Join the 2019 Quilt Expo Modern Mini Challenge

Join the 2019 Quilt Expo Modern Mini Challenge

2019 Quilt Expo Modern Mini Quilt Challenge Complete Entry Rules:

Sew a mini modern quilt to showcase your quilting talents. Submit your entry by emailing a high-resolution image of your quilt to [email protected] by 5 p.m. CST on Tuesday, May 21, 2019.

• Mini Quilts must be no more than 24-inches square, and may be pieced, appliquéd, mixed, or other.
• Mini Quilts must be made from fabrics in a modern color palette and design.
• Mini Quilts must be quilted through three layers by hand, by machine, or both.
• You may enter ONE modern mini quilt that is completed within the last year.
• Entries must be sent to [email protected]; participants are encouraged to share progress and quilt photos on social media using hashtag #ModernMiniQuiltChallenge.
• Submitted entries will be shared on Quilt Expo’s Facebook page throughout the month of May at facebook.com/QuiltExpo.
• Winners selected by a panel of judges, plus five randomly drawn winners, will be announced on Tuesday May 28, 2019.
• Judging takes place May 23–24, 2019.

Open to US residents only.

Grab the Quilt Expo Modern Mini Quilt Challenge badge and let your friends know about this fun quilt challenge!  Visit facebook.com/QuiltExpo for details.

Photos will be hosted by Wisconsin Public Television on the public Quilt Expo Facebook Page in the 2019 Quilt Expo Modern Mini Quilt Challenge album. You may comment and ask questions directly on the photo. Of course, you can always share photos within Facebook, too.  You do NOT have to have a Facebook account to enter the challenge. By emailing your photo to the address above, you’re acknowledging and consenting to having the image shared in public online social media venues. Subscribe or “LIKE” the Quilt Expo Facebook page to see all the new mini quilt images as they are added. View entries in the photo album here.

How to Make Our Modern Mini Four-Block Wall Hanging

Approximate finished size: 15-1/2″ x 15-1/2″

Choose the Fabrics

Dark Purple, Light Purple, Dark Green, Light Green, Dark Yellow, Light Yellow, Dark Turquoise, Light Turquoise, Dark Grey, Light Grey and Medium Grey

Cut Fabric for Block

• Cut four 2-1/2″ squares of Light Grey
• Cut four 2-1/2″ squares of Dark Grey
• Cut one each 2-1/2″ squares of Light Purple, Light Green, Light Yellow and Light Turquoise

• Cut four 2-7/8″ squares of Light Grey
• Cut four 2-7/8″ squares of Dark Grey
• Cut four 2-7/8″ squares of Dark Purple
• Cut four 2-7/8″ squares of Dark Turquoise

• Cut seven 3-1/4″ squares of Light Grey
• Cut three 3-1/4″ squares of Dark Grey
• Cut two 3-1/4″ squares of Dark Green
• Cut two 3-1/4″ squares of Dark Yellow
• Cut two 3-1/4″ squares of Light Turquoise

Construct Units

All seam allowances are scant 1/4″ unless otherwise stated.

The step-by-step photos illustrate construction of the block.

Half Square Triangles (HSTs)

1. Create half-square triangle blocks.

• Align squares right sides together.

• Mark blocks using a No-Hassle Triangles Gauge and an erasable gel pen.
• Use a No-Hassle Triangles Gauge. The left side of the gauge is designated to create 1/2-square triangle blocks. Depress button on sliding portion of the gauge and move to size of the desired 1/2-square triangle.
• Stack two squares, right sides together. Place No-Hassle Triangles Gauge on block set, corner to corner.
• Match corner marks of gauge with corner of block sets. Mark fabric through center of gauge with an erasable gel pen.

Stitch Half Square Triangles

• Align presser foot along one side of center mark, stitch.
• Kiss the next block set to the stitched block and chain stitch from one block to the other.

• Rotate block, stitch along other side of center mark.

• Cut blocks apart along center markings with a rotary cutter, ruler, and mat.

• Press seams to darker fabric.

Quarter Square Triangles (QSTs)

2. Create quarter-square triangle blocks.

Stitch Quarter Square Triangles

• Meet right sides of fabric 1/2-square triangle blocks, with print opposing sides, as you match centers.
• Create 1/4-square triangle blocks from two 1/2-square triangle blocks.
• Draw a second line from corner to corner across the 1/2-square triangle blocks.

