I entered the
Quilt Block Contest this year (QBC) from Sisters, Oregon. It's part of the annual contest they have in conjunction with the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. I received 5 fabrics and had to make a 9.5" unfinished quilt block. You can make any block you want, but you must use all 5 fabrics. You can embellish the block any way you want to using a variety of materials too.
Here is the block I came up with. I used machine stitches and hand embroidered French Knots, added a bit of yarn with metallic thread, sewed on buttons and added some crystals to the block. I am quite pleased with how it turned out.
The teachers who will be teaching the entire week before the quilt show will vote on their 5 favorite blocks. Then they tally them up and the one with the most votes wins the best in show and receives $50 plus a number of blocks, including their own block back, and some fabric to use for borders and binding. The other winners will receive a number of the blocks, including their own and some fabric too, just no cash award. There are usually 5 top blocks chosen as winners, although that number can be more or less depending on how many entries they receive in the contest. I was lucky enough to win some blocks in 2 different years in the past, but I haven't won the best in show.
Here is my block for this year. I think it is the best one I have entered so far.
![Patchouli Moon Studio~2016 Quilt Block Contest](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhik7V3g6xXhpfzfAdnc3u5wpZrrb4yeADMpwauysHVaBf3nSKJGfmZXoOTn3_IaTOn7Dt-6biKacXipI1e-GBVTFCFlt2IYlqP64lQej_N3dgn7am2-eI9VAgrDFis47ynNFAXLDbDl94/s640/QBC+2016+%25283%2529.JPG) |
I added some orange crystals and some clear crystals in the center. |
![Patchouli Moon Studio~2016 Quilt Block Contest](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqpWAa3cwT_GHw8NwhzZzNbZEyEKVP7G-yd0L55hKUDW8QUqjvFqkHuSGH4PdJ7iEWCc1TryKjD_WmF42SYoyjzMRQ3FWyaJa7Da3zzm_8s61z5olNuYJgxyq_0ErNOSqA85y32QwtNo/s640/QBC+2016+%25284%2529.JPG) |
A bird. Lots of French knots in a variegated floss. |
![Patchouli Moon Studio~2016 Quilt Block Contest](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcK9MtiFknvE2g9Y-zvVuvyomtwaknMo758SRKph8oG1oUeoztSXKeSgONvku-zKlVdDkxermfeSW6xC8ESJhpzCCQB040tAEQ90aRyH6nrcC4gj7I3NLbvAv4IHxLB0quuldzQsLrQpo/s640/QBC+2016+%25286%2529.JPG) |
I added a touch of metallic yarn next to the yellow machine embroidery stitches. |
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