This year's 15^th Annual Quilter’s Challenge is generously supported by Trend-Tex Fabrics Inc.

Trend-Tex Fabrics Inc. has again donated the wonderful fabrics for this year’s challenge.  The challenge to produce a wallquilt using this year’s theme:

“TIME…..”

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Thank you to all CQA/ACC members who purchased a Challenge Kit.  We are looking forward to seeing what you have created.  Here are this year's exciting Challenge fabrics.                

• Fossil Fern by Benartex  (orange) Colour #68, Style #528

• Marble Mania by Patrick Lose (green marbled) Colour #750, Style #936

• Cherry Jubilee Toppings (yellow check) Colour #22, Style #1168

• Kaleidoscope by Hoffman (wild one) Colour #55, Style #2745

• Romance by Pat Campbell (blue wave) Colour #45, Style #566

All wallquilts will be displayed at Quilt New Brunswick 2003 in Fredericton, NB.  Most will be sold by Live Auction on June 7, 2003.  We are also selecting a number of Challenges to participate in an On-Line Auction.  Please visit our Website on May 1, 2003 for further details.  The On-Line Auction opens on May 3, 2003 and will end on June 1, 2003.  Bidding will begin at $50.00 Canadian Funds.  Bidding will be done in $5.00 increments. If any Wallquilts offered in the On-Line Auction remain unsold, they will be included in the Live Auction in Fredericton.

For those who received kits, please note that your completed wallquilt and Entry Form must arrive before April 04, 2003 to be eligible for judging. 

Send your completed wallquilt to:

            Jodi-Marie Horne

            2^nd Vice-President, CQA/ACC

            RR# 1, Site 4, Comp 2

            Leduc, AB

            T9E 2X1

Reserve bids for live auction items will be accepted until April 18, 2003.  Please include bid (minimum bid is $50.00 Canadian Funds) and the 15% HST.  Make cheque payable to: CQA/ACC and send to Jodi-Marie.  Unsuccessful reserve bids will be returned following Quilt New Brunswick 2003.

Again, thank you to all who purchase this year’s Trend-Tex Challenge Kit and a special thank you to all who take the Time..…, either for the first, eighth or the fifteenth, to complete a wallquilt and to donate it to your association.  In appreciation of your support, all quilt makers who submit a wallquilt to the challenge and auction will receive a Challenge pin with a year bar.  You will receive a new year bar if you already have the pin from 2001 or 2002.

Have fun with your “TIME…..” 

                                                          Jodi-Marie

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