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Committee Chairs: Drew B & Jan H.
There’s No Place Like Home

Divine Proportion Category
Winners:

Jo B. 1st Place
Donna C. 2nd Place

Divine Proportion Category Winner-Jo B. "This home will always be home to me in my heart. It is the home I grew up in and my parents were the ones who made it a home for nearly 50 years. Mom always had tons of flowers in the front yard and back. My dad remodeled and renovated it many times over the years. It is dedicated to my mother and is a gift to her for her 81st birthday. Thank you Mom for a wonderful childhood."

It is hand painted with raw edge appliqué and free motion quilted. Divine proportion was used for the overall size of the quilt, the distance between the top of the roof and the top and bottom borders, and
the windows.

To quilter Donna C. home is more than a house, it is a climate that encourages the growth of dogwood and green treelined mountains; a view of woods and waterfall where wildlife abounds. Donna used divine proportion in the design of the waterfall, dogwood tree, the mountain and in the overall dimensions of the quilt.

Traditional Quilt Category 1st Place Winner: Quilter Jan H. says that she is happiest when her home is filled with people; her children, family and friends. This quilt depicts her home on the Fourth of July. It is dark and fireworks are lighting up the sky. There is magic in the night and the fireworks give a few moments glimpse of God's love and joy flowing over us all.

Traditional Category
Winners :

Jan H . 1st Place
Tonya A. 2nd Place

Traditional Category 2nd Place Winner- Tonya A.

Challenge Rules & Description

Our intent in this challenge is not to have everyone make a house block but to really think about what is home to you. It can be a house, of course, but it can also be a place in a house, a garden, a tent, etc.

There must be some visible structure in the quilt. One of my own personal favorite art pieces is one that a friend did for me. It has a comfy chair, a lamp, a book on a small table and a cat resting on top of the armchair. It is clearly in a comfy inside space.

A fun book to read is _A House is A House for Me_, a children's book by Mary Ann
Hoberman. I think it would be fun to use it to start thinking about houses and homes and how broadly we think of them.

Good luck to all of you! We hope you will enjoy this challenge!

Rules:

Size: Must be NO larger than 24 x 24 or 96 inches overall.

Has to have a visible house/structure that is home to you. The structure might be a house but could also be a boat, church, chocolate shop, shelter, etc.

The house/structure may be pieced, paper pieced and/or appliquéd.

It should represent something special about home to you.

Feel free to use embellishments and surface design elements.

There will be two levels of challenge. Level one must fulfill all the above. In addition level 2 must use Divine Proportion as an element in the quilt. Divine Proportion can derive by use of Fibonacci Numbers.

Each quilt must have no more than one page of explanation about how the quilt represents home and how the quilter used Divine Proportion if that element is attempted. The explanation page must come with the quilt and be unsigned. They will be displayed at judging and later at the quilt show.

Each piece must be done from start to finish by the entrant.

Each piece must be quilted and bound.

Each piece must be labeled and the label needs to be covered so that it is not visible on the day it is turned in.

Quilts are due at the May meeting, May 12 th, at 6:15 p.m.

Quilts must be delivered in a brown paper bag.

There will be prizes given for each level, 3 places at each level, $30, $20, $10.

Any questions, contact Jan Hudson or Drew Betz

* * * * *

Here is a quote to get you started thinking about Divine Proportion. A web search on Divine Proportion will be rewarded with much information! Also look for references on The Golden Mean.

From “The Eternal Challenge of Euclid's Geometry” , NY Times.com, by LESLIE CHESS FELLER . Published: March 7, 1999

Hidden within the intricacies of the new construction was a pattern called the Fibonacci sequence (1,1,2,3,5,8,13 and so on in which each new number is the sum of the previous two. Named for Lorenzo Fibonacci, a 13th- century Italian mathematician, the sequence is of near mystical significance to mathematics scholars since it conceals a ratio known as the Divine Proportion, which appears in many forms throughout the universe from the spirals of galaxies and the anatomy of the brain to the structure of a branch or the arrangement of artichoke leaves.

2007-American Hero Quilts

Judging was done in three categories

Best Machine Quilted

Best Construction

Best Use of Theme Colors

October 8th Challenge Quilts hung and judged during our Guild meeting.

Committee Co-Chair, Anara T. proudly displays our red, white and blue colors in honor of the American Heroes Challenge.

Best machine Quilting:

Linda C. & Linda St. A.

Best Construction

Pat F. & Valerie L

Best Use of Theme Colors

Colette B. & Pat F.

We will be donating completed quilts made from these blocks following
our guild Quilt Show in September 2008!

Visit the American Heros website at http://www.americanheroquilts.com/home.htm and learn even more about this wonderful program.

