UFO Challenge
To kick off the new year we are
going to rev things up with a UFO Challenge.
So, dig through your sewing stash and find
your top 6 must get done UFO’s and register them at the next meeting you
attend.
You can join in at any time. There will be small prize for the monthly
winner and a grand prize winner anointed at the end of the six months
during the July meeting.
Don’t forget to pack your 2 fat quarter/50
cents entry fee. Then bring your list on an 8.5” x 11” sheet of paper
and I will three-hole punch it an add it to the registry.
On your list we need:
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Your name
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Name of the project
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Age of the project
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Stage of progress
This challenge will hopefully
generate some buzz, clean up some long ago stored projects, and give you
motivation and something to submit to our quilt show! Every skill level can
participate
and no matter who is crowned the Queen we all win by getting something done. The
idea is to have a little fun and, if you’re good, end the six months with fewer
UFO’s than you started! Look for the official rules below.
Happy Stash Busting,
Becky Beierle
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Entrance Fee: 2 Fat quarters
and 50 cents
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Register your first 6 UFOs. In
the registry include: the name of the project, the age and the stage it is
in. The registry
book will be kept at the front table. Or you can email me the information
and I will post it in the registry under your
assigned page number.
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You can only add new projects
to your list when you complete something from the registry and check it off
at the monthly meetings.
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Every month before the meeting
let me know of any finished items on your list. At the end of the meeting we
will announce the months UFO Queen. The UFO Queen will be featured in our
newsletter for the month.
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In six months, total points
will be added up and the quilter with the most points will win the Fat
Quarters from the entry fee.
Points Chart
|
Stage of UFO |
Mini/Wall |
Clothing |
Throw |
Twin |
Queen |
King |
| Top
Finished |
5 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
15 |
18 |
|
Basted/Pinned |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
|
Loaded on Frame |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|
Machine Quilted |
5 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
15 |
18 |
|
Hand Quilted |
10 |
7 |
13 |
15 |
20 |
23 |
|
Bound Completed |
5 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
15 |
18 |
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Bonus Points for Age: |
less than
6 mo = +2 | 6 mo to 2yrs = +4
| 2yrs to 5 yrs = +6 |
5 yrs plus = +10 |
The Fine Print:
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The group challenge runs from
Feb 16 to July 20.
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Reporting will be done on the
honor system.
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You do not need to bring in
your UFO’s to register.
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In the registry you will be
given a page number on which to register your UFOs. When you complete a
project, you are
encouraged to mark it down in the registry at the front table or email me*
with your project specs.
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A UFO is any quilt related
project that you have started as of the end of January.
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You must have some cutting or
sewing started by you, not just fabric purchased.
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These should be your projects,
not things you are quilting for payment.
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The project must need at least
binding and a label to be considered a UFO.
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You will only receive points
for the work you have completed personally. If you send it to a machine
quilter you will not
receive points for that portion of the work.
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There is a 2 FQ entry fee,
regardless of how many UFOs you have or when you join the challenge. If you
join mid challenge,
you still pay 2 FQs and 50 cents. All proceeds to be used as prizes.
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At the end of the 6 months,
one quilter will win all the FQs. (If we have a huge number of participants,
I reserve the
right to have more than one winner.) The winner is determined by the point
system outlined above.
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What constitutes done? This
means quilted, bound, and label on! If you get rid of a UFO.... give away,
throw away,
abandon and separate into fabric, these UFOs can be taken off your list, but
they don't count as finished.
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If one UFO becomes one or more
finished projects, each will count as a finish. However, if two or more UFOs
are combined into
one project, it will count as one finish.
Happy Quilting - *Becky Beierle –
beierleboys@cox.net – 405-216-3199
