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Sponsored by Moda Fabrics, School Block Challenge is a yearly contest for children. Participating schools, youth groups and parents are given packets with three fabrics from Moda, and students were required to incorporate all three fabrics in their block.
Entries may be created by individual students and small groups. Quilters often assist the students as their projects develop. The blocks are judged in categories of K - 4th grades, 5th - 8th grades and 9th - 12th grades. A grand prize award is given to the overall outstanding quilt block.
An exhibition of all quilt blocks will be on exhibit at The National Quilt Museum. A narrative about each block’s design and development submitted by the students is also exhibited. A kick-off reception for the exhibit is held in late January to recognize the winners and all the participants. Local residents and media are always invited to meet these amazing quilters and learn more about School Block Challenge.
School Block Challenge 2010 Brochure
School Block Challenge Contest Rules 2010
School Block Challenge Contest Entry Packet Request Form
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Nenaunir - The Rainbow Snake
2009 Grand Prize Winner by Steven Ames, Lexi Capotosti, Lindsey Deich, Stephanie Hightower, Stephanie Moore, Lavonte Pendleton, Sara Woolf, Deandre Mensah, Josh Porter, and Nicole Aikens of Todd County Central High School in Elkton, KY. |
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Jonah & the Big Fish
Taking first place in the K - 4th grade category was Jonah & the Big Fish by Liv Brezina, Daniel Bauman, Jonathan Bauman, August Curtis, Olivia DeVore, Emmanuel Gutierrez, MacKenzie Stearns, Jeffery Silvey, Joel Acklin, Amelia Curtis, Bridget Clark, Charlette Fuller, and Theresa Vercide of the Shawnee Hills Agape Folk School in Cobden, IL. |
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Slithering Snakes in the Meadow
Taking first place in the 5th - 8th grade category was Slithering Snakes in the Meadow by Drew Harris, Mkane Faughn, Trever Gallamore, and Kyle Stafford of Pope County Elementary School in Golconda, IL. |
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Snakes & Ladders
Taking first place in the 9th - 12th grade category was Snakes & Ladders by Brent Dover, Meosha Poindexter, Elizabeth Rose, Dustin Dillow, Joy Henderson, James Wild, Jaron Willis, and Christopher Windings of Caledonia Christian Academy in Olmstead, IL. |
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| 2008 Winners |
An astounding 133 blocks from 32 schools in seven states were entered in the Museum of the American Quilter's Society’s annual School Block Challenge, a national competition for students in grades K - 12
An exhibition of all quilt blocks will be on exhibit January 25–March 25. A narrative about each block’s design and development submitted by the students will also be exhibited. A reception will be held on Saturday, January 26, at 1pm to recognize the winners and all the participants. Local residents and media are invited to attend to meet these amazing quilters and learn more about the School Block Challenge.
Sponsored by Moda Fabrics, this year’s blocks were constructed by individual students and by small groups. Participating schools were given packets with three fabrics from Moda Fabrics, and students were required to use all three fabrics in their blocks. Quilters often assist the students as their projects develop. The blocks are judged in categories of K - 4th grades, 5th - 8th grades and 9th - 12th grades. A grand prize award is also given to the overall outstanding quilt block.
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Around the Block
The 2008 Grand Prize winner is the quilt block Around the Block by Amber Nix, Sarah Specter and Rosie Pritchard. Students of the Learning Tree Co-op in West Chester, OH, this team learned to use the paper piecing technique to create crisp edges and corners. Color coordination was also important to the design.
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Fire Bearer
Taking first place in the K - 4th grade category was Fire Bearer by Hutch Puckett, a student at Covenant Christian Academy in Paducah, KY. This block is based on the fable of the brave crow losing his brilliant colors due to a fire. Eyelash yarn and zigzagged stitches were used to create feathers and fire flames. |
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Propellers in the Sea
The first place winners in the 5th - 8th grade category were Jim Arndt, Skyler Farris, Kaleb Hill, Ryan Vaughnyother, Shawn Walker and Austin Walquist, students at Pope County Elemen-tary in Golconda, IL, with their block Propellers in the Sea. These students cut many small squares and then combined them using a skills to make the quilt, including how to iron, use a sewing machine and use of a pattern. |
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My Guitar
First place in the 9th - 12th grade category is a block titled My Guitar made by Andrew Hill, a student at Fred J. Page High School in Franklin, TN. This 9th grader first drew his design of a guitar then enlarged it on a copier to fit the quilt block. Silver thread was used to create the guitar’s strings. |
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School Block Challenge 2010 Brochure
School Block Challenge Contest Rules 2010
School Block Challenge Contest Entry Packet Request Form
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