Theme: Decorative Flying Geese
Size: 36” x 36” or smaller

The 2024 Westside Quilt challenge – Challenges you to be as creative as you can using at least one Flying goose block and decorative stitching

The Rules:

• Quilt must be 36×36 or smaller
• it can be any shape. 
• It must be finished to present at the challenge reveal. 
• The quilt must contain at least one Flying Geese or  variation block
• and must have decorative stitching either by machine or by hand.

No sign up needed – complete it and bring it to the reveal

The reveal will be at the May 2025 meeting

Have Fun!!

Join us in a new quilt along Challenge for 2025!

It is all about Dwellings! 

Each block will be some kind of dwelling — house, barn, fish bowl, tent, camper, etc — whatever dwelling you want.

Each month  beginning in January 2025  you will make 2 blocks per month.
( since this was issued a bit late, January and February will be turned in at the February meeting).

• You can design your own or find a pattern, the more original the designs the more fun this will be!
• All colors are fine – this will be a quilt, so it should be fabric that works for a functional quilt as well as a wall hanging ( probably not a good candidate for wool applique).
• You keep one block for yourself and  bring your second block to the monthly meeting where it will go into a pot. Everyone will take a number and when your number comes up you will pick a block out of the pot. (If you pick your own you will put it back and take another).
• At the end of the year you will end up with 24 blocks that you can put together however you want
• Use your creativity, have fun.  Follow the size requirements for each block. If you have things like buttons, etc. that you want to add to your block please just lightly tack those on so they can be removed for quilting if needed.
• Here are some ideas for different dwellings — You don’t have to do them specifically — these are just ideas. You do whatever you want!!
  • Beach Dwelling – Make your blocks be any technique for a dwelling you would find at a beach!
    
  • Dwelling inspired by a book
  • Mountain Dwelling
  • Use a technique you have never used before to create a dwelling of your choice
  • Garden Dwelling
  • High Capacity Dwelling
  • Dwelling you wouldn’t want to live in
  • a non-traditional dwelling
  • Aquatic Dwelling
  • Yurt, Doghouse, Fishbowl, 
  • Vacation Dwelling
  • Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter Dwelling

It is very important that your block measures 12.5″ by 12.5”  unfinished ( for a 12″ finished block) so the person getting your block doesn’t have to take it apart to get the right measurement.

We will have a show and tell sometime at the beginning of 2026. Just have fun with this and let your imagination run wild!

Any questions contact Jenice Poff at vpeducation@westsidequiltersguild.com  or text her at her cell number ( in the directory)

Have Fun!!