Our chapter will make a Charity Quilt Challenge for QuiltCon 2020.
For those unfamiliar with the QuiltCon Charity Quilt Challenge, you'll want to know that the charity aspect of the quilt follows QuiltCon. After the quilt is displayed at QuiltCon (February 20-23, 2020) in Austin, along with dozens of other quilts made by MQG chapters, it will be returned to us. For the third year in a row, we anticipate donating our quilt to the annual silent auction portion of The Villages "Time to Give Back Golf Tournament and Dinner" to be held in June, 2020. All monies raised for the quilt will be donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Following the theme dictated by the Modern Quilt Guild (complete information here), we'll make a text quilt. In addition to fulfilling size requirements, the quilt must include at least one pieced word that's central to the overall design theme. This color palette has been designated by the MQG: white, shades of gray, and black.
Once again, Jane G. is leading the effort, with help from Charity Quilt Committee members:
Missy G.
Bette M.
Dee S.
Beth S.
Mel T.
Rosemary V.
In July, the committee met for the first time at Rooster's on Oxford, in Wildwood, to discuss and select an overall theme and design.
The committee selected the Art Gallery pattern "Acoustics," and the theme "Science, Technology, Engineering and Math" (STEM). STEM is the foundation for so much of what we do each day, including sewing and quilting - from fabric creation, to pattern design, to high tech sewing, the quilting machines we use, and beyond. STEM is part of it all.
STEM also nicely fits with QuiltCon's text theme. In keeping with requirements, the word EXPLORE will be pieced into fabric. (See the word in the design above.) Science, technology, engineering and math allow us to continue to explore, and consider what's possible in the future.
The committee is now collecting fabrics and will be asking chapter members to participate in sewing blocks, as well as becoming involved in later steps such as piecing backing, basting the quilt sandwich, quilting, binding, labeling, and attaching a quilt sleeve. Please be thinking about how you might help.
More information will be coming!
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