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2024-2025 MPQG UFO Challenge

Let’s “WIP” out those “UFOs”!

✓ Do you have works in progress (WIPs), projects in grocery sacks (PIGS) or

unfinished objects (UFOs) you'd really like to finish?

✓ Did you miss out on the Guild UFO Challenge last year?

✓ Do you still have UFOs from last year's Challenge?

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, now is your chance to sign up for the

2024-2025 MPQG UFO Challenge!

Challenge Guidelines:

• The Challenge is open to all Guild members.

• $15.00 donation to enter.

• The Challenge starts September 1, 2024. Completed UFOs must be finished by August 4, 2025 at

6:30 PM to be eligible to win.

• All projects must be in progress at the time you sign up (e.g., fabric purchased, fabric cut, blocks

pieced, quilt top pieced, etc.).

• The project can be a quilt, wall hanging, table topper, wearable art, or another unfinished

sewing project. Projects must have a minimum size of 18" in at least one direction for quilts,

wall hangings, or table toppers.

• Finished projects must be on your form to be eligible for tickets and prizes.

• Tickets are awarded for entering the Challenge and for finishing projects. Bonus tickets are

awarded for older projects, projects donated to Community Outreach, and for finishing all your

UFOs.

How do I win tickets?

• 5 tickets for signing up

• 5 tickets for each finished project

• 1 bonus ticket for each decade the project went unfinished (e.g., project started in 1988 and

finished in 2023 = 5 decades = 5 bonus tickets)

• 10 bonus tickets if the project is donated to the Guild’s Community Outreach Program

• 20 bonus tickets if you finish all your UFOs by August 4, 2025

 

How do I win prizes?

This year, there are three opportunities to win a prize at our Guild meetings:

Monthly Drawing: Prizes will be given away at monthly Guild meetings. Prizes include gift

certificates, fabric bundles, notions, books and more.

Monthly Dice Challenge: Starting in September a dice roll each month will determine the project to work on for the coming month. For example, if we roll a "3" on the dice, you have that month to finish project #3 on your list. If you finish by the next Guild meeting, you are guaranteed to win a prize.

Grand Prize: The Grand Prize will be given away at the August 4, 2025 Guild meeting. The more tickets you earn, the more chances you have of winning.

Instructions for Entering:

• Download and complete the fillable PDF form with:

     ✓ Name, email address, and phone number

     ✓ Project Name, Description and Current Progress of Project

• Submit the forms via email or in person at Guild meetings. The last day to submit forms to be

eligible for prizes is Monday, November 4, 2024. Keep a copy of the form(s) for your records.

• $15 donation can be paid online at the MPQG website, in person at the Guild meetings, or by

mailing a check, payable to MPQG, to Laura Lawrence.

• Post pictures of your finished projects on Instagram and tag @montereyquiltersguild.

Questions?

Email me at lauramlawrence@gmail.com or call/text (831) 578-4824.​

Happy Sewing!

Laura Lawrence

Activities Coordinator

The following links will lead you to resources for goods, services, and knowledge.

 

APPRAISALS AND SALES

Nancy Bavor, Certified Appraiser of Quilted Textiles www.quiltworth.com, quiltworth@gmail.com

Hambrook's Auction Center, auction sales www.hambrooks-auction.com

 

CLASSES

Bay Quilts http://bay-quilts.shoplightspeed.com

Family Threads www.FamilyThreads.org

The Last Stitch, long arm quilting www.laststitchquiltingdesignstudio.com

Monarch Knitting www.monarchknitting.com

Nimble Thimble www.nimblethimble.com

RoJenDesigns www.rojendesigns.com

 

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

Guidelines for Documenting Your Quilts www.lostquilt.com

 

WORKSHOPS & TUTORIALS

Bernina www.bernina.com

Christine Porter Quilts (Conferences in England) www.christineporterquilts.com

Leah Day (The Free Motion Quilt Project) www.daystyledesigns.com

Empty Spools Seminars www.emptyspoolsseminars.com 

Beginner's Guide to Quilting http://www.bettertextures.com/beginners-guide-to-quilting.php

67 Quick Tips for Quilters http://www.quiltblockofthemonthclub.com/quilting-hints-and-tips.php

Home Advisor - General Sewing How-To Info http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/home-hobbies-sewing-resources/#.WBo0KXeZP4c

 

FABRIC, BATTING

Abby's Reflection Apparel & Quiltworks (Alaskan theme products) www.abbysreflection.com

