2025 Princess Feather Quilt Challenge
In August 2025, we will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Feather Princesses. And to commemorate 20 phenomenal years of applique here in our guild, we will have a “Princess Feather” Quilt Challenge, based on our guild’s logo, the “Princess Feather” pattern.
Please click here to open and print the document that outlines the rules for our 2025 Princess Feather Quilt Challenge listed below.
Information and Guidelines:
- There will be three categories for this challenge:
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- Quilt Category – Each quilt entered in the Quilt Category must measure 60″x60″ or larger in size
- Wallhanging Category – Each quilt entered in the Quilt Category must measure 60″x60″ or larger in size
- Block Category – Each block entered in the Block Category must measure a minimum of 12 inches wide and a maximum of 20″ long.
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- The maker of each quilt will determine the category her quilt will be entered in.
- Each quilt, wallhanging, or block entered in the challenge must contain:
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- a variation of the “Princess Feather” applique pattern
- a minimum of 60% appliqué in the design
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- Each quilt, wallhanging, or block entered in the challenge may be made based on any style of applique:
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- art
- album
- combo
- medallion
- modern
- scrap
- traditional
- wool
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- Each quilt, wallhanging, or block entered in the challenge may be made in any color(s).
- All edges of each challenge quilt, wallhanging, or block must be sewn down by machine or hand. No raw edges will be accepted. Fused quilts with edges sewn with a machine stitch of any kind or with a hand blanket stitch for example, are allowed.
- Challenge entries must be complete and must include machine or hand quilting, a binding, and a label.
- “Princess Feather” themed quilts, wallhangings, and blocks displayed in our previous Feather Princesses Quilt Shows may be entered in this challenge.
- Deadline is our Wednesday, August 13, 2025, guild meeting where the challenge quilts, wallhangings, and blocks must be displayed during the program.
- Feather Princesses members attending this meeting will vote on their favorite challenge entry in the quilt, wallhanging, and block categories.
- Prizes will be awarded as follows:
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- $50 to the maker of the quilt receiving the most votes
- $25 to the maker of the wallhanging receiving the most votes
- $10 to the maker of the block receiving the most votes
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2025 Autumn Splendor Challenge
Information and Guidelines:
- There will be two categories for this challenge – Quilt Category and Wallhanging Category.
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- Quilt Category – each quilt entered must measure 60″ x 60″ or larger in size.
- Wallhanging Category – Each quilt entered in the must measure any size smaller than 60″ x 60″.
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- The maker of each quilt will determine the category her piece will be entered in.
- Each quilt or wallhanging submitted in the challenge must contain a minimum of 60% appliqué in the design.
- All edges of each quilt must be sewn down by machine or hand. No raw edges will be accepted in our challenges, contests, or shows. To clarify, fused quilts with edges sewn with a machine stitch of any kind or with a hand blanket stitch for example, are allowed.
- Entries must be complete and must include machine or hand quilting, a binding, and a label.
- Quilts and wallhangings displayed in our previous Feather Princesses Quilt Shows may be entered in this challenge.
- Quilts previously entered in this challenge may be entered again, except those that received a prize in a previous Autumn Splendor Challenge.
- Deadline is our the October 2025 guild meeting, where the challenge Quilts and wallhangings must be displayed during the program.
- Princesses attending this meeting will vote for their favorite challenge entry in the quilt and wallhangings categories.
- Prizes will be awarded as follows:
- $50 to the maker of the quilt receiving the most votes
- $25 to the maker of the wallhanging receiving the most votes