Presented by Quilters Newsletter, McCall’s Quilting, Quiltmaker

Demonstrate your creativity by designing an original quilt using fabulous pre-selected fabrics designed by Lotta Jansdotter for Windham Fabrics, then enter your quilt for a chance to win fabulous prizes! The winning quilt and finalist quilts will be exhibited at Original Sewing & Quilt Expos in 2016.

The rules are simple: Make a quilt using your original design that measures 56”-60” x 68”-72” when finished, using the Be Creative! Quilt Challenge Fabric Bundle available only from QuiltAndSewShop.com. You must provide proof of purchase from QuiltAndSewShop.com. You may also add up to three other fabrics of your choice.

Enter online (QuiltersNewsletter.com, McCallsQuilting.com or Quiltmaker.com), by email (BeCreativeQuiltChallenge@gmail.com) or by mail (Be Creative! Quilt Challenge, 741 Corporate Circle, Suite A, Golden, CO 80401). Entry deadline is November 1, 2015.

You must include the following with your entry:

·         Photo of FINISHED quilt

·         Quilt name

·         Quilt's finished dimensions (in inches)

·         Artist’s statement describing quilt

·         Receipt showing proof of purchase of the Be Creative! Quilt Challenge Fabric Bundle from QuiltAndSewShop.com

·         Your name, address, phone number, email address (if you have one)

Official rules are available at QuiltersNewsletter.com, McCallsQuilting.com and Quiltmaker.com).

Prizes:

·         One grand prize, including: tickets to a 2016 Original Quilting & Sewing Expo event, a $100 gift certificate to QuiltAndSewShop.com, Quick Column Quilts by Nancy Zieman, Modern Quilt Perspectives by Thomas Knauer, 502 New Quilting Motifs: Designs for Hand or Machine Quilting from the editors of Quiltmaker magazine, and one-year subscriptions to Quilters Newsletter, Quiltmaker and McCall’s Quilting.

·         Two additional winners will each receive a $50 gift certificate to QuiltAndSewShop.com

Note: By entering the Be Creative! Quilt Challenge, participants agree to allow Quilters Newsletter, McCall’s Quilting and Quiltmaker to publish their names, images of their quilts and quilt descriptions in print and electronic media.

Why is this contest open only to U.S. and Canadian residents excluding Quebec? We value all of our readers, whether in or outside of the U.S. While we wish that it was possible to include everyone in our contests, it isn't. Holding contests has complex legal implications and you will find that many contests are only valid in the country where they originate. This article gives a good explanation: howstuffworks.com/question541.htm