
2023-2024 MPQG UFO Challenge
Let’s “WIP” out those “UFOs”!
Now that the pandemic has waned, how many works in progress (WIPs) or unfinished objects (UFOs) do have laying around? Let’s challenge ourselves to finish those projects, earn tickets, and win prizes!
Criteria:
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The Challenge starts Monday, September 11, 2023 and the final meeting to show your UFOs is, Monday, July 1, 2024.
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Donation of $10.00 to enter
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All WIPs and UFOs must be in progress (at a minimum with the fabric purchased) at the time you sign up.
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The UFO can be a quilt, wall hanging, table topper, wearable art, or another unfinished sewing project. It can be almost any size with a minimum size of 18" in at least one direction for quilts, wall hangings, or table toppers.
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Tickets are awarded for entering the Challenge and for finishing UFOs. Bonus tickets are available.
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Show your finished UFOs at the monthly Guild meetings. Drawings for prizes will be held throughout the year. The Grand Prize drawing is at the August 5, 2024 Guild meeting.
How do I win tickets?
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1 ticket just for signing up
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1 ticket for each finished project
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1 bonus ticket for each decade the project went unfinished (e.g., project started in 1988 and finished in 2023 = 5 decades = 5 bonus tickets)
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5 bonus tickets if the project is donated to one of the Guild’s Community Quilt Projects
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10 bonus tickets if you finish all your UFOs by July 1, 2024
Instructions:
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Download and complete the form. The last day to submit forms to be eligible for prizes is December 8, 2023. Keep a copy of the form for your records.
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The current progress of the UFO must be indicated on the form (e.g., purchased fabric, cut, blocks pieced, quilt top pieced, etc.)
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There are three ways to sign up:
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Turn in the completed form at the monthly meeting with your $10.00 check payable to “MPQG”;
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Email your completed form to lauramlawrence@gmail.com and pay online at the MPQG website; or
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Mail your completed form to Laura Lawrence along with your $10.00 check payable to “MPQG.”
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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, post pictures of your finished projects on Instagram with the hashtag #quiltufo and tag @montereyquiltersguild.
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Eligible submissions must be on your form to be eligible for tickets and prizes.
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Completed UFOs must be submitted by July 1, 2024.
Questions? Email me at lauramlawrence@gmail.com or call/text (831) 578-4824.
Happy Sewing!
Laura Lawrence
Activities Coordinator
What Goes Around Comes Around
Traditional Modern quilts spring from traditional blocks. I found in an older publication, "Best Blocks" by Quilter's Newsletter, a wonderful variety of published blocks, from 1840-1950's. A short story about each block's origin will be presented monthly over the next twelve months.
Directions for both traditional piecing and paper piecing will be offered whenever practical to do so. Most blocks will be offered in a standard 12" X 12" finished size. For those preferring a traditional modern quilt, some blocks will also be offered in smaller sizes allowing for some asymmetry or negative space in the sashing. That will be up to each individual.
The blocks featured will go from easy, to somewhat more challenging. Each block will be complete, so you can do all of the blocks for a lap quilt or some of the blocks for some other use, possibly a nice table runner or wall hanging. Join the group and make a traditional quilt or challenge yourself for a traditional modern creation!
Marjorie Longo, Block of the Month Coordinator
2022-2023 Block of the Month
The following links will lead you to resources for goods, services, and knowledge.
