Quilt Challenge

2024 Challenge - coming soon

The 2024 challenge is coming soon.

2022 Remember When..."

The 2022 challenge is complete. No challenge fabric was required and no specific blocks were to be incorporated. A memory quilt was o be created within the size limit.

2020 Challenge "Fly Me to New York"

Add a description about this item Our 2020 challenge was displayed at the The Dunedin Fine Arts Center from Jan 18-Feb 23, 2020. The challenge was to "Let Your Imagination Fly", and incorporate the two traditional blocks - American Beauty and Flying Geese in a 35 inch x 35 inch quilt. The dimensions are in honor of Quilters' Crossing's 35th anniversary

2018 Challenge "Telling Tales"

Every quilt tells some kind of tale. This year's challenge asked participants to let their creative juices flow and step outside their quilting comfort zone to think outside the box in some way for this quilt to incorporate the challenge fabric to tell any kind of tale. Quilts were displayed at the The Dunedin Fine Arts Center.

2016 Challenge "An Expression of Happiness"

A recognizable amount of the challenge fabric was required to be used in the front a quilt that expressed happiness to the quilter. Quilts were displayed at the The Dunedin Fine Arts Center. The two slide shows here display the results - one in PDF format and one Windows Media format.

2014 Challenge "Paradise Quilters on the high seas"

Quilter's Crossing Meets Paradise Quilters on the High Seas.
Each challenger received one of two possible challenge fabrics to incorporate into a quilt featuring a Storm at Sea (SAS) block. Quilts were displayed at Oldsmar City Hall. Photos of the exhibit can be found on (Kathy's Kwilting Korner no longer active.)

2012 challenge "the passion within"

Incorporating a purple focus fabric in a theme that depicted the quilter's passion was the challenge for 2012. All quilts were displayed during the month of March at the Progress Energy Art Gallery in downtown Newport Richey. The art gallery also showcased watercolor paintings with a theme of "Purple Passion" that were intermingled with the quilt display.

2010 Challenge "Silver Sensations"

The challenge was in conjunction with Quilters Crossing's 25th anniversary. Members were challenged to incorporate a five-patch block in their design using any variety of black and white fabrics, one color fabric of their choice, and a common silver fabric. All quilts submitted for the challenge were exhibited at the Leepa-Ratner Museum of Art,

Quilters Crossing Biennial Challenges