Contact webmaster webmaster@moonlightquilters.org

	Moonlight Quilters 2008 Quilt Challenge HOME
Committee Chairs: Drew B & Jan H.	There’s No Place Like Home

Divine Proportion Category Winners: Jo B. 1st Place Donna C. 2nd Place	Divine Proportion Category Winner-Jo B. "This home will always be home to me in my heart. It is the home I grew up in and my parents were the ones who made it a home for nearly 50 years. Mom always had tons of flowers in the front yard and back. My dad remodeled and renovated it many times over the years. It is dedicated to my mother and is a gift to her for her 81st birthday. Thank you Mom for a wonderful childhood." It is hand painted with raw edge appliqué and free motion quilted. Divine proportion was used for the overall size of the quilt, the distance between the top of the roof and the top and bottom borders, and the windows. To quilter Donna C. home is more than a house, it is a climate that encourages the growth of dogwood and green treelined mountains; a view of woods and waterfall where wildlife abounds. Donna used divine proportion in the design of the waterfall, dogwood tree, the mountain and in the overall dimensions of the quilt.
	Traditional Quilt Category 1st Place Winner: Quilter Jan H. says that she is happiest when her home is filled with people; her children, family and friends. This quilt depicts her home on the Fourth of July. It is dark and fireworks are lighting up the sky. There is magic in the night and the fireworks give a few moments glimpse of God's love and joy flowing over us all.	Traditional Category Winners : Jan H . 1st Place Tonya A. 2nd Place
	Traditional Category 2nd Place Winner- Tonya A.

	Challenge Rules & Description
	Our intent in this challenge is not to have everyone make a house block but to really think about what is home to you. It can be a house, of course, but it can also be a place in a house, a garden, a tent, etc. There must be some visible structure in the quilt. One of my own personal favorite art pieces is one that a friend did for me. It has a comfy chair, a lamp, a book on a small table and a cat resting on top of the armchair. It is clearly in a comfy inside space. A fun book to read is _A House is A House for Me_, a children's book by Mary Ann Hoberman. I think it would be fun to use it to start thinking about houses and homes and how broadly we think of them. Good luck to all of you! We hope you will enjoy this challenge! Rules: Size: Must be NO larger than 24 x 24 or 96 inches overall. Has to have a visible house/structure that is home to you. The structure might be a house but could also be a boat, church, chocolate shop, shelter, etc. The house/structure may be pieced, paper pieced and/or appliquéd. It should represent something special about home to you. Feel free to use embellishments and surface design elements. There will be two levels of challenge. Level one must fulfill all the above. In addition level 2 must use Divine Proportion as an element in the quilt. Divine Proportion can derive by use of Fibonacci Numbers. Each quilt must have no more than one page of explanation about how the quilt represents home and how the quilter used Divine Proportion if that element is attempted. The explanation page must come with the quilt and be unsigned. They will be displayed at judging and later at the quilt show. Each piece must be done from start to finish by the entrant. Each piece must be quilted and bound. Each piece must be labeled and the label needs to be covered so that it is not visible on the day it is turned in. Quilts are due at the May meeting, May 12 th, at 6:15 p.m. Quilts must be delivered in a brown paper bag. There will be prizes given for each level, 3 places at each level, $30, $20, $10. Any questions, contact Jan Hudson or Drew Betz
	* * * * * Here is a quote to get you started thinking about Divine Proportion. A web search on Divine Proportion will be rewarded with much information! Also look for references on The Golden Mean. From “The Eternal Challenge of Euclid's Geometry” , NY Times.com, by LESLIE CHESS FELLER . Published: March 7, 1999 Hidden within the intricacies of the new construction was a pattern called the Fibonacci sequence (1,1,2,3,5,8,13 and so on in which each new number is the sum of the previous two. Named for Lorenzo Fibonacci, a 13th- century Italian mathematician, the sequence is of near mystical significance to mathematics scholars since it conceals a ratio known as the Divine Proportion, which appears in many forms throughout the universe from the spirals of galaxies and the anatomy of the brain to the structure of a branch or the arrangement of artichoke leaves.

	2007-American Hero Quilts
Judging was done in three categories Best Machine Quilted Best Construction Best Use of Theme Colors	October 8th Challenge Quilts hung and judged during our Guild meeting.	Committee Co-Chair, Anara T. proudly displays our red, white and blue colors in honor of the American Heroes Challenge.
Best machine Quilting: Linda C. & Linda St. A.

		Best Construction Pat F. & Valerie L

Best Use of Theme Colors Colette B. & Pat F.

	We will be donating completed quilts made from these blocks following our guild Quilt Show in September 2008!

	Visit the American Heros website at http://www.americanheroquilts.com/home.htm and learn even more about this wonderful program.
	Contact webmaster webmaster@moonlightquilters.org