Coastal Quilters Guild of Santa Barbara & Goleta

Challenge 2011

"All Creatures Great and Small"

RESULTS!

The annual Challenge is a fun competition and Show intended to display our members imagination and talent, showcasing a variety of quilting techniques. There are many ways to interpret a theme while staying within the rules set by the Challenge hosts. All attending Challenge Night were given a ballot to choose their 5 favorite entries. This year we included 5 honorable mentions.

The prizes awarded were unique as they reflected the 'animal' theme. Take a look at a few of them.

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Challenge 2011 Winning Entries

Entry	Place	Title	Quilter	Prize
#45	1st	Cecily, Sea Serpent in Training	Judith Patterson	SB Museum Nat. History annual family plus pass
#49	2nd	Creatures Small and Large	Diana Hamilton	SB Zoo annual membership for 2
#14	3rd	Xirapha	Patty Latourell	Maritime Museum annual crew membership
#30	4th	Nine Lives	Jeanne Surber	Land Shark - 2 passes
#43	5th	Ocean Garden	Patti Hunter	Cody's Restaurant - $35 gift certificate
#58	1st HM	The Buzz of a Quilting Bee	Rebecca Saunders	Grant House $20 gift certificate
#2	2nd HM	Buttercup: The Sicilian Hen	Pat Masterson	Grant House $20 gift certificate
#38	3rd HM	Which Came First?	Darilyn Kisch	Grant House $20 gift certificate
#42	4th HM	Peaceful Jungle	Suzy Pelovsky	Grant House $20 gift certificate
#66	5th HM	Creature from the Blue Lagoon	Ranell Hansen	Grant House $20 gift certificate
List of Entries in 2011 Challenge View All Entries Here

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We challenge you to enter this friendly guild tradition with an entry for yourself or as a gift.
Be creative. Have fun. Surprise us!

RULES

Each entry must include at least one identifiable animal print fabric: (any non-human animal: amphibians, birds, fish, insects, invertebrates, or mammals, etc.) or animal feature (animal fur, reptile skin, animal paw print, etc.) The print may be dominantly or subtlely incorporated into your creation.
The entry may be "ANY handmade creation which includes SOME quilting." You are not limited to a wall hanging. Wall hangings must be 120" or less in circumference. Any handmade creation includes: garments: wearables, Halloween costume; toys: stuffed animal, doll; home dec: pillow, etc.; utilitarian: apron, tea cozy, table runner, etc. There must be enough quilting to be noticed so that the entry is identified as having been quilted.
One entry per member. An entry may be a unit. For example an apron with coordinating pot holder or a dressed stuffed animal.

Questions?

Do we need to depict an animal great and or small?

No, but what ever you decide to enter must include an animal fabric. You may do an "I spy" landscape, vest or whatever, which under close inspection reveals an animal fabric.

You may celebrate our Challenge theme depicting a known species animal or your own imaginary animal which also includes an animal fabric.

Your entry may mimic our theme with a traditional animal named quilting block: Hen and Chicks, Cats and Mice or more abstractly: Turkey Tracks, Bear's Paw, or a border of Flying Geese, etc. as long as it includes an animal fabric.

Consider also how your entry will be displayed. It may need an accessory: a tea cozy needs a teapot, a doll may need a doll stand, a garment shows best on a hanger, etc. You will need to include these accessories when the challenges are collected for Challenge Night.

-- Carol Hart and the Sew It All's

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