Quarterly Challenges
PghMQG engages in challenges, anywhere from monthly to yearly, to stretch the skills of our members and to engage them in growing as makers and members.
These challenges earn tickets to our guild retreat drawing.
Q4 2024 UFOs
Our challenge for 2024 is to complete one or more UFOs (projects already in progress) in 2024. Register your UFOs in advance to qualify for this challenge; you must register one at a time, just refresh the page to submit additional quilts. Submissions close on May 5th. Must be presented in person in January 2025 or via a photo submitted on the website (Members Only > Submit Show and Tell or Challenge).
Q1 2024 Temperature Quilts
Temperature quilts are a visual representation of weather data from a specific date, location, or meteorological event. Various organizations record this information and provide a means to look it up. Quilts typically include a key to demonstrate the range of data being represented.
Pam
Pam
Mary
Tracey
Charity
Connie
Luiza
Q4 2023 Weaving Challenge
Weaving is the formation of fabric by interlacing threads, according to a quick Google search. In this quarter’s challenge, members were asked to include weaving in some shape or form in a completed project. #pghmqgweaver
Erin
Connie
Peggy
Zsofia
Bernie
Nora
Nora 2
Rose
Anne
Christi
Nicole
Q3 2023 Limited Palette Challenge
Color theory can be one of the most challenging parts to creating. Studies tell us that colors can be emotionally charged, and any physical limitations that interfere with your relationship with color makes creating that much more challenging. Too many choices from the color spectrum can overwhelm even the most seasoned quilter. This challenge asked members to make a quilt (any size) with just 3-5 total colors. #pghmqgltdcolor
Connie
Tracey
Luiza
Anne
Sandra
Jackie
Bernadette
Cheryl
Nora
Q2 2023 Pre-Cut Challenge
The quilting industry provides fabric lines in certain shapes and specific sizes. These bundles come “pre-cut” from the manufacturer and will include at least one piece of each fabric in the line. From the tiny 2.5” square “mini charm packs” to the 18”x24” “fat quarters”, pre-cuts will often have patterns designed exclusively for their use. Members were asked to create any size quilt using pre-cuts. #pghmqgprecutchallenge
Cheryl
Missy
Zsofia
Peggy
Mary
Gail
Cheralee
Charity
Judy
Sandra
Connie
Patti
Nicole
Sharon
Gerri
Vivian
Mim
Bernadette
Rose
Q1 2023 Sew Small Challenge
Each member was asked to “Sew Small” and to interpret how they chose. Some considered small to mean small pieces of fabrics, while others felt small meant small-scale projects. Small might have meant small impact, using upcycled materials and even small equaling quick finishes, a “small” investment of time.
Annie
Bernadette
Cheryl
Diana
Erin
Pam
Laurie
Vivian
Zsofia
Cheralee
Jen
Connie