APPRAISALS AND SALES
Nancy Bavor, Certified Appraiser of Quilted Textiles www.quiltworth.com, quiltworth@gmail.com
Hambrook's Auction Center, auction sales www.hambrooks-auction.com
CLASSES
Bay Quilts http://bay-quilts.shoplightspeed.com
Family Threads www.FamilyThreads.org
The Last Stitch, long arm quilting www.laststitchquiltingdesignstudio.com
Monarch Knitting www.monarchknitting.com
Nimble Thimble www.nimblethimble.com
RoJenDesigns www.rojendesigns.com
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
Guidelines for Documenting Your Quilts www.lostquilt.com
WORKSHOPS & TUTORIALS
Bernina www.bernina.com
Christine Porter Quilts (Conferences in England) www.christineporterquilts.com
Leah Day (The Free Motion Quilt Project) www.daystyledesigns.com
Empty Spools Seminars www.emptyspoolsseminars.com
Beginner's Guide to Quilting http://www.bettertextures.com/beginners-guide-to-quilting.php
67 Quick Tips for Quilters http://www.quiltblockofthemonthclub.com/quilting-hints-and-tips.php
Home Advisor - General Sewing How-To Info http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/home-hobbies-sewing-resources/#.WBo0KXeZP4c
FABRIC, BATTING
Abby's Reflection Apparel & Quiltworks (Alaskan theme products) www.abbysreflection.com
Always Unique Hand Dyed Fabric www.AlwaysUniqueFabric.com
Artistic Artifacts (New and Vintage Supplies for Fiber & Mixed Media Artists) www.artisticartifacts.com
Back Porch Fabricswww.backporchfabrics.com
Bay Quiltshttp://bay-quilts.shoplightspeed.com
Beverly'swww.beverlys.com/monterey-store
Big Horn Quilts www.bighornquilts.com
birch FABRICSwww.fabricworm.com
Changing Tides (Alaskan theme products)www.alaskastitches.com
Dharma Trading Companywww.dharmatrading.com
equilter.comwww.equilter.com
Family Threadswww.FamilyThreads.org
Hancocks of Paducah www.hancocks-paducah.com
Kaffe Fassett www.gloriouscolor.com
Keepsake Quiltingwww.keepsakequilting.com
Nimble Thimblewww.nimblethimble.com
Not Just QuiltZ (Aboriginal fabrics)www.notjustquiltz.com
Skye Batiks (Celtic batiks)www.skyebatiks.com
Thai Silkswww.ThaiSilks.com
WebFabrics www.webfabrics.com
PROFESSIONAL QUILTING
Holly Casey Quiltswww.hollycaseyquilts.com
The Last Stitchwww.laststitchquiltingdesignstudio.com
The Quiltin Ladywww.thequiltinlady@redshift.com
Sew Happymacnur@gmail.com
Steve Clizbe screaming09eagle@att.net
NOTIONS
Britex www.shopbritexnotions.com
Clotildewww.clotilde.com
Lacis www.lacis.com
MistyFusewww.mistyfuse.com
Martelli Notions www.martellinotions.com
Nancy's Notionswww.nancysnotions.com
THREAD, SPECIALTY THREAD, YARN
Madonna Needleworkswww.MadonnaNeedleworks.com
Monarch Knitting www.monarchknitting.com
Redrock Threads www.redrockthreads.com
Superior Threads www.superiorthreads.com
BEADS, BUTTONS
Fire Mountain Gemswww.firemountaingems.com
Fusion Beadswww.fusionbeads.com
Monarch Knittingwww.monarchknitting.com
Oriental Trading Companywww.orientaltrading.com
Whim Beadswww.whimbeads.com
BOOKS AND PATTERNS
Abby's Reflection Apparel & Quiltwork (Alaskan theme products)www.abbysreflection.com
Back Porch Fabricswww.backporchfabrics.com
Book Database Reviewhttps://media.rainpos.com/5018/book_database.pdf
C&T Publishingwww.ctpub.com
Changing Tides (Alaskan theme products)www.alaskastitches.com
Creative Quilting - London Calling Quilt Patternwww.creativequilting.co.uk
Family Threadswww.FamilyThreads.org
Monarch Knittingwww.monarchknitting.com
Nimble Thimblewww.nimblethimble.com
Quilting Artswww.quiltingarts.com
CHALLENGES
Quilt Guilds/OrganizationsLocal, UFO exchange, MQG, Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), The International Art Quilt Challenge
MagazinesQuilting Arts, Machine/Modern Quilts Unlimited, Quiltmaker
Online - ArtCallforEntries www.artcallforentries.com/Project Quilting/Persimmon Dreams, Facebook Group: Challenge Quilts, Electric Quilts
Fabric CompaniesCherrywood, Hoffman, American Made Brand, Michael Miller, Riley Blake, Free Spirit, Keepsake Quilting
TelevisionWisconsin Public Television
Quilt ShowsQuiltCon, Quilt Expo
CharityProject Linus
Friends, Fellow Guild MembersFollow Mel Beach via Facebook or her Newsletter (www.melbeachquilts.com, or pieceloveandhappiness.blogspot.com)
TOURS AND TRAVEL INFO
Jeanne Mills Tours (France) www.jeannemillstours.com
Quilt Shop Navigator www.myqsn.com
Quilting Hub www.QuiltingHub.com
SEWING MACHINE SALES and REPAIR
The Cotton Patch www.quiltusa.com
Eddie's Quilting Bee www.eddiesquiltingbee.com
Judy's Sewing Center www.judyssewingcenter.com
More Than Sewing (Sewing Machines, Repairs, Parts), 831-758-6429
Nimble Thimble www.nimblethimble.com
PRINTED MATERIAL
Moo www.moo.com
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MPQG Annual BOM Archives:
October: "Disappearing Pinwheel"
December: "Wonky Winter Solstice Star"
January: "Interlock"
February: "Disappearing Shoo Fly"
March: "# Greatblock"
April: "Random Sticks"
May: "Angular Spiral"
June: "9 Rails"
July: "Big T Origami"
August: "Pinwheel Star"
September: "Half Square Puzzle"