Focus Through the Prism–a Project QUILTING Special Challenge

I have something new and exciting to announce that will be happening for the next 7 months of off season Project QUILTING Challenges.

Focus Through the Prism – A Series of Project QUILTING Off Season Challenges

Purchase:  Special ROYGBIV fabric Bundle from Cherrywood FabricsWhat: One block-inspired challenge will be issued each month for seven months. Use that block, plus ONE fabric from your special ROYGBIV bundle, then add anything else you need to create a 20” finished quilt by the month’s deadline.

• Each final project should read predominantly as one color in the spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, or violet. 

• A ROYGBIV hand-dyed color bundle of fabric must be purchased from Cherrywood Fabrics

• You must use ONE fabric from the ROYGBIV challenge bundle in each quilt

• Any other fabrics from your stash may be added.

• You must use the month’s block

• Quilts must finish 20” square. 

Challenges must be completed by each monthly deadline You can participate in as many monthly challenges as you’d like (one, or all seven!) but each challenge quilt MUST be started and finished within that month.

A NEW TWIST: the quilts also must be available to be shipped to me in January 2016 and in my possession for up to one year.

• A 4″ quilt rod pocket will need to be added to the back of the quilt before you send it to me January.  Check out THIS tutorial for how to do this.

The end goal for this special challenge series is to build a controlled spectrum display of 20” quilts featuring seven traditional quilt blocks. A jury of your quilting peers will select top quilts in each colorway, and my hope is to submit this to quilt shows as a special exhibit illustrating the creativity a Project QUILTING challenge can inspire.

At the very least I will put up a spontaneous outdoor quilt show on the deer fence in the orchard photographed by Karmen Lindner Photography.

a shot from the Fall 2014 Spontaneous Outdoor Quilt Show photo shoot by Karmen Lindner Photography

When:  The first challenge will start on May 1st and a new block will be revealed at the 1st of each month through November.  Challenges must be completed by the end of each month regardless if it’s a month with 30 or 31 days.

May, Challenge 1: Monkey WrenchJune, Challenge 2: Friendship StarJuly, Challenge 3: Log CabinAugust, Challenge 4: Pinwheel September, Challenge 5: posted on 9/1 October, Challenge 6: posted on 10/1 November, Challenge 7: posted on 11/1

Prize: To be announced but I promise I’ll get something good put together!

Purchase your Fabric Now so you’ll be ready to get started on May 1st! The ROYGBIV bundle is available as fat quarters, half yards or full yards.  Individual colors are available online in fat quarters.

Woot!  I’m super excited about this!!!!

And don’t worry – more details will be posted with the first challenge.  The most important thing you need to do right now is click HERE to make your fabric purchase.  Oh – and tell all your friends to join in the fun too!

There has been some questions about the fun we’ll be having with the challenge so I put together a FAQ post to help clarify a few things.  Please let me know if I can answer any other questions you may have too!

Questions or issues?  Email me!  lapaceksorchard {at} gmail {dot} com