“MAKING A GRAND ENTRANCE”

Design a wall hanging featuring a door. Pick a door, any door to a new quilting adventure. It can be something concrete like a front door, back door or an exit door. How about a door to the future, the past, or to your dreams. How many kinds of doors can you think of?  Pick one! Have fun and be creative!

 

BASIC RULES OF THE CHALLENGE:

#1 RULE: HAVE FUN!!!

Use your imagination!

Your creation can be traditional or contemporary. Item Selection: We would like your challenge to be a small quilt or wall hanging.

Methods of Construction:

You are free to use whatever construction or quilting methods work best for your creation (i.e., machine piece, hand piece, paper piece, applique, etc.). We encourage you to challenge yourself. Your creation can be as complicated or as simple as you like.

Quilting Requirement:

The entry must be quilted by hand, machine, or combination of both or tied. It must have a binding, if a quilt or wall hanging. All entries must have a label.

Finished Size:

Finished size of a quilt or wall hanging is your choice, but no longer than 72” and wider than 72””. Your challenge quilt may be square or rectangle. If you make your challenge quilt an odd shape, please remember that they are to be hung at the show so make sure it will hang straight and not fold over itself.

Completion Date:

The quilt must be a new quilt, completed after July 2025.

Fabric Requirement:

There is no limit to the total number of fabrics or kinds of fabrics used.

Embellishments:

Embellishments are optional.

Hanging Sleeve: A quilt or wall hanging back must have a hanging sleeve.

Label: The label shall have the following information:

o The name of the quilt/submission

o Give credit to the source that inspired you and how the quilt demonstrates the theme.

o The name of the creator of the entry

o The name of the quilter (if needed)

o Acknowledgement of the pattern name and/or designer, if used

o Date of completion

o If entry is quilt or wall hanging, the dimensions of completed quilt or wall hanging (length and width)

Due Date:

Your finished item is due at our regular February, 2026 guild meeting.

 

Ribbons will be given to the winners. Only fully completed items will be accepted.

 

If you have any questions about the challenge, please see Nadine Cain at a guild meeting or send her an email at NLCain3139@gmail.com or message her at 337-354-5970.

 

HAVE FUN! WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU CREATE!

 

Judging Categories:

• Viewer’s Choice

• Judges’ Choice (First, Second, and Third)

•  Program Committee’s Choice