AQSG's Past & Present Quilt Challenge

Circa 1825 collection from In the Beginning

The American Quilt Study Group  is sponsoring a repro fabric challenge in collaboration with In the Beginning Fabrics. In the Beginning has a fabric line currently in shops called Circa 1825.

A portion of the profits for the fabric from Circa 1825 go to benefit

the American Quilt Study Group.

Jason and Sharon Yenter of In the Beginning Fabrics.

Thanks to the Yenters.

The challenge theme is Past and Present. The deadline for the contest is February 28, 2015. Your small quilt needs to be finished and a jpg photo sent with your name to AQSGchallenge@gmail.com by that date.

The Awards:

• One year gift membership to AQSG
• Fabric tower of In the Beginning Fabrics
• Top 20 quilts will participate in a traveling exhibit for a year

Photo from Dawn at Collector with a Needle blog

You must use at least 8 prints from the Circa 1825 line.

The Rules:

• All items must be three layers and quilted
• Each quilt must use at least 8 fabrics from this line
• Additional fabrics may be used
• Size: No larger than 160” perimeter

Semi-finalist quilts will be exhibited at AQSG Seminar 2015 being held in Indianapolis September 9-13, 2015

See the AQSG webpage here:

http://www.americanquiltstudygroup.org/circa1825.asp

The collection is full of great repro prints from

the first decades of the 19th century---styles that

are hard to find.

I especially like this coral stripe

See more pictures of the line here:

http://www.inthebeginningfabrics.com/cgi-server/itb/displayfab.cgi?product=crca1825

http://americanquiltstudygroup.org/circa1825.asp

Old Sturbridge Village, the Massachusetts museum, is doing a similar challenge with their latest reproduction line. Click on the link for more information:
https://www.osv.org/third-annual-members-quilt-challenge