2015 Contest Rules
Design:
An original or traditional design pieced
or appliquéd that includes a flower or
floral fabric.
Statement:
You must include a brief description of
50 words or less about the inspiration
for your block.
Block:
12.5 inches square with raw edges. This
includes the seam allowance. Blocks
must be submitted unquilted and not
on point.
Material:
Pre-washed cotton (preferred) or cotton
blend, plain or print design fabrics.
Technique:
Pieced and/or appliquéd, embroidery optional.
Block must not have an outside border.
National Historic Site
The farmhouse of
Pennsylvania-German Mennonite
Joseph Schneider, restored to c.1856
Quilting Bee
May 23, 24, 27-31, 2015
Joseph Schneider Haus
466 Queen St. S., Kitchener, ON N2G 1W7
Please be sure that your entry meets
all the conditions of the contest
including size, colour and technique.
Entries are limited to
two per person.
Announcement of the winner
of the 2015 Quilt Block Contest –
Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 4 p.m.
“Vibrant Violaceous”
Wednesday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
• Preview of quilts going to the
Mennonite Relief Sale
• Heirloom quilts on exhibit in the
Historic Haus
Wreath of Violets
Colour:
Your block must include the colour purple.
Do not use pure white as a background.
Deadline:
Blocks will be received at the Schneider
Haus office, until 4:30 p.m. Thursday,
April 16, 2015. Blocks must be
postmarked no later than April 10, 2015.
May be mailed to:
Quilt Block
Contest
2015
Iris applique´
466 Queen St. S.,
Kitchener N2G 1W7
519-742-7752
www.regionofwaterloo.ca/jsh
Planning, Housing and Community Services
“I know a bank where the
wild thyme blows,
Where oxlips and the nodding
violet grows,
Quite over-canopied with
luscious woodbine,
With sweet musk-roses and
with eglantine”
- William Shakespeare,
A Midsummer’s Night Dream
The Schneider’s home and
wash haus will be abuzz with
demonstrations of the domestic arts
of quilting, spinning and open-hearth
cooking. Enjoy your visit to the home
at the heart of Waterloo Region.
Please be sure that your entry meets all the conditions of the contest including size,
colour and technique. Entries are limited to two per person.
q Experienced quilter
Old Fashioned Daisy
Winning Blocks are assembled, along with
other blocks chosen by the judges, into a
quilt that is quilted during the annual
Quilting Bee, to be held in late May 2015
at the Joseph Schneider Haus. The quilt
is raffled to raise money for Museum
projects and often a second quilt is
constructed for donation to a local
charity.
q Beginner quilter (less than 2 years quilting)
q Quilter’s statement attached
The prize of $100 for first place in the
experienced category is sponsored
annually by the Friends of Joseph
Schneider Haus and named in memory
of local quilter Pauline Shantz.
Name of Design: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Winning block will be included
in our contest quilt, to be
completed during our annual
Quilting Bee May 23, 24, 27-31, 2015.
Telephone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Email: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
at 519-742-7752
City: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Postal Code: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All blocks will be judged anonymously by
a panel of three knowledgeable judges
according to design, use of colour and
quality of workmanship. Prizes will be
awarded for first, second and third place
in the experienced category (first
competition, less than two years
quilting). Honourable mentions will be
chosen at the discretion of the judges.
For more information, please contact:
Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thistles
Name: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Blocks become the property of the
Joseph Schneider Haus Museum
to be used for fundraising and
other charitable purposes.
Entry Form 2015 Quilt Block Contest
2015
Quilt Block
Contest