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Symposium Challenges  Creating Tomorrows Traditions Challenge - sponsored by Broadway Distributers We invite you to explore the theme of "Creating Tomorrows Traditions" and express it through your use of colour, design and dimension. The completed quilt should not be square or rectangular in shape and must be no bigger than 1.5 metres in any direction.  Postage Stamp Challenge - sponsored by NZ Mail We challenge you to create a small quilt (50cm x 50cm) on the theme of postage stamps. You may use any stamp from any country, or any part of a stamp as your inspiration. We will display the quilts and a copy of the stamp used as inspiration together.  Children Come First Challenge - sponsored by Barnardos The challenge is to make a clear statement about children and their lives. The quilt may be created individually or collaboratively (i.e. by two or more people) and the size of the quilt must be under 1 metre in any direction. Quilts will be judged by both experienced quilters and a representative from our Sponsor. Quilts may be accepted to tour for several months before they are returned to their owners. New Zealand Quilter Small Quilt Suitcase Challenge - sponsored by New Zealand Quilter This challenge invites you to reflect on New Zealand and embody your thoughs in a design with the theme of New Zealand. Maximum size 100x100cm. All quilts entered in this challenge must be available to travel for 12 months following the exhibition. Web Challenge - sponsored by Tulis Textiles, Kiwiquilts & Grandmother's Garden  Welcome to the Web Challenge for Quilt Wellington 2009. This is the first time a challenge has been run through a New Zealand Symposium web site so we are going to be very kind to you and only have a few rules... The finished quilts will be approx 54 inches square and made in the style of a round robin. Each month you will have an update on our web site with instructions for that month. The instructions will run over six months, and at the end of that time you will have five months to quilt your quilt. At the end of November 2008 we will ask you to email us a photo of your finished quilt. The quilts will then be put on our web page and you can all vote for your favourite online, up to the end of January 2009. We will have the ones with the most votes shown at our exhibition and judged by our panel of judges. There will be a prize for the quilt that receives the most votes online, plus prizes for the quilts the judges award first and merit places. The Web Challenge is open to both New Zealand and overseas people who have registered for Quilt Wellington 2009. There will be no charge for entering your quilt into this challenge. (If your quilt is chosen to be hung at Quilt Wellington 2009 you will also need to look at the Bernina Quilt Wellington 2009 Exhibition Conditions of Entry points 1 to 5, 13 to 19, and 23 to 25.) Month #1 Instructions (also in Newsletter #3) Nice and easy, a 12 inch finished square (12.5” with seam allowance).This can be pieced, appliquéd or any other technique you wish to use from the more traditional to contemporary.. Month #2 - April 2008 For the second round please do not frighten the neighbours but we are into a bit of strip piecing. This can be any thing from just a strip of fabric around your centre square, to strips of fabric sewn together sub cut and rearranged, as with Seminole patchwork. This border is to be 3 inches finished. Month #3 - May 2008 For third round, we are into triangles. These can be any degree of angle and you must have at least one in this border, again these can be pieced, appliquéd or any other wonderful technique that you come up with. This border is to be 3 inches finished. Month #4 - June 2008 For the fourth round, we are into appliqué. For all you traditional appliquérs this will be a great opportunity to show of those fantastic needle turn skills that you have, for the rest of us that are not so hot there is a good variety of fusible web options. This border is to be 6 inches finished. Month #5 - July 2008 For the fifth border, we are into squares and rectangles. This can be either the squares in the corners of your borders or may be a fully pieced border. This border is to be 3 inches finished. Month #6 - August 2008 For the sixth and last border, we are into stars and points. These can be any style of star from a four pointed friendship star to a very complicated Mariners compass. This border is to be 6 inches finished. And thats it!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Help the webmaster plan the web exhibition - If you think that you might enter let him know so he can ensure enough space is available. Email the Webmaster  and tell him how many entries you are making.

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