<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Just a reminder about the 2021 UFO Challenge which ends <b class="">June 30</b>. And, it is not just UFO’s (which includes things other than quilts), but new techniques, and using stash. The complete “rules” are below. Remember to include your Challenge entry in Kim’s Show & Tell and include “UFO” in the notes.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">These are the entries that have been identified via the above process:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 17px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class=""><b class="">UFO 2021 Challenge </b></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69); min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">January</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">Grace. 1</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">Jenna. 1</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">Sharon. 3 </li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">Dee. 3</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">Kim. 1</li>
<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">Linda W. 1</li>
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<li style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; color: rgb(69, 69, 69);" class="">Dee. 1</li></ul></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This was the original eMail that I sent out in January.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><p class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060p1" style="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; line-height: normal;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s1" style="font-weight: bold;">2021 Challenge</span></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 22.1px;" class=""><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2"></span><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2">Ladies</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 22.1px;" class=""><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2"></span><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2">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></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 22.1px;" class=""><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2"></span><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2">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></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 22.1px;" class=""><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2"></span><br class=""></div><ol class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060ol1" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><li class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060li3" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2">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; line-height: normal;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2">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; line-height: normal;"><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2">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><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 22.1px;" class=""><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2"></span><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2">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></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 22.1px;" class=""><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2"></span><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2">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></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 22.1px;" class=""><span class="ydp56119bb1yiv9522948060s2"></span><br class=""></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Happy Challenge! </span><div class=""><font color="#26282a" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="4" class="">—————————<br class=""></font><div class="">
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