maybe you have bought a kit and have not made it yet. A kit would also qualify as challenge.
Other uses can be donating them to Quilts to Share or cutting them up for leaders and footers for future project. Here is an example, I had a little less than half yard left from some backing. I made it into a case for a chair pillow. Another example is I had several different small pieces left from a pillow case and I made those into a coin purse and a small bag. For other items I have left I am doing is a longer project. I have picked a quilt pattern and I am going to make blocks from leftover fabrics and keep making them until I have enough to make a quilt. Additionally, Janet O'Neil has many tubs of scraps that she is willing to 'share' with anyone who wants to use them. Please contact her if you wish to use some of those scraps for your challenge.
2019-2020 President's Challenge
Use some of the colors from the page you tore out of the magazine (in June if you attended that meeting) as your inspiration. You may add other colors if you wish, and your project can be anything. Bring your completed project and magazine page to the April meeting to share, and you will receive a small participation prize.
Use some of the colors from the page you tore out of the magazine (in June if you attended that meeting) as your inspiration. You may add other colors if you wish, and your project can be anything. Bring your completed project and magazine page to the April meeting to share, and you will receive a small participation prize.
2018-2019 President's Challenge is repeating 2017-2018 President's Challenge
The Presidents’ challenge is to get 100% participation in Quilts to Share!! Quilts to Share is KQ’s mission so we want to place that in the forefront this year.
Who Benefits from Our Quilts? 1) Bremwood Residential Treatment Center 2) Honor Flight pillow cases 3) Veterans quilts 4) Hospice quilts 5) Gifts to sell for auction or at the Quilt Show to raise money for Quilts to Share.
Jobs to Do 1) Piece quilts 2) Quilt quilts 3) Bind Quilts 4) Wash fabric 5) Participate in Quilts to Share workshops 6) Iron fabric
2016-2017 President's Challenge
The President's challenge quilts will be shown at this month's May meeting. You can find all the directions for each row by reviewing this past year's monthly newsletters.
2015-2016 President's Challenge
This years President challenge is to complete pillow cases for ConKerr Cancer. We want to see how many times we can circle the meeting room in May when we hang up the pillowcases. Imagine how many we could have if everyone made just one a month.
2014-2015 President's Challenge
Janet Koehler Challenged us with a BOM (Block of the Month Challenge) that was completed on May 18, 2015 by assembling the quilt tops at the Morning workshop. Below are the blocks and a link to the pattern.
UFO Challenge
It has been several years since KQ has issued a UFO Challenge and it is time to dig out those old projects and make some decisions about them. If you choose to participate, this is your assignment for May and June: Registration forms are available at the May meeting or email me at lnorthey@cfu.net and I will email you the form. List each unfinished item (no more than 10) and for each project, indicate what needs to be done. The item must be in progress. IF the fabric for the project has not been cut by June 1st, it does not qualify as a UFO. If you choose, fill in the optional sections estimating the time it will take and a deadline YOU select. Many people work best with a deadline! Do keep in mind that you are planning to complete ALL of the projects by May, 2016. Bring your completed form to the May or June guild meeting and turn it in to me. Starting in July, you will check in with the UFO committee to check off your completed project. There will be a separate show and tell for UFOs at the meeting and you will receive a different colored ribbon acknowledging your accomplishment. In addition, there will be some small rewards along the way. At the May 2016 meeting, we will wrap up our challenge by recognizing all participants and the progress they made.
Laurel Northey, Program Chair-elect
How to participate
First: List the Unfinished Projects you expect to complete by May 2016 (Items must be started before the first of June 2015)
Second: List what has to be done to complete each project *
Optional: Estimate the time it will take to finish the project in weeks. Set your own deadline for a target month
Submit to Laurel Northey at the May or June Guild meeting.
** The item must be in progress. IF the fabric for the project has not been cut by June 1st, it does not qualify as a UFO. DO NOT list more than 10 projects.
Laurel Northey, Program Chair-elect
How to participate
First: List the Unfinished Projects you expect to complete by May 2016 (Items must be started before the first of June 2015)
Second: List what has to be done to complete each project *
Optional: Estimate the time it will take to finish the project in weeks. Set your own deadline for a target month
Submit to Laurel Northey at the May or June Guild meeting.
** The item must be in progress. IF the fabric for the project has not been cut by June 1st, it does not qualify as a UFO. DO NOT list more than 10 projects.
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