Annual Challenge – 2026
2026 Quilt Show Challenge
2026 Quilt Show Challenge
The Oregon State Motto will be the theme of the 2026 Quilt Show Challenge.
Quilts must be three layers (top, batting, & backing), bound, labeled, and square or rectangular in size, not to exceed 18″x 18″ .
One entry per person.
Quilts must be registered as a quilt show entry, but will not count towards the 2-quilt limit.
Quilts must be delivered during the show quilt drop-off.
Contact: Martha Robertson
Publicity@WestsideQuiltersGuild.com
Oregon’s state motto is “She Flies With Her Own Wings“ (or Alis Volat Propriis in Latin), adopted in 1987 to reflect the state’s independent spirit, replacing the previous motto, “The Union“. The phrase symbolizes strength, independence, and determination, originating from the territorial period and Judge Jessie Quinn Thornton, and embodies Oregon’s pioneering and self-reliant character.
UFO
UnFinished Object Challenge
November 16, 2026 at our WQG Guild Meeting
will be the THE BIG REVEAL!!!
2026 Challenge is on!
UFO is a project that you previously started and not completed…….not fabric in a bag yet to be started or a pattern you would like to make some day. The challenge is designated for a quilting project. However, if you have a clothing item that is quilted or you have a bag that is quilted, those would be considered UFO’s……the key phrase is ‘quilted” and they must have been started in time past.
Please sign up by the June meeting. No fee. Tell me how many UFOs you have and if this is your first guild challenge. Let me know too if you have been in the guild for 1 year or less. Make a list of your UFOs to keep track of your progress. You don’t need to give it to me. You will have up to 7 months to complete those unfinished projects for the November reveal. Then you can bring up to 3 quilted project for the November program.
Any quilted project will count for the challenge, quilt, bag, table runner or coat, etc. as long as it is a quilted item
Patty Dobbs (email in the directory or the Wednesday Patch)
Click here for a printable list document for you to use if you want.
Annual Challenge- 2026
Reuse, Upcycle, Repurpose!
Reuse, upcycle, repurpose. That was the challenge for 2026!
Create a wall hanging, no larger than 30” X 30”, incorporating AT LEAST 3 previously used items.
Like what? Clothing; old quilt tops/blocks; plastic bags, wrapping, tubing, packaging; mail, photos, documents/flyers, newspaper; carpeting, upholstery, linens, curtains. The list is endless. Only requirement/caution: Don’t hurt your sewing machine.
Reveal at the April 2026 guild meeting was AMAZING!!
See the results below!
And we can’t wait to see the 2027 Challenge! – (Check in early 2027 for the info)
Questions, contact Martha Robertson, publicity@westsidequiltersguild.com.
