Quilters Crossing Bi-Annual Challenges

Quilters Crossing 2012 Challenge - The Passion Within   
The 2012 Challenge quilts are complete.
This year's challenge was to create a quilt incorporating a purple focus fabric in a theme that depicts the quilter's passion. All quilts will be on display during the month of March at the Progress Energy Art Gallery in downtown Newport Richey. The art gallery will also be showcasing watercolor paintings with a theme of "Purple Passion" which will be intermingled with the quilt display. Click here for further information on the exhibit. ExhibitInfo


Quilters Crossing 2010 Challenge -    Silver Sensations
This challenge was in conjunction with Quilters Crossing's 25th anniversary. Members were challenged to incorporate a five-patch block in their design using any variety of black and white fabrics, one color fabric of their choice, and a common silver fabric. All quilts submitted for the challenge were exhibited at the Leepa-Ratner Museum of Art,

Quilters Crossing 2008 Challenge -   A Tribute to Florida in Fabric
This challenge was to create a quilt using a recognizable amount of material from an 18x22 piece of challenge fabric. Quilters were alowed to use any technique they chose. Techniques included hand and machine applique', traditional, bargello and Seminole piecing techniques with painting, beading, couched threads, hand and machine embroidery embelishments. The quilts were shown in conjunction with The Highwaymen - Florida's African-American Landscape Painters' exhibit at Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art.