2021 PRESIDENT'S CHALLENGE

The challenge for 2021 is to create a quilt that uses Prairie Points and/or Scalloped Edges on at least two sides, with at least two inner borders, one of which has a flange. Size requirement: 72" or larger perimeter, such as 18" square or larger, 16"x20" or larger. etc. This challenge is designed to let you show off your favorite types of borders plus push you incorporate borders that go beyond the basics. There are lots of ways to be creative with borders: piecing, applique', embellishing, special effect quilting, to name just a few. Photos & a description of your quilt and border treatments are due January 19, 2022; judging is planned for the February 2, 2022 meeting.

1st Place President’s Choice

Evening in the Park by Mary Lemon

This was a panel kit to be cut into pieces and placed onto a background.  First mistake was putting Heat and Bond on the whole panel per directions, resulting in a piece of cardboard fabric.  I decided, during Covid, to try and finish it as a UFO and see if the borders could be those in the President's challenge.  Machine appliqued and quilted with very sharp needles!

1st Place Best Meets the Challenge

Alice in Wonderland by Alberta Dalke                          70 X 77 inches

Made from Tula Pink’s Alice in Wonderland fabrics. It was made by deciding one border at a time, once the center was made. In order to highlight the fabric, the center started larger than anticipated and it grew from there. There was a lot of fudging to make everything work out. The flange is the pink at the top of the “cabinet”. It is on one side only. The prairie points are in the last border rather than the on the outside. 

1st Place Members’ Choice

Life at the Beach by Kate Stone

This fun scrappy appliqué quilt features red and yellow borders separated by a blue flange. The yellow scalloped finish resembles the ocean waves. I grew up camping and this quilt combines my love of camping with my love of the beach. The red border is made from material from my late mother’s vintage fabric stash   33 X 38 inches

Alaska trip by Mary Pavlicin

 My challenge is a wall hanging 16x26. Two sides are finished with Prairie Points and there is a flange on the inner border. My inspiration for this quilt came from Sue Wareham. Sue showed a similar quilt years ago at Show & Tell. I thought it was very clever. When this challenge was made Sue’s idea came to mind. I had a box of Alaska pins sitting in a box somewhere so why not put them to use. I am keeping the borders subtle because I want the focus on the pins. This is my result.

Gecko by Mary Davis

Attached is a picture of my President’s challenge quilt. It measures 20.5” x 17” (75” perimeter) and has Prairie Points on two sides, which I chose to add as inner borders rather than use on the outside edge. It also then has two additional side borders, each with an added ¼” flange, which face each other. The gecko is made using layered hand-cut pieces machine appliqued onto the single block background. All fabrics are batiks. The quilting features sun-rays and a wave on each of the two sides.

Peace by Francie Nelson

Size:  Actual quilt is 28.5” x 4 = 114”.  If taken from point to point of prairie points 32” x 4 = 128”

Borders:  red inner border surrounding the applique = flange

                next is black and white 4 square border

                Last is black and white piano keys border

Techniques used:  center square is hand appliqued and hand quilted

                                Rest of quilt is machine pieced and machine quilted

Prairie points in black and white surround the quilt.

I guess that’s it. I learned a lot from doing this quilt.