Guild Challenge Quilt

Each year, members are invited to participate in a BQG Quilt Challenge. The 2024-2025 Challenge announced at the September 2924 Meeting is Trees.

Tree Challenge

Quilters have been representing trees in their work for centuries. 

Plain or fancy, pieced, appliquéd, or embroidered, trees are always welcomed in quilts. So grab your preferred method and let’s grow some trees! Your entry in our challenge can be any size or shape, but must be quilted and bound, and ready for our June 2025 guild meeting.

Here are the guidelines:

  • You can use any technique or theme.

  • Your entry can be any size.

  • No sleeve is required, but they must be quilted and bound for final presentation.

  • The projects must have been completed between September 2024 and June 2025.

  • Entries will be voted on at the June 2025 meeting.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Jane Pitt at challenge@bloomingtonquiltersguild.org

Previous Quilt Challenges

The theme for the 2023-2024 challenge was Sampler, issued by Karen Levay. Jane Pitt won with her sampler that contained fabric and blocks from some of her favorite quilt.

The theme for the 2022-23 challenge was Pinwheels, issued by Barbara Richards. Karen Levay won with her “Twitter” quilt

The theme for the 2021-22 challenge was Log Cabin, issued by Laura Brown-Cano. Barbara Richards won with her circle log cabin.

The theme for the 2019-21 challenge was Embroidery, issued by Terri Bower. Laura Brown-Cano won with her entry “The Four Seasons.”

The theme for the 2018-19 challenge was “Black & White Plus One Color,” issued by Brenda Roach. Terri Bower won with her Lilies entry.

The theme for 2017-18 challenge was: "Simply Stripes," featuring a small quilt (up to 25" square) with predominantly stripes: 75% (give or take a bit) should be stripes. Brenda Roach won this challenge.

The "Simply Stripes" theme was chosen by Barbara Richards, the 1st place winner of the 2016–2017 challenge, “Your Favorite TV Show or Movie.”


Jane Pitt’s winning entry for the Sampler Challenge 2024.

Karen Levay’s winning entry for the Pinwheel Challenge 2023.

Barbara Richards’ winning entry for Log Cabin Challenge 2022.

Laura Brown-Cano: “The Four Seasons”

Terri Bower’s 1st place quilt for the Black & White Plus One Color challenge.

Brenda Roach won 2017-18 Quilt Challenge, "Simply Stripes," with her "Stripe Tease" quilt. (Brenda is far right.) Katha Soens' quilt is in the center. (Thanks, Laura, for holding it!) Wendy Hodina, holding her quilt, is far left.

Barbara Richards won the 2016-17 Quilt Challenge with “The Secret Garden,” reflecting one of her favorite books.

The above is just a sampling from many years of quilt challenges.

Photo credit: courtesy of members