Challenge Winner - Club Aloha

Thanks to all who participated in our first National Quilting Day Challenge! The winner of our challenge is ClubAloha with her beautiful Quilted Table Runner.

This is how she describes her quilt:

This piece I created for the Quiltsy Team Challenge - The Nature of Quilting for National Quilt Day which occurred on March 20th. The theme "The Nature of Quilting - Quiltsy Style" open to each individual's interpretation. Since I love spring and the beautiful flowers that nature gives us, I decided to make this spring floral table runner as my piece for the challenge.

The Dresden Plate quilt pattern was one of the most popular during the 1920s and 30s. I used a Dresden Plate template and contemporary fabrics to create this runner. How bright and beautiful this will look on any table. Perfect for spring and Easter brunch!

The plate pieces were machine appliqued to 4 blocks with a decorative stitch, then other blocks added on point.
The table runner measures 15.5" wide and 60" long (point to point). Fabrics are 100% cotton. The batting is Warm & White 100% cotton; it keeps its shape wash after wash. I machine quilted with King Tut cotton candy color thread. The binding has been machine stitched down. The backing is Michael Miller's Savannah - black with floral print - I fussy-cut some of the flowers to make the blocks used on the front of the runner also.




This is a beautiful piece of quilted art that really celebrates spring!



The second place participant was SewUpscale with her lovely landscape postcard:

Her discription includes this information:

This handmade quilted landscape postcard art quilt of a moonlit evening in the country would make a perfect gift for anyone who loves nature and the outdoors. The moon is shining brightly and the stars are very subtle in the background.

The edge on the 4" by 6" fabric postcard art quilt is finished in a thick satin stitch from a dark green shiny rayon thread. The back is finished with a crisp white fabric.

I create my quilted art cards with layers of fabric and then complete the art card with quilting.
As always, I'm inspired by the the Blue Ridge mountains where I live.

This fabric post card art quilt is a versatile, affordable piece of art. It can be framed, displayed on an easel, or sent in the mail. Use as a tag on a gift. Group several together for a more dramatic effect.Would make a romanic gift for a sweetheart.

When the team challenge was announced, I knew that my quilted fabric landscape postcards fit the bill. What better for the theme, "The Nature of Quiltng", than nature itself.

Definitely a lovely piece of work!

And Third Place goes to AnotherghostQuilts, whose quilt sold midway throught the week! This bright and beautiful quilt is on it's way to a new home!

This is what she says about her lovely quilt:

As much as I adore patchwork, certain fabrics are simply too beautiful to scissor, and call for a whole cloth project.

This Kaffe Fassett Turkish Delight fabric reminded me of my travels to Russia and Turkey and my adventures buying carpets in the outdoor markets from the central Asian rug merchants of Uzbekistan, Daghestan, and the other stans! A side trip to Istanbul weighed me down with beautiful kilims and suzanis. These memories led to my design of this art quilt/wall hanging called Flying Carpet. I added a border from Windham's folklore line, and Kaffe's mirage stripe for the fringe. In case you forget you are flying, I backed it with Kaffe's red Clouds, another current obsession. I then densely hand quilted into the pattern. I've held off on adding a hanging sleeve, but will do so at no extra cost. Such fun, I am now making a few in larger sizes, and different palettes.

On the wall or on a table, may my little Flying Carpet transport you.

When you buy a Quiltsy team item, rest assured you are buying quality.

All the entries were wonderful, and I thank each quilter for letting us see an example of their various works, and each one who voted for being a part of this fun event! This was just a small sample of the diverse styles of quilting done by our team - take a little time and browse through some of our member shops to see more!

NQD Challenge - The Nature of Quilting - Quiltsy Style

The Deadline has come and gone for entries in our National Quilting Day Challenge and it's time to show all the entries! This first set are the ones you will find in the Quiltsy Team Shop. When sold, the price of these will be donated to the Team Fund for use in Advertising and Promoting the Quiltsy Team:



This set are items that are listed in their owners shop:




Use the poll on the right sidebar to vote for your favorite!

2010 - Quiltsy Team Rules

Here are the proposed team rules that will become effective April 2010. If you spot a typo, or have any questions, please let us know! If you are a member in good standing on the team you will receive an e-mail with the rules and will be asked to reply to that e-mail to remain a member in good standing with all team benefits. A copy of this will be sent to all prospective team members. Those applicants must have their shops approved by a team member who will be assigned to review the shop and determine if the shop meets the qualifications that we have set forth here. Thank you for your input on the new rules, we hope this will help keep our membership numbers manageable and active!

Quiltsy Team Membership Rules

In order to be an approved team member you must:

1. Must be an active seller for three months before joining (no sales required). Must have 3 quilted items listed in shop. After application and approval status will be probationary for 3 months so new members show they will be active participants and will be able to continue their shops.

2. Must have a complete profile, policies and location including city, state, and country.

3. Must participate in team thread at least once a month. We are using a yahoo database spreadsheet in order for each member to check in quarterly to mark their participation. If you do not want to join the yahoo group you should ask someone to add you to the database and check in for you.

4. Must maintain at least 3 (or more) quilted items ready for sale in shop at all times. These must be made by the shop owner or a close relative. Vintage quilts or quilts being resold for craft purposes do not qualify. (Exceptions made for extraordinary circumstances, vacations, illness, etc) Definition of quilted: made of two layers of fabric stitched together with a padding held in place with decorative stitching by hand or machine. Includes bed coverings, wall hangings, purses, bags, table coverings, pillow coverings, postcards and cases of all types. Quilts without batting, such as cathedral window, yo-yo quilts, crazy quilts and summer quilts are also acceptable as long as they are quilted - not just two layers of fabric edgestitched together.
*the membership committee reserves the right to make a final determination on the issue if there is a question on suitability or quality of items.

5. Must comply with all Etsy TOUs

6. Must provide a working e-mail and agree to receive group e-mail from quiltsy team.

7. Must participate in at least one team activity during a calendar year. This may be a promotion, swap, challenge, blog article, etc.

8. Must use appropriate tagging. Only Quilted items are to be tagged Quiltsy Team. All other items may be tagged QTM (quiltsy team member). Only items in approved Quiltsy shops may be tagged Quiltsy Team.

Any approved team member who is not following team rules will be warned and moved to the probation list. If they do not comply during the three months of probation they will be removed from the membership list permanently. Only members in good standing are allowed to participate in team swaps.