President’s Challenge
Quilters of South Carolina
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For the past several years, the President of QSC
has issued a Qulters Challenge to design and
create quilts using specific guidelines. Each
challenge has had a meaningful purpose and has
sparked interest at the local level, state level,
national level, and even internationally. Click on
any link below to find out more and see some of
the results!
Quilters Gone Wild!
2015 - 2016 Challenge
The perimeter of the finished quilts should be
no larger than 120 inches. Multiple entries are
allowed.
Congratulations to the Vierers’ Choice
winner of this challenge: Marilyn
Zeleznik!
20th Anniversary Challenge:
Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places.
President Karen
Kendo challengened
the group to create a
small quilt depicting
your interpretation of
South Carolina’s Best assets.
Size: No larger than 24” x 36”
Orientation: Portrait or Landscape
Quilts will be presented at the 2014
Pieceable Retreat and exhibited in areas
through out SC in 2015.
Quilts of Valor Challenge
2013-2014
“The mission of the
Quilts of Valor
Foundation is to cover
all combat service
members and
veterans touched by
war with the
comforting and
healing Quilts of
Valor.”
President Karen Kendo has issued a two year QSC
challenge to make Quilts of Valor for our past and
present military heros.
There are many ways you can support this challenge.
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Make a QOV quilt. Use good quality 100%
cotton fabrics (patriotic or fabrics appropriate for
an adult male or female). The quilt should be no
smaller than 55” by 65” and no larger than 72” by
90”. Quilt it yourself or send it to a longarm
quilter, then bind it.
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Make blocks for a QOV quilt and bring them to
Pieceable Retreat 2013 for another volunteer to
turn into a quilt.
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Volunteer to turn donated blocks into a quilt top.
This can be done by an individual or a group.
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If you have a longarm machine, volunteer to
quilt for our QOV Challenge.
We are hoping that districts and guilds will sponsor
some QOV sew-ins and we also hope to have a state
wide evnet.
QSC QOV may be turned in at the 2013 Pieceable
Retreat at White Oak or the 2014 Spring Meeting in
Anderson.
For complete information about the Quilts of Valor
Foundation, visit: QOV Website
QSC QOV Quilt Labels (Designed by Anne Mixon)
The first QSC QOV, made by Diane Sala, was
presented at the 2013 Spring Meeting in Hilton Head
Menopause
2020 - 2011
This challenge from President Diane
Schonauer was to create “menopause”
inspired quilts. The 33 quilts were
displayed at the 2010 Fall Piecable Retreat
Artful Bras
To raise awareness for Breast
Cancer, the Arful Bras challenge
was devised and issued by
Sandra Baker and Anita Bowen.
National and International
acclaim arose from this
effort…as well as a book, Artful
Bras, which is still available for
purchase from QSC.
For the Birds!
2016 - 2017 Challenge
President Karen Kirkland challenged
the group to take this title literally
or interpretively. The Birds is
a very suspenseful Hitchcock
movie! The Carolina Wren is our
state bird. And don’t forget, Mother
Goose!
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Perimeter of finished quilt shall be no
larger than 120 inches
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Each quilt should have a label with your
name and address and the title of the
piece
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Each quilt needs to have a hanging
sleeve
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Multiple entries allowed
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Entries are due at the 2016 Fall Retreat
and will be returned at the 2017 Fall
Retreat after touring the state