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Challenges

• blot•to ('blŏ´tō) n.
  
  (1.) A game of chance similar to bingo - only it’s way better than any game of bingo since it involves quilt blocks. (2.) Periodically, a quilt block pattern will be presented for completion and participants will turn their blocks into the Blotto Committee at a designated meeting. (3.) Participants will place their name into a drawing, with one chance to win for each block submitted, up to three blocks (more blocks may be made and submitted, but there will only be three chances to win). (4.) The Blotto Committee will divide all of the blocks into groups, lay them out, and present the collection for viewing to the guild members. (5.) Winners will be drawn from the names turned in, and the number of blocks won depends on the number of blocks turned in. (6.) Remember, a blotto can’t be won unless there are participants, so be sure to look for the next exciting blotto quilt block pattern below or in a future edition of the Evening Star Quilters Newsletter!!!
  
  Sherry Bragg & Lee Collins
  
  

• Scrappy Pinwheels - Due August Guild Meeting
  
  

• 2008 SafeHouse Challenge
  
  At the beginning of the 2007 calendar year, the Evening Star Quilters witnessed an undertaking in helping quilters to manage their fabric stashes two blocks at a time, and by all accounts the endeavor seemed very successful. One year later, our affliction is still as strong as ever, but there’s a great deal of comfort in knowing there’s a program available to help us, which ultimately helps others.
  
  Every month, the Evening Star Quilters collect and contribute items to SafeHouse based on a schedule. Quilts are collected during the month of April and October. To foster the effort of collecting quilts for SafeHouse, a challenge known as the “SafeHouse Challenge” was devised.
  
  The “SafeHouse Challenge” will realize its second year and throughout the 2008 year, a monthly challenge will be featured in the Evening Star Quilters Newsletter and on the Web site.
  
  The goal of this challenge is to have each guild member raid their stash for a little bit of fabric to turn into a couple of blocks. Each pair of blocks will be paired up with other guild member’s blocks for an absolutely fabulous and scrappy twin-sized quilt – one that represents the love and generosity that is within each one of us.
  
  The fabric of choice can be any pre-washed cotton fabric odds and ends – even the fabric that brings the question to mind, “Why in the world did I even buy this???” Basic instructions, similar to the instructions that have been previously featured, will be provided to complete two blocks. 2008 SafeHouse Challenge blocks will be made up of a series of squares and rectangles, and the finished block sizes in the quilt will be 12".
  
  Thank you for your consideration with this undertaking, and happy quilting!
  
  

• January Challenge
  
• February Challenge
  
• March Challenge
  
• April Challenge
  
• May Challenge
  
• June Challenge
  
• July Challenge
  



p.s. If you missed the 2007 SafeHouse Challenges, don’t worry. You can still download the entire collection by clicking here. (File size is approximately 3 MB.)