Names of A Color Challenge

Names can tell it all, or they can be an intriguing mystery. Titles of art in quilting are no exception. Try these…  Just Fishing, He Loves Me, If I Were a Butterfly, Blessings of Spring , Journey of Life, Happy Stars, Garden Girls, Twister, Cactus Star, Softened Angularity, Baskets of Flowers, Grandma’s Bouquet, Bunnies Blossoms ‘n Butterflies, Pinwheel Stars, The Quilting Bee, Basket of Flowers, Circle of Hope.  Names of this year’s Color Challenge entries that are already on the website. Does that whet your curiosity? If you want to see them you know what to do. Go to the web page to view them. And then come to the Relief Sale. They really are much better in person. Thirty kits were sold  with twenty are already finished and more could be done by Relief Sale day.  Be sure to make it a point to look for them in the quilt building. Savor and enjoy the names.

So, what is a color challenge anyway? This is the sixth year for our Color Challenge. Kits of 5 fat quarters (ask a quilter) all identical are sold each year to eager participants starting Friday evening. Then the work and fun begins. Crafters can add up to 5 other fabrics but must use all 5 of the kit’s pieces in some way. Size is limited to 40×40. Creativity flows and you get the great variety that we observe every year. Techniques and patterns vary. There is even a table runner this year!

Don’t forget the People’s Choice on Friday evening. You get to vote for your personal favorite Color Challenge piece. Of course, you have to be there to vote. The winner is announced on Saturday. Voting, in a way, can also be done Saturday at the Quilt Auction as that is when the Color Challenge creations are sold. You could go home with your favorite if you raise your hand often enough.