Crazy Quilting International 2016 Spring Challenge Best Extended Seam For fun, our group has offered quarterly challenges. This year, several of our members donated items to be given away as prizes. The challenge is only for Crazy Quilting International members, but any crazy quilters may join. We meet on Facebook. And on Yahoo we meet within these 5 groups: the main CQI group, gallery one, gallery two, gallery three and our swaps & activities group. If you are wondering what an extended seam is, Wilma shared a great post on her blog, Wilma Goes Crazy. Here are the rules the members have for this challenge: Rules: 1) Create an extended seam. This is a combination of stitches used to build a seam on a current crazy quilt block of your choice. 2) Entry Deadline: March 31, 2016. 3) Submit the photo for the challenge. Directions are found in the Facebook CQI Files and in the Yahoo! CQI Swaps & Activities Group Files. 4) You will receive a confirmation when your photo entry is received. 5) Administrators will create albums on Facebook and Yahoo with entry photos. Names will NOT be included. We would like to keep the entries anonymous until the winners are selected. 6) Limit of 1 entry per member. 7) Winners to be announced April 7th: 1st Place: Crazy Quilt Template Set 2 donated by Sharon Boggon of Pintangle.com. 2nd Place: $20 Gift Certificate to Raviolee Dreams on Etsy for laces hand dyed by Barbara Nicki Lee Seavey (Certificate may be used toward purchase of lace. Excludes shipping expenses.) 3rd Place: an Antique Dutch Cigarette Silk Fruit Basket from A Crazy Quilt Journey on Etsy, donated by Wilma van Wagensveld. 8) We are thrilled to announce Jo Newsham and Kathy Shaw have agreed to judge the entries for this challenge. Future 2016 Challenges with details coming soon: Summer Challenge: Crazy Quilted Heart Fall Challenge: New CQI Logo Winter Challenge: Crazy Quilted Purse Our generous prize donations for this year’s challenges are from: · Barbara Nicki Lee Seavey – Raviolee Dreams on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/RavioleeDreams · Elizabeth Rudder – CQI Moderator · Janet Stauffacher – VintageVogue.com https://www.vintagevogue.com · Kathy Shaw – Shawkl Designs http://www.shawkl.com/ · Marcy Wyatt – Crazy Quilt and Other Crafts and Handmade Needle Arts Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/suppliesforcrazyquiltsandothercrafts/ · Sharon Boggon – Pintangle.com http://pintangle.com/cq-stencils/ · Thearica Burroughs – crazyquiltingsupplies.com http://www.crazyquiltingsupplies.com/ · Wilma van Wagensveld – A Crazy Quilt Journey on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/aCrazyQuiltJourney And here are the entries we have received as of March 30, 2016 listed in the order they were submitted. * PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THESE PHOTOS ON PINTEREST, AS THE ARTIST WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THEIR WORK. * IF YOU RECOGNIZE THE ARTWORK AND KNOW THE ARTIST, PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THAT INFORMATION. ENTRIES SHOULD REMAIN ANONYMOUS. THANK YOU! Entry 1 - by Marilyn Entry 2 - by Janet Entry 3 - by Kathy Entry 4 - by Heather Entry 5 - by Patricia Entry 6 - Lower seam with green ribbon between blue and cream fabric - by Kathleen Entry 7 - by Carol Entry 8 - by Nina Entry 9 - by Margaret Entry 10 - by Katie Entry 11 - by Casey Entry 12 - by Terry Entry 13 - by Joy Entry 14 - by Ritva Entry 15 - by Diana Entry 16 - by Cindi Entry 17 - by Sandra Entry 18 - by Pamela Entry 19 - by Margreet Entry 20 - by Donna Please note: This page has been created for all Facebook and Yahoo CQI members to view the challenge entries. After the challenge a new post will be added to the main blog page and this page (and its comments) will be deleted.
