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2025-2026 MPQG UFO Challenge

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Let’s finish our “PhDs”!

• Do you have projects half done (PhDs), works in progress (WIPs), projects in grocery sacks (PIGS), or unfinished objects (UFOs) you'd really like to finish?

• Did you miss out on the Guild UFO Challenge last year?

• Do you still have UFOs from last year's Challenge?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, now is your chance to sign up for the 2025-2026 MPQG UFO Challenge!

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Challenge Guidelines:

• The Challenge is open to all Guild members.

• $15.00 donation to enter.

• Sign up between August 5 and November 3, 2025

• Completed UFOs must be finished by August 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM to be eligible to win.

• All projects must be in progress at the time you sign up (e.g., fabric purchased, fabric cut, blocks pieced, quilt top pieced, etc.).

• The project can be a quilt, wall hanging, table topper, wearable art, or another unfinished sewing project. Projects must have a minimum size of 18 inches in at least one direction for quilts, wall hangings, or table toppers. 

• Finished projects must be on your form to be eligible for tickets and prizes.

• Tickets are awarded for entering the Challenge and for finishing projects. Bonus tickets are awarded for older projects, projects donated to MPQG Community Outreach, and for finishing all your UFOs.

• Finish your projects and bring them to “Show and Tell” at the monthly Guild meetings to earn your tickets for prizes. If you cannot make it to a meeting, email pictures to lauramlawrence@gmail.com and show your finished projects on Zoom.

• Drawings for prizes will be held at monthly Guild meetings. The Grand Prize drawing will be held at the August 3, 2026 Guild meeting. 

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Instructions for Entering:

• Download and complete the fillable PDF form with:

  • Name, email address, and phone number

  • Project or Pattern Name, Description and Year Started

• Submit the forms via email or in person at Guild meetings. The last day to submit forms to be eligible for prizes is Monday, November 3, 2025. Keep a copy of the form(s) for your records.

• $15 donation can be paid online at the MPQG website, in person at the Guild meetings, or by mailing a check to MPQG, P.O. Box 1025, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Put “UFO Challenge” in the memo.

• Finish your projects and bring them to “Show and Tell” at the monthly Guild meetings to earn your tickets for prizes. If you cannot make it to a meeting, email pictures to lauramlawrence@gmail.com and show your finished projects on Zoom.

• Post pictures of your finished projects on Instagram and tag @montereyquiltersguild

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How do I earn tickets?

• 5 tickets for signing up

• 5 tickets for each project completed

• 1 bonus ticket for each decade the project went unfinished (e.g., a project started in 1988 and finished in 2025 = 5 decades = 5 bonus tickets)

• 10 bonus tickets if the project is donated to one of the projects in the MPQG Community Outreach Program

• 20 bonus tickets if you finish all your UFOs by August 2, 2026

• 3 bonus tickets for finishing the Monthly Mini Challenge project

How do I win prizes?

This year, there are three opportunities to win a prize at our Guild meetings:

• Monthly Drawing: Prizes will be given away at monthly Guild meetings. Prizes may include gift certificates, fabric bundles, notions, books and more.

• Monthly Mini Challenge: Starting in September, a random number between 1 and 15 will be chosen each month to determine the Mini Challenge project to work on for the coming month. For example, if #1 is chosen, you have that month to finish project #1 on your list. If you finish #1 by the next Guild meeting, you will receive 3 bonus tickets.

• Grand Prize: The Grand Prize will be given away at the August 3, 2026 Guild meeting. The more tickets you earn, the more chances you have of winning.

Questions? Email me at lauramlawrence@gmail.com or call/text (831) 578-4824.

Happy Sewing! 

Laura Lawrence

Activities Coordinator