Scrap Quilt Challenge

Every year I challenge myself to make at least every other project between Halloween & New Year’s from my scrap bin.  If I don’t set this challenge for myself, the scraps begin to get out of hand (I really think there is hanky-panky afoot in the basket when no one is looking).

In the spirit of my personal challenge, 

I have a Quilt Contest for you!

Fabrics N Quilts

Scrap Challenge Quilt Contest

A scrap bin buster

• 54” x 54” minimum size
• Entries must be completed quilts
• Quilts can be entered in both challenges

Scrap, Strip or String quilts are historically a way to use up the smallest scraps & strips of fabrics from other projects. Quilters would put every string of fabric to use, in those times when there was no room for waste.
Even in our times, we all have a scrap bin that overflows or a collection of fat quarters stashed away longing for a project.
There are no design limitations on your challenge piece, other than overall size and that the quilt should utilize scraps of fabric in an obvious way/be the focus of your quilt, and the quilt must be finished (quilted).

So gather up your scraps & start designing your masterpiece!

You can even enter TWO ways!

Local Challenge

• Voting open to all in-store customers from March 1-March 15. Any tie will be broken by store staff vote.
• Quilts must be entered at Fabrics N Quilts by close of business February 28,2011.
• All quilts must be labeled with quilter’s name and phone number (basted label on back is fine)
• Quilts will be hung in the store during voting. Voting ends March 15^th @ 5 P.M.
• Quilts must be picked up from Fabrics N Quilts by March 31st
• Grand Prize winner will receive $30.00 gift certificate to Fabrics N Quilts to use either in-store or online
• All entrants will receive gift package

Online Challenge

• Quilt pictures must be uploaded to our Flickr group by February 28, 2011. http://www.flickr.com/groups/fnqchallenge/
• Voting will take place from March 1st – March 15, 2011 and take place on http://www.fabricsnquilts.com. Voting open to all, but limited to 1 vote per computer. Any tie will be broken by staff vote.
• Grand Prize Winner will receive $30.00 gift certificate to www.fabricsnquilts.com

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Let’s get scrappy!