<div dir="ltr" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello Quilters!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font size="3" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font size="3" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">It is just over 4 weeks until our HOLIDAY PARTY on Sunday, December 14th!</font></div><div dir="ltr" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font size="3" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">I wanted to make sure that everyone was clear on the guidelines for the BROWN BAG CHALLENGE. See below and please note the due date of <b style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Dec 13th. </b></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><font size="3" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"></font></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font size="3" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Also, if you do have leftover BROWN BAG fabrics from previous years, you can participate. But you will need to either pay $5 or decline to compete. This is necessary to fairly distribute the cash prize for the winners. </font></div><div dir="ltr" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><p align="center" class="yiv0454715693ydpc783ecaMsoNormal" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><u style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 26.9867px;">Ocean Wave Quilters Brown Bag Challenge Rules</span></u></b><b style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><u style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 13.4933px;"></span></u></b></p><p align="center" class="yiv0454715693ydpc783ecaMsoNormal" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 13.4933px;"> </span></b></p><p class="yiv0454715693ydpc783ecaMsoNormal" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.6133px;">You can make anything you would like from the fabrics provided in your Brown Bag ($5) – examples: quilt, apron, table runner, tote bag, etc. You could even donate your completed quilt.</span></p><p class="yiv0454715693ydpc783ecaMsoNormal" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><i style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.6133px;">CATEGORIES: Quilts, Home wares/goods, Wearables and Toys</span></i></b></p><p class="yiv0454715693ydpc783ecaMsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.6133px; font-family: Symbol;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">·<span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: New;">       </span></span></span><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.6133px;">You must use some of each fabric in the bag, but the amount you use is your choice.</span></p><p class="yiv0454715693ydpc783ecaMsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.6133px; font-family: Symbol;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">·<span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: New;">       </span></span></span><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.6133px;">The Brown Bag fabrics must be used on the FRONT, or OUTSIDE (for example - if you are making a tote bag) of your project. It cannot be hidden on the back or inside.</span></p><p class="yiv0454715693ydpc783ecaMsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.6133px; font-family: Symbol;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">·<span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: New;">       </span></span></span><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.6133px;">You may use as many other fabrics as you wish.</span></p><p class="yiv0454715693ydpc783ecaMsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.6133px; font-family: Symbol;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">·<span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: New;">       </span></span></span><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.6133px;">You must attach scrap pieces of your Brown Bag fabrics on the front or outside using a safety pin. This allows the viewers to know which fabrics were in your Brown Bag.</span></p><p class="yiv0454715693ydpc783ecaMsoNormal" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.6133px;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0454715693ydpc783ecaMsoNormal" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.6133px;">The finished items will be displayed at the <b style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">HOLIDAY PARTY on Dec 14, 2025</b>. Attendees will be able to vote for their favorite project – <i style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">without knowing who made which item, so your name should not be visible.</i></span></p><p class="yiv0454715693ydpc783ecaMsoNormal" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.6133px;">Brown Bag Challenge projects must be turned into the box on the OWQ shelf at Sew n Sew anytime between <b style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">DEC 1<sup style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">ST </sup>and the start of the<i style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><u style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"> DEC 13<sup style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">TH</sup>,</u></i></b> so we have time to categorize and display them.</span></p><div><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 23.6133px;"><br></span></div></div></div><br><div id="ymail_android_signature"><a id="ymail_android_signature_link" href="https://mail.onelink.me/107872968?pid=nativeplacement&c=US_Acquisition_YMktg_315_SearchOrgConquer_EmailSignature&af_sub1=Acquisition&af_sub2=US_YMktg&af_sub3=&af_sub4=100002039&af_sub5=C01_Email_Static_&af_ios_store_cpp=0c38e4b0-a27e-40f9-a211-f4e2de32ab91&af_android_url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yahoo.mobile.client.android.mail&listing=search_organize_conquer">Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer</a></div>