Sunday, March 7, 2010
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE PART OF THE WORLD’S BIGGEST HEXAGON QUILT CHALLENGE?
The Inaugural TASA (The Australian School of Appliqué) will be held in Gatton in May 2010.
In conjunction with TASA we will be having a Retrospective Quilt Show which will display Antique and New Reproduction Quilts.
As a special part of this Quilt Show we are hoping to create the World’s Biggest Hexagon Quilt. We will be asking the Guinness Book of Records to adjudicate our challenge at the Quilt Show.
The completed Hexagon Quilt will be displayed as a special feature at the Quilt Show.
After the completion of the Quilt Show the hexagon quilt will be made into smaller quilts and distributed to Nursing Homes and Aged Care Facilities.
Everyone who participates in this challenge will go in to a draw for a Fabric Bundle Prize valued at $250 donated by Sew Creative, Gatton. The more rosettes you enter the more chances you have of winning!
So how can you be part of this exciting challenge?
There are two styles of rosette which can be submitted.
All hexagons must measure 1” along the completed side. Packs of pre-cut templates are available at most quilt shops and provide an accurate and convenient way of making the hexagons. Templates can also be downloaded from
http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/hexagonal/
Set the template size at 1 inch and then print.
Rosette #1
Centre hexagon – green fabric
First round – Any fabric of your choice. Let your imagination run wild. Fussy cat, alternate fabrics, scrap fabrics. Anything that takes your fancy.
Second round – Cream fabric
Rosette #2
Centre hexagon – green fabric
First round – Any fabric of your choosing
COMPLETED ROSETTES MUST ARRIVE NO LATER THAN 1ST DECEMBER 2009
The Greatest Hexagon Challenge
60 East St
Gatton Q 4343
If you would like a photo of the completed quilt please send a stamped, self addressed envelope with your rosettes and one will be forwarded to you.
The completed quilt will be on display at the TASA, Gatton during the 14th -16th May 2010
Enquiries to Gail Chalker: 07 5462 2401 (work) or email: gailchalker@bigpond.com
I'm thinking hexagon sleeping bags, tents and marquees....
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