Be sure to tag your photos on IG with #hvmqgpaintchipchallenge so we can see your fabulousness.
Show Details:
We are in the process of finding a date and location for the display of the mini-quilts that result from this challenge—hopefully sometime in June in Beacon.
Challenge Quilt Details:
- Each participating member has randomly received a paint chip, which is either purple/blue or green/orange. If you were not at the meeting and would like to participate, we have matched the 2 paint chip options to Kona colors:
- Choice #1 is Kona 1065 Celadon, Kona 1703 Grass Green OR 317 Peridot, and Kona 1579 Amber
- Choice #2 is Kona 90 Pacific, Kona 152 Cloud, and Kona 1223 Med Gray
- Please choose one color option to include in your mini. In each case, the quilt should primarily the shades of either green or blue with accents of the amber or gray.
- The idea is to have very small pops of a contrasting color in a few of the quilts
- Please choose fabrics that match the colors on your paint chip as closely as possible. You may use solids or prints, but the colors in the prints must match the chip
- It is okay if there is a small amount of white or a neutral color in your print, so long as the fabric primarily reads the color on your paint chip
- Each quilt needs to be 18″ square, with binding. If your binding technique increases the size of your quilt, you need to take that into account so the finished size is 18″ square
- The binding should also match your paint chip. However, you can also make a faced quilt if that’s a technique you prefer (Victoria Gertenbach has a terrific tutorial on her blog, The Silly BooDilly).
- The back can be anything, as it won’t be visible in the show
- Quilting thread can either match your paint chip or be a neutral color (such as white or off-white)
- Aside from the colors on the paint chip and the size, anything else you do with the quilt is up to you. Feel free to explore minimalism, improv, modern traditionalism, hand quilting, machine quilting, applique… whatever floats your boat! We just ask that your quilt fits a modern aesthetic, as this show is representative of the Hudson Valley Modern Quilt Guild
- For hanging purposes, each quilt needs to have small tabs attached to the top that we can pin into to hang the quilts on the wall. The tabs can be made of fabric or twill tape. They should be attached to the top of the quilt 1″ in from each side and should extend 1″ above the top of the quilt. We will post a tutorial for this soon.
- Each quilt needs to have a label on the back with the maker’s name. Please think about the permanence of this label if you are designating your quilt for sale (i.e. make it look nice if it will still be attached after selling)
- Quilts must be submitted by the May general meeting on May 17th. They can be brought to earlier meetings, if they are finished earlier. Please submit them with an attached label, hanging tabs, and in a small bag. Please also designate whether or not your quilt will be for sale.
Questions? Email us!
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