Always Unique Hand Dyed Fabric www.AlwaysUniqueFabric.com

Artistic Artifacts (New and Vintage Supplies for Fiber & Mixed Media Artists) www.artisticartifacts.com

Back Porch Fabricswww.backporchfabrics.com

Bay Quiltshttp://bay-quilts.shoplightspeed.com

Beverly'swww.beverlys.com/monterey-store

Big Horn Quilts www.bighornquilts.com

birch FABRICSwww.fabricworm.com

Changing Tides (Alaskan theme products)www.alaskastitches.com

Dharma Trading Companywww.dharmatrading.com

equilter.comwww.equilter.com

Family Threadswww.FamilyThreads.org

Hancocks of Paducah www.hancocks-paducah.com 

Kaffe Fassett www.gloriouscolor.com

Keepsake Quiltingwww.keepsakequilting.com 

Nimble Thimblewww.nimblethimble.com

Not Just QuiltZ (Aboriginal fabrics)www.notjustquiltz.com 

Skye Batiks (Celtic batiks)www.skyebatiks.com

Thai Silkswww.ThaiSilks.com

WebFabrics www.webfabrics.com 

 

PROFESSIONAL QUILTING

Holly Casey Quiltswww.hollycaseyquilts.com

The Last Stitchwww.laststitchquiltingdesignstudio.com

The Quiltin Ladywww.thequiltinlady@redshift.com

Sew Happymacnur@gmail.com

Steve Clizbe screaming09eagle@att.net

 

NOTIONS

Britex www.shopbritexnotions.com 

Clotildewww.clotilde.com

Lacis www.lacis.com

MistyFusewww.mistyfuse.com

Martelli Notions www.martellinotions.com 

Nancy's Notionswww.nancysnotions.com

 

THREAD, SPECIALTY THREAD, YARN

Madonna Needleworkswww.MadonnaNeedleworks.com

Monarch Knitting www.monarchknitting.com

Redrock Threads www.redrockthreads.com 

Superior Threads www.superiorthreads.com

 

BEADS, BUTTONS

Fire Mountain Gemswww.firemountaingems.com

Fusion Beadswww.fusionbeads.com

Monarch Knittingwww.monarchknitting.com

Oriental Trading Companywww.orientaltrading.com

Whim Beadswww.whimbeads.com

 

BOOKS AND PATTERNS

Abby's Reflection Apparel & Quiltwork (Alaskan theme products)www.abbysreflection.com

AQSwww.AQSquilt.com

Back Porch Fabricswww.backporchfabrics.com

Book Database Reviewhttps://media.rainpos.com/5018/book_database.pdf

C&T Publishingwww.ctpub.com 

Changing Tides (Alaskan theme products)www.alaskastitches.com

Creative Quilting - London Calling Quilt Patternwww.creativequilting.co.uk

Family Threadswww.FamilyThreads.org

Monarch Knittingwww.monarchknitting.com 

Nimble Thimblewww.nimblethimble.com

Quilting Artswww.quiltingarts.com 

 

CHALLENGES

Quilt Guilds/OrganizationsLocal, UFO exchange, MQG, Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), The International Art Quilt Challenge

MagazinesQuilting Arts, Machine/Modern Quilts Unlimited, Quiltmaker

Online - ArtCallforEntries www.artcallforentries.com/Project Quilting/Persimmon Dreams, Facebook Group: Challenge Quilts, Electric Quilts

Fabric CompaniesCherrywood, Hoffman, American Made Brand, Michael Miller, Riley Blake, Free Spirit, Keepsake Quilting

TelevisionWisconsin Public Television

Quilt ShowsQuiltCon, Quilt Expo

CharityProject Linus

Friends, Fellow Guild MembersFollow Mel Beach via Facebook or her Newsletter (www.melbeachquilts.com, or pieceloveandhappiness.blogspot.com)

 

TOURS AND TRAVEL INFO 

Jeanne Mills Tours (France) www.jeannemillstours.com

Quilt Shop Navigator www.myqsn.com

Quilting Hub www.QuiltingHub.com

 

SEWING MACHINE SALES and REPAIR 

The Cotton Patch www.quiltusa.com

Eddie's Quilting Bee www.eddiesquiltingbee.com

Judy's Sewing Center www.judyssewingcenter.com

More Than Sewing (Sewing Machines, Repairs, Parts), 831-758-6429 

Nimble Thimble www.nimblethimble.com

 

PRINTED MATERIAL

Moo www.moo.com

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