• Align presser foot along one side of center mark, stitch.
• Kiss the next block set to the stitched block and chain stitch from one block to the other.

• Rotate block, stitch along other side of center mark.

• Clip threads between chain stitched blocks.
• With a rotary cutter, mat, and ruler, cut the blocks apart along centerline markings.

• Press seams to one side.

Modified Quarter Squares

3. Create modified quarter-square triangle blocks.

• Align each 1/2-square triangle unit to one solid square, right sides together.

 

• Mark as a 1/4-square using a No-Hassle Triangles Gauge and an erasable gel pen.

Stitch Modified Quarter Square Triangles

• Align foot along one side of the center marked line; stitch a scant 1/4″ from center marked line. Do not cut the threads.
• Kiss the next block set to the stitched block and chain stitch from one block to the other.

• Align foot along second side of center marked line; stitch.

• With a rotary cutter, mat, and ruler, cut the blocks apart, and along centerline markings.
• Clip threads between chain stitched blocks.

• Press seam allowances toward the darker fabric.

Assemble the Blocks

All seam allowances are 1/4″ unless otherwise stated.

1. Arrange the squares according to the diagram.

2. Working with one row at a time, join blocks, right sides together. Press seams flat; then press seams to one side.

3. Stitch rows to complete each of the four blocks.

Assemble the Quilt Top

All seam allowances are 1/4″ unless otherwise stated.

1. Arrange the blocks and sashing according to the diagram.

2. Complete sashing.

• Prepare block rows
• Position sashing strips between blocks at left and right edges of each row of blocks.

• Working with one row at a time, join sashing to blocks, right sides together. Press seams flat; then press seams toward sashing.
• Prepare sashing rows by arranging sashing rows, placing cornerstones between sashing sections and at left and right edges of sashing.
• Join cornerstone squares to short ends of sashing sections right sides together. Press seams flat; then press seams toward sashing sections.

•  Join sashing rows to block rows.
• Position sashing rows between block rows and at top and bottom edges of the quilt.

• Quilt, bind, and finish quilt as desired. This Mod-Mini Four-Block Quilt is an ideal project to straight line machine quilt with The New! Ultimate Quilt ‘n Stitch Presser Foot!

 

Join the Mod Mini Quilt Challenge

2019 Quilt Expo Modern Mini Quilt Challenge Complete Entry Rules:

Sew a mini modern quilt to showcase your quilting talents. Submit your entry by emailing a high-resolution image of your quilt to [email protected] by 5 p.m. CST on Tuesday, May 21, 2019.

• Mini Quilts must be no more than 24-inches square, and may be pieced, appliquéd, mixed, or other.
• Mini Quilts must be made from fabrics in a modern color palette and design.
• Mini Quilts must be quilted through three layers by hand, by machine, or both.
• You may enter ONE modern mini quilt that is completed within the last year.
• Entries must be sent to [email protected]; participants are encouraged to share progress and quilt photos on social media using hashtag #ModernMiniQuiltChallenge.
• Submitted entries will be shared on Quilt Expo’s Facebook page throughout the month of May at facebook.com/QuiltExpo
• Winners selected by a panel of judges, plus five randomly drawn winners, will be announced on Tuesday May 28, 2019.
• Judging takes place May 23–24, 2019.

Open to US residents only.

Grab the Quilt Expo Modern Mini Quilt Challenge badge and let your friends know about this fun quilt challenge!  facebook.com/QuiltExpo

 Nearly $3,000 in prize packages!

Visit QuiltExpo.com/ModernMiniQuiltChallenge for complete details and prize package listing.

View the Gallery of Quilts

Photos will be hosted by Wisconsin Public Television on the public Quilt Expo Facebook Page in the 2019 Quilt Expo Modern Mini Quilt Challenge album. You may comment and ask questions directly on the photo. Of course, you can always share photos within Facebook, too. You do NOT have to have a Facebook account to enter the challenge. By emailing your photo to the address above, you’re acknowledging and consenting to having the image shared in public online social media venues. Subscribe or “LIKE” the Quilt Expo Facebook page to see all the new mini quilt images as they are added. View entries in the photo album here.

Are you entering the 2019 Quilt Expo Modern Mini Quilt Challenge? Leave a comment below for a chance to win a Mod Mini Mystery Fat Quarter Pack from Riley Blake Designs!

Happy Quilting,

Team Nancy Zieman

Nancy Zieman Productions, LLC.

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