ALASKA QUILT SEMINAR 2025 CHALLENGE BLOCK CONTEST

Just 30 days 'til we set sail!!!!

ALASKA QUILT SEMINAR 2025

CHALLENGE BLOCK CONTEST

"JOIN OUR

CHALLENGE BLOCK 

COMPETITION"

We are holding a Challenge Block competition

 on board our Alaska cruise. 

Therewill be a prize awarded based on votes

 from quilters, non-quilters, and even other

ship passengers and staff!

All you have to do is follow the simple instructions below!

CHALLENGE BLOCK INSTRUCTIONS:

Before the cruise make a 10” block 

(10.5” unfinished and unquilted) 

reflecting the theme of :

“Bearfoot in Alaska”

NOTE: It is very important to 

ensure your blocks are not

smaller or larger than 10.5”

• Unfinished

• Unquilted

• There are no fabric requirements

• No need to label your block, 

we will provide a label to

put on the back.

The theme is your starting point and must be incorporated in the block,

but is open to your own interpretation. 

Any technique is acceptable:

piecing, appliqué, embroidery, etc… 

just use your imagination!

The winner will receive all the submitted 

blocks and can use them to

create a fabulous memorable quilt 

of our Alaska cruise!

PLEASE BRING YOUR BLOCK WITH YOU TO BE COLLECTED ON

THE FIRST DAY OF THE CRUISE 

I purchased a design on line to embroider on my B700e after much exploring on line for something that felt just right...

Eventually I went with this one:

Except background... 

I used just scraps...

Eventually all the different fabric 

scraps were sewn in to place

Then it was time for embellishment... 

and finally, it was done!

press & cut to size...

Sweet Pea Cross Body Pack

"This is a large cross body pack that can be made in 6x10 or 8x12 size hoops and has some great pockets, zips and design features to make it really functional.

Stylish Cross Body Pack ITH in the hoop machine embroidery design.

There is a total of 14 blocks required for the bag, with 10 different panels included (four of the panels are each made twice).

Full photo instructions are included with this design, this covers how to create the  individual blocks as well as outlines how to assemble the bag.

There is a fair bit of machine sewing required and we recommend you are of an intermediate level."

OY VEY... This was far more complicated

 than that description made it sound.

 I made way too many errors 

and it added on SO much work. 

I'm not really sure what the bags

 durability will be...

but now that it is FINALLY complete... 

I LOVE IT!

Perhaps if I had just decided to follow the pattern without adding mt own spin...

But where is the personal spin in that...

Once I completed all the piecing

 I used the Sweet Pea 

ITH embroidery Pattern

All my pieces played out after embroidery and I thought I had it right... I did not :(

I debated between 2 binding colors

 and eventually went pink...

I loved this Tula Pink webbing!

Initially piecing went well...

My beautiful Zipper--- 

that I forgot to piece correctly

And next error was backing...

Even put strap in backwards :(

At least there is no doubt it was made by me 😉

About here is when my 

success started to unraveled...

somehow,

 I eventually got the

 inner binding on.

I added upper loop:

And then came the hell of adding the back:

And an arthritics worst 

nightmare followed:

the pull and twist

eventually, I decided to just grin

 and let it be what it was...

I covered the outer mess with binding,

machine sewing where I could,

and hand sewing what I couldn't...

And finally-

it was done.

I fray checked my heart out!

Added TP ribbons to the zipper...