Sunday, January 8, 2012

Project QUILTING, Season 3, Challenge 1 – Architectural Elements

11:59 AM |

photo by Jack – Lloyd (found on flickr)

Welcome back to another season of Project QUILTING! I am super excited to be back hosting more quilt challenges and I can’t wait to see all the amazing pieces that are created over the next 12 weeks of Season 3.

The PRIZES –

All of these will be selected from hat. Everyone who enters a piece following the challenges guidelines within the week of this challenge will have there
name put in the hat for an opportunity to win one of these ELEVEN amazing prizes! (Pictures/examples of the prizes are all shown on Project QUILTING Season 3 – PRIZES post)
Prize 1: StudioCherie is giving a free pattern to EVERYONE that participates in the first challenge!
Prize 2: The Fat Quarter Shop will be giving one lucky winner a layer cake of their choice!
Prize 3: FabricFascination is having the random drawing winner choose from either of these colors:

Batik 5" Charms: 40 Tonga Treat Mini Squares in BlueBerry OR

Batik 5" Charms: 40 Tonga Treat Mini Squares in Pomegranate
Prize 4: Marcia’s Crafty Sewing and Quilting is offering a Gift Certificate of $30.00 off Quilting on a Baby size or larger. The Gift Certificate will be good for 60 days from the date of issue. The gift certificate is transferable so you can share it with a friend if you’d like.
Prize 5: Dye Candy is donating one yard of stunning hand-dyed fabric.
Prize 6: LoveBugStudios is giving a Quiltspirations! Mystery Card Pack from her latest venture, quiltspirations.com. (these are a brand new venture so you will have to be patient and your cards will arrive in the next few weeks…)
Prize 7: Quilties is giving away an adorable ‘I Love Quilting’ Keychain!
Prize 8: Quiltology is giving a coupon for her longarm quilting services for 20% off with a minimum $40 purchase. All of her patterns are online
Prize 9: QuiltsbyBarb is giving a gift certificate for $20 off machine quilting. The coupon expires in 6 months from the date issued and is not transferable
Prize 10: $10 to ThePaintedDaisy good for in stock merchandise in her Etsy shop (or local peeps are welcome to visit her and shop her inventory in person).
Prize 11: PennyFabricArt is donating the book ‘pretty little mini quilts’ for a prize!

The CHALLENGE -Architectural Elements

Photo by Blake Herman, found on flickr

Your inspiration will come from architecture.
Be sure to include a photo or description of the architectural element(s) that inspired you.
Your project can be any size or shape.
Please remember that these projects need to be created during the week of the challenge.
POST your entries with a description of your creative process, including where you are (ie, I create in Madison, WI) and the size of your project by Sunday, January 15th, 2012, at noon, CDT, to this flickr group – Project QUILTING with KimsCraftyApple: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1401824@N21/ OR email a picture/description of your completed project to {lapaceksorchard at gmail dot com} with PROJECT QUILTING in the subject line.
If you wish to receive critiques on your piece – the good and critical – please add your photo’s to this group as well: http://www.flickr.com/groups/1628629@N24/
Are you stuck? Need a little ‘Tim Gunn’ advice during the week? Or are you just so excited on how things are going along and what to share your WIP? We have a group for that! http://www.flickr.com/groups/1430386@N24/
If this is the first Project Quilting challenge you've participated in, please email Kim at {lapaceksorchard at gmail dot com} with PROJECT QUILTING in the subject line so that Kim can keep you updated on the behind the scenes going-ons.

Remember, these challenges are intended to help you “Think Outside the Square”. Be creative. Take a risk. DO SOMETHING NO ONE ELSE WILL THINK OF DOING

A great way to document your quilts is with Quilt Album! Check out this post for a discount code!

Help me spread the word about InfantSee – a great program for babies under 1 year old!

10 comments:

Aunt Cindy said...: Great timing for this! I'm canvasing the neighborhood with my girlie today selling Girl Scout cookies - we're hitting the Victorian end of our street today (camera in hand!); January 8, 2012 at 12:09 PM
Katie said...: I'm really super excited to try this challenge. This will be the first time for me. I look forward to working within guidelines and having my work critiqued. I REALLY appreciate this!!; January 8, 2012 at 12:17 PM
Stephanie said...: I'm really excited about this challenge. I do have a question though. The due date you have listed must be from a previous season, March 27, 2011. What is the due date for this project?; January 8, 2012 at 12:31 PM
PersimonDreams said...: OOPS! I left up last years due date - this challenge is due January 15th, 2012 at NOON!; January 8, 2012 at 12:44 PM
Marcia - Crafty Sewing and Quilting said...: Great Quilting Challenge! Thanks for the inspiration! There are so many possibilities with all the patterns of buildings and whatnot! This will be my thinking day!
Just tweeted this too and of course shared it on facebook when you shared it!; January 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM
lesleyworth said...: Hmmmm...this challenge is definitely going to get me out of my comfort zone...love the challenge and looking forward to playing along!; January 8, 2012 at 1:14 PM
Sharon said...: I'm a newbie and can't wait to give this a try! Thanks for the challenges!; January 8, 2012 at 2:59 PM
FabricFascination said...: So exciting! I can't wait to see the entries.; January 8, 2012 at 3:14 PM
moosecarol said...: This is the first time I've tried entering your challenge. I just finished binding my piece and will post pictures today. I'm excited about the process.; January 14, 2012 at 12:08 PM
Katie said...: I'm down to the WIRE here. . so CDT means "central daylight time?" I hope so . . that means they have to be posted by 1pm TOMORROW EST? hahaha; January 14, 2012 at 7:41 PM