<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><p class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0px 3px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 30.6px; line-height: normal;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s1" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 30.56px;">2021 Challenge</span></p><p class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18.6px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22.1px;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2" style="font-size: 18.55px;"></span><br></p><p class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18.6px; line-height: normal;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2" style="font-size: 18.55px;">Ladies</span></p><p class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18.6px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22.1px;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2" style="font-size: 18.55px;"></span><br></p><p class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18.6px; line-height: normal;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2" style="font-size: 18.55px;">I came across a challenge in 2020 — a UFO challenge. <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>Of course, I would never have any UFO’s in my quilt room! <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>So, I thought a good New Year’s resolution would be to tackle at least some of them. <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>I would love for you to join me.</span></p><p class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18.6px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22.1px;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2" style="font-size: 18.55px;"></span><br></p><p class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18.6px; line-height: normal;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2" style="font-size: 18.55px;">The Challenge is to do four items for a drawing during the July 2021 general guild meeting. <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>The criteria for the Challenge are:</span></p><p class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18.6px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22.1px;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2" style="font-size: 18.55px;"></span><br></p><ol class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060ol1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><li class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060li3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18.6px; line-height: normal;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2" style="font-size: 18.55px;">Complete a UFO. It can be any project that is in support of the Guild’s objectives...quilts, Dress a Girl, pillowcases, caps, etc</span></li><li class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060li3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18.6px; line-height: normal;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2" style="font-size: 18.55px;">Try a new technique. <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>Learn a new way of doing something and use this technique in a project. This could be an improv quilt, paper piecing, appliqué, or even a new design such as an African styled quilt. <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>If you have never made pillowcases, now is the time.</span></li><li class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060li3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18.6px; line-height: normal;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2" style="font-size: 18.55px;">Use some “I do NOT like this fabric any more”. <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>I have seen what I consider awful fabric turned into a wonderful quilt. <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>An idea would be, cut the fabric into 5” strips. <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>Still don’t like it, cut into 5” squares. <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>Still no, 2 1/2” strips. <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>I’ve taken the 5” strips and made 2 1/2” strips and then 2 1/2” squares. <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>The smaller it gets, the better it looks. <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>The things you can create using 2 1/2” strips/squares or 5” squares are endless.</span></li></ol><p class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18.6px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22.1px;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2" style="font-size: 18.55px;"></span><br></p><p class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18.6px; line-height: normal;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2" style="font-size: 18.55px;">So finish 4 UFOs or use your stash to create new quilts/dresses/pillowcases using new techniques or awful fabric. <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>Your effort will be “published” in our monthly virtual show and tell starting in February. <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>Please include a comment that it is part of the 2021 Challenge and whether it was a UFO, used a new technique or “Used awful fabric”. <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>The effort must include one or more of the above criteria to be eligible for the drawing.</span></p><p class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18.6px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22.1px;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2" style="font-size: 18.55px;"></span><br></p><p class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18.6px; line-height: normal;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2" style="font-size: 18.55px;">If you complete 4 projects that meet this criteria by the June general meeting, your name will be put in the hat for a drawing at the July general meeting. <span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060Apple-converted-space"> </span>The prize is TBD (sorry) but I’ll come up with something. </span></p><p class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 18.6px; line-height: normal; min-height: 22.1px;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2" style="font-size: 18.55px;"></span><br></p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.55px;">Happy Challenge! </span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><br></div><div><div><font color="#26282a" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></font><div dir="ltr">Daisy 🐾</div></div></div></body></html>