The Focus Fabric will be chosen by the Hostess, Terry.

The Focus Fabric is available from the Hostess at a minimal cost.  The point is not to make a profit on this Challenge; but rather, the point is to provide the means to offer a fair Challenge with everyone starting on equal turf.

First, Second, and Third place winners will be recognized.

Quilts should be at least 12" x 12" and no larger than 24" x 24".

E-mail photographs of quilts to Terry by November 30, 2002.

If a digital photograph is not available, participants may send the quilt to the Hostess with a return postage paid envelope. At such time, a digital image will be taken and displayed online with the others; and the original quilt will be returned to the owner.  

If a digital photograph is not available and participants do not wish to mail the quilt to the Hostess, then participants can mail a regular photograph of the quilt to the Hostess.

Judging will be in the form of an e-mail vote from members of the Quilting Passion site. The Hostess reserves the right to make the final decision in the event of a tie.

Limit 1 vote per member.

Techniques:   Quilts can be pieced, appliquéd, paper-pieced, or any other technique can be used.

Any additional fabrics may be used, but the focus fabric, furnished by the Hostess, should be the primary fabric in the quilt.

Sign Up Deadline: October 15, 2002.

To sign up, send an e-mail to the Hostess at:  quilting@quiltingpassion.com and be sure to put "Challenge 2002" in the subject of your e-mail.

Participation Fee: $2.50 (Covers fabric and postage), payable via personal check or money order.  If payment is made via PayPal, the cost is $3.00 (due to charges imposed by PayPal on the Hostess) and the address to pay to on PayPal is sregora@quiltingpassion.com.  For information on the address to snail mail payment to, please request it in the sign up e-mail to the Hostess.  
  Just a personal note, I no longer use nor support the usage of PayPal due to an extremely bad experience with them in which they refunded a Buyer's money AFTER I had already transferred it to my bank account.  He ended up with over $7,000 returned to him AND the merchandise.  PayPal assured me over and over that I was covered by Seller's Protection, but they also assured him that he was covered by Buyer's Protection.  Despite the fact that I followed every instruction given to me by PayPal to be covered by their Seller's Protection because I knew he was committing fraud (and even had an e-mail from him confessing he was!, but they wouldn't accept it because it was "third party"), they still gave him his money and then demanded the payment back from me.  I no longer trust PayPal and refuse to use them.  I was out over $7,000 and the merchandise.  He ended up with the merchandise and $7,000.

In the event that participants do not want to make such a small finished quilt, quilt ops will also be accepted. (For those of you wanting to enlarge the quilt after the Challenge.)

The Challenge fabric (a fat quarter) will be mailed to participants on or before October 16, 2002.