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2025 Holiday Block Party

What is your favorite block? Do you love traditional piecing or paper piecing? Is applique your thing? Do you love a modern look? Do you have a favorite holiday design? You can share your passion with the guild by sponsoring a Holiday Block!

The Holiday Block Committee (Jan Chvatal, Laura Nelson, and Karen Wahle) is asking individuals, bees, or groups of friends to sponsor a Holiday Block this year. Contact us at information@capitalquilters.org.

HERE IS HOW THE PARTY WORKS

If you would like to sponsor a block, here is the process:

Sponsors commit to participate by September 11th. Sponsors design a block (or blocks) to make a quilt top and submit a registration form to have the block approved. Registrations can be submitted through the registration button below, in person at the August or September Guild meeting, or emailed to information@capitalquilters.org.
After approval, sponsors kit the instructions and the fabrics for the blocks to sell at the October and November Guild meetings. Sponsors must be represented at the October and November meetings to sell their blocks.
Kits will be sold at the October and November meetings for $2 each.
Sponsors will draw a winner for each block at the December meeting and the winner gets all the finished blocks as well as any unsold kits. Participants get to keep the instructions.

SPONSOR A BLOCK NOW!

If you would like to participate in making one or more blocks, here is your process:

You may purchase blocks at the October and November Guild meetings. Blocks cost $2 each. Plan to bring single dollar bills to purchase the blocks.
The finished blocks should be returned to their sponsors at the November and December meetings.
All kits MUST be returned by the December meeting whether they are finished or not.

THE BEST PART??

When the winners bring finished quilts, table runner, tree skirts, etc.,

back to show the Guild!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q. Do the blocks have to be holiday-themed?

A. No, they do not.. Choose any design and any colors you want. The blocks are turned in and awarded to the winner at the December meeting.

Q. Are the costs of making the kits covered?

A. You may submit a reimbursement form (supplied on request) for a maximum of $25. Many groups and individuals choose to donate some, or all of the fabric required to make the kits, but you are certainly not required to do so. You can obtain fabric from the Guild stash; to do so contact Roberta Miller-Haraway.

Q. What techniques are appropriate for Holiday Blocks?

A. All techniques and skill levels are welcome. Generally, relatively simple designs with appealing colors/ fabrics are popular. In the past, we have had simple piecing, paper piecing, appliqué or even some combination of the above.

Q. How many blocks per sponsored design?

A. Typically, between 12 to 25 kits. However, a kit may contain one to four blocks..

Q. How many sponsored designs will be sold?

A. Our goal is 10 to 12 different designs, preferably representing a wide variety of techniques, styles, and difficulty levels.

Q. If I want to sponsor a block, can I get started right away?

A. Do not spend any money for which you will want to be reimbursed until your design is approved. First you must submit a registration form with a color image of the block design. (A clear, but simple drawing will do.) This is to prevent duplicate (or near duplicate) blocks.

information@capitalquilters.org

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