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2023 Chair's Challenge
The Chair's Challenge for 2023 is a Book Title. You may want to choose your favourite book from when you were young or one that is on the best sellers list now. Lets see how you can interpret a book title into fabric. There are no restrictions on size or item for you to make.
The Chair's Challenge for 2023 is a Book Title. You may want to choose your favourite book from when you were young or one that is on the best sellers list now. Lets see how you can interpret a book title into fabric. There are no restrictions on size or item for you to make.
2022 Chair's Challenge
The Chair's challenge for 2022 is Celebration, the request is for a celebration piece of any size and anything you would like to make.
Below are the six pieces entered and the vote was for the beautifully made snowdrops which definitely are a celebration of Spring.
The Chair's challenge for 2022 is Celebration, the request is for a celebration piece of any size and anything you would like to make.
Below are the six pieces entered and the vote was for the beautifully made snowdrops which definitely are a celebration of Spring.
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2021 Chair's Challenge
Chair's Challenge for this year is 30-THIRTY. Any size but if you can include something Pearl to reflect our 30th birthday, which is next year, that would be great. I hope that will give everyone an opportunity to enter and we will display the pieces at the exhibition.
Sue Rainbow
Chair's Challenge for this year is 30-THIRTY. Any size but if you can include something Pearl to reflect our 30th birthday, which is next year, that would be great. I hope that will give everyone an opportunity to enter and we will display the pieces at the exhibition.
Sue Rainbow
1st Choice for 2022 Jacqui Wilson
2020 Chair's Challenge
The 2020 Chair's challenge was for a 'small' piece of work made of the same colour, can be multiple shades of your chosen colour, and one other colour. This could have been anything from a pencil case to a cushion. The photos of the winners are below.
The 2020 Chair's challenge was for a 'small' piece of work made of the same colour, can be multiple shades of your chosen colour, and one other colour. This could have been anything from a pencil case to a cushion. The photos of the winners are below.
1st Choice Pauline Beckwith
Joint 3rd Choice Chris Jones
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2nd Choice Lesley Lovett
Joint 3rd Choice Sue Redmond
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Members have also been making Christmas postcards to swap with other members of the group and Mimram Quilters. You will find photos of all the 2020 Lockdown Postcard Swap on the Show and Tell Page
Members are also asked to do a lockdown project of an Ohio Star in bright colours, nothing dull and dingy, this will be made into a charity quilt for when we get around to our next exhibition. These can be sent to Sue Rainbow when finished. We do need more of these so if you haven't done yours yet, please see if you could stitch one.
The 2019 challenge was announced at our AGM in March and everyone that wants to can do so. Icknield Quilters projects and challenges are not compulsory and you may want to sit and sew on your own projects and watch how the others progress.
My Favourite Artist
The 2019 Chair's Challenge was for you to make in A4 or A3 size something that represents 'My Favourite Artist'. If you came to the January meeting you will have seen the lovely mini quilts on this theme. I am not asking for a copy of the Mona Lisa, just a piece of work in the style of an artist you like.
"Where I Live" project
In May 2019Gillian introduced us to a 'project' that we have called 'Where I live.' This is a long term project that we hope will produce work for our next exhibition or even one of the touring shows. We would like you to look around your home town or village, photograph something that intrigues you and that you can use as a starting point for a piece of work. It could be a tiled floor (think Lynne Edwards), a window frame, an old door, a manhole cover, a hanging bracket or even a map. Take a photo on your phone or camera or ipad and bring it in July. There is some great stuff out there. Look up and look down but please do't fall over. Taking a memorable image from a favourite area and designing a quilt or using part of the image in a piece of work of your own choice is a great thing to do. This does not have to be a huge undertaking but lets you play with design with no pressure.
Below you will find the results of this challenge.
My Favourite Artist
The 2019 Chair's Challenge was for you to make in A4 or A3 size something that represents 'My Favourite Artist'. If you came to the January meeting you will have seen the lovely mini quilts on this theme. I am not asking for a copy of the Mona Lisa, just a piece of work in the style of an artist you like.
"Where I Live" project
In May 2019Gillian introduced us to a 'project' that we have called 'Where I live.' This is a long term project that we hope will produce work for our next exhibition or even one of the touring shows. We would like you to look around your home town or village, photograph something that intrigues you and that you can use as a starting point for a piece of work. It could be a tiled floor (think Lynne Edwards), a window frame, an old door, a manhole cover, a hanging bracket or even a map. Take a photo on your phone or camera or ipad and bring it in July. There is some great stuff out there. Look up and look down but please do't fall over. Taking a memorable image from a favourite area and designing a quilt or using part of the image in a piece of work of your own choice is a great thing to do. This does not have to be a huge undertaking but lets you play with design with no pressure.
Below you will find the results of this challenge.
