I made it, I'm home! I just dropped my bags (didn't even touch the laundry) and sat right down to write my post for the
Double Wedding Ring Challenge!
(ok, I lied. I took a nap, fed the kids, and signed George up for swimming lessons first. But now that they're all sleeping off their jetlag.. I finally have a minute to myself~)
Have you ever seen a DWR quilt in person? For some reason, every time someone pulls one out at a guild show-n-tell it leaves a deep impression on me. They always elicit a great response from the crowd.. oohs and ahs. The
curves! the
tiny pieces! the
CURVES!
I have never tried to make one, but that might change this year. The NYC Metro Modern Guild is hosting a DWR challenge through December.
All the details and instructions for entering can be found here. There are categories suited for every quilter, and there are PRIZES! And while I've got a good 10 quilts I
should be making, and another 5 I
want to make, I'm really tempted to jump in here..
I do own one DWR.. it is hanging in my sewing room. Here, have another look:
Yes, the patches are only slightly larger than my fingernail. It's an amazing piece-- hand pieced and hand quilted by my mentor, Kikuyo Kubota in Hokkaido, Japan. The whole piece measures 15" x 19".
If I give it a try, I'll go with larger patches, of course. And I'd like to encourage you to try to make something with these curves for the challenge too..
The generous people at Simplicity have sent me a set of Darlene Zimmerman's EZ quilting DWR templates to give away to one lucky reader. Please leave a comment on this post telling me how you feel about curves-- in quilting, in life, in nature, in design.. (and give it some thought, more than just "Oh, I love them!"). I'll choose a winner on Sunday. (Domestic and International entries welcome~)
The templates make large rings, btw-- a twin sized quilt would be 5 rings x 6.
So are you ready to start your Challenge entries? Here's a bit of information from the NYC Mod Guild site:
This is a challenge FOR EVERYONE, All quilters… of any style from Anywhere! This is an international challenge.
Categories
SMALL: ONE
RING! Easy! size: under 20″ or smaller… This is a great way to play and
learn your curves, and try your own version of making this fun design!
TRADITIONAL: 4 rings or larger… Make
the traditional double wedding pattern by using the template and your
choice of fabrics…not straying to far from the traditional style. Four
rings or larger for this category… must have three layers and bound.
MODERN: 4 rings or larger… ANYTHING
GOES! How can you interpret the double wedding ring, put a MODERN spin
on a traditional design? Piece it, applique, fuse, whole cloth?
Possibilities are ENDLESS!!! No rules other then, it must have three
layers and bound.
You don’t need to use Darlene’s Double Wedding Ring
templates to enter, but we’d sure like it if you did! Any double Wedding
ring template will work.
EZ Double Wedding ring challenge and single arc is available at www.simplicity.com or at your local store. You do not have to use this template to enter the contest.
Images must be uploaded by Dec 1st. Winners will be announced Dec 15th, 2013 **Winning quilts with need to be sent in by January 1st.
I am at the tail end of the Challenge Blog Hop, but please go around and stop by all the blogs. Most have templates to give away, and you just might get lucky!
July 8th
NYC MOD Quilters
Interweave
July 9th
Emily Bailey
Shelly Pagliai -
July 10th
Amy Ellis
Faith Jones
July 11th
Amy Smart
July 12th
Dan Rouse
Elisa Albury
July 13
Jenny Cameron
July 14th
Jane Davidson
July 15th
Joanna Wilczynska
Jackie Kunkel-
July 16th
Kathy Doughty
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Juki
July 17th
Lisa Mason
Flaun Cline
July 18
Pat Sloan
Jessica Alexandrakis (That's me!)
July 19th
Jacquie Gering
Lee Heinrich
Monica Solorio-Snow