If you are interested in participating in the Star-Spangled Banner Quilt project, this post summarizes the requirements for blocks submissions to be considered for the quilt.
CENTER PANEL
The center panel of the quilt is a single piece of custom-made fabric, designed by Pat Richley-Erickson, with technical assistance using Photoshop Elements 13 from Teri Chaffin and Terri Kallio.
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
For your pieced squares to be considered for the quilt, they must use all or any combination of the following fabrics without exception:
SQUARE SIZE
10 inch squared-up final size, pressed, per Be part of the 1812 Star-Spangled Quilt Project
PATTERN
Blocks must be made using the any combination from the fabrics listed above, using only traditional, old-fashioned block patterns. To keep with the historical theme of the quilt, no modern design blocks will be accepted. Do not embellish the blocks in any way - no embroidery, paints, applique, beads, charms. For suggestions with links to free patterns, see Resources for Free Traditional Quilt Patterns
IMPORTANT - for your quilt square to be considered, you must
- a) your experience as a quilter, b) information about your 1812 pensioner, include name and service unit etc., or why this project is important to you (if you haven't found an 1812 pensioner in your research yet) and C) why you decided to participate in this quilt project.
- Submit a photo of yourself holding your completed quilt square
- Deadline: All blocks, submission forms and photographs must be received BY February 20, 2016. The address to mail the completed blocks to will be sent once the submission form is received.
FOR FURTHER READING
Please let me know WHERE you got the RJR 9617 060. I can find it listed on the RJR color card site but can find it NOWHERE to purchase. Is there another name for the color? If you don't have any suggestions I will order Navy 9617 030 instead.
ReplyDeleteI bought the last of the bolt at my store. Please do not use any colors other than were specified, otherwise your square will be mismatched, and cannot be added to the quilt.
DeleteThe colors chosen are the precise shades to coordinate with the center panel. The blue is not the color I initially pulled from the shelves.
DeleteChoosing a color from online adds an additional problem in that every monitor "sees" slightly different shades or tones of the same color shown on another monitor.