FVMQG Creativ Festival Quilt Display

Each year the organizers of Creativ Festival invites my modern quilt guild to display some of our work.  We are a small group so this annual display doubles as our “quilt show”.

Quilt Display Area

Quilt Display Area

We are given an area to display our quilts that is front and center as you enter the Tradex building.  We are very fortunate to be provided with such a prominent space.

FVMQG QuiltCon Challenge Quilt

FVMQG QuiltCon Charity Quilt

This is the first year that our guild entered a charity quilt into QuiltCon (the Modern Quilt Guild’s annual international show).  Our charity quilt was back from QuiltCon in California so we were able to have it on display as well.

My quilt - Paint Chips

My quilt – Paint Chips

Members were allowed to enter a large quilt along with their challenge quilt.  Since we were required to use just solids in our challenge quilts, I decided to pick one of my quilts that is exclusively made from solids – Paint Chips.  The designer of the quilt pattern is Karla Alexander.

Other member quilts that were displayed follow.

IMG_3480 IMG_3476 IMG_3475 IMG_3474 IMG_3473 IMG_3472 IMG_3471 IMG_3470 IMG_3460 IMG_3461 IMG_3462 IMG_3463 IMG_3464 IMG_3465 IMG_3467 IMG_3468 IMG_3469 IMG_3459 IMG_3458We have a very talented group of quilters in our guild.

 

FVMQG 2018 Creativ Festival Challenge

This year my modern quilt guild’s annual challenge rules were:

1.  Pick up a challenge quilt envelope that contains a 10″ square of fabric in one of the colours from our guild logo.  The three challenge fabrics were all Free Spirit Cottons in the following colours:  Tropical, Jade, and Spring.

Free Spirit Solid - Tropical

Free Spirit Solid – Tropical

Free Spirit Solid - Jade

Free Spirit Solid – Jade

Free Spirit Solid - Spring

Free Spirit Solid – Spring

2.  The colour of the square in your envelope must be the dominant colour in your challenge quilt.

3.  Use the guild business card provided to show you the other colours that can be used and feel free to add as many of those colours as you would like.

Guild business card

Guild business card

4.  Solids only.  No prints.

5.  Neutrals can also be used.

6.  Size:  21″ x 21″ – square only, no other shapes

7.  Keep your quilt a secret.  Do not post pictures on Facebook.  Nothing is to be revealed until the quilts are hung and voted on by the public at the show.

The colour in the envelope that I received was Spring.  I love lime green so I was pretty happy that this was the colour that was assigned to me.

The challenge quilts were displayed for public viewing at the Creativ Festival show on March 16 and 17.

Creativ Festival Challenge Quilts - Group 1

Creativ Festival Challenge Quilts – Group 1

Creativ Festival Challenge Quilts - Group 2

Creativ Festival Challenge Quilts – Group 2

Creativ Festival Challenge Quilts - Group 3

Creativ Festival Challenge Quilts – Group 3

Creativ Festival Challenge Quilts - Part 4

Creativ Festival Challenge Quilts – Part 4

We have to wait until the April guild meeting to find out who won the Viewer’s Challenge Award and to see who made which quilt.