NO HATS IN THE HOUSE: June 2019

The 2019 Pantone Quilt Challenge: LIVING CORAL results are in!

We think it goes without saying that every year, we continue to be blown away by the creativity you all bring to this little competition. Once Becca at Bryan House Quilts and I got the linky party live (after a, err, slightly rocky start), we were both pretty giddy as the entries started pouring in. SO. MUCH. TALENT.

THE JUDGES

Needless to say, Erika Bea, Lucy Tiffney, and Tula Pink had their work cut out for them! Funny story. While the judges were ultimately able to narrow down their picks, THE VIEWERS (in two instances) WERE NOT! That's right peeps. This year we have a record TWO dead ties in the Viewer's Choice category. Serendipitously, one of two (again, in each instance) aligned with the judges' selections, so in the interest of fairness we will be sending the prize to the quilt that had not already won an award. But you know, because Viewers' Choice is kind of a big deal, prize or not, we wanted to acknowledge both.

THE WINNERS!

Thank you again to all the generous sponsors for supporting the challenge, year after year.

QUILTS (Tula Pink)

Judge’s 1st:

Global: The Place Where It's Hidden by Émilie Trahan @mili.tra (1 Large Collection Aurifil ($140) + Pantone Box)

U.S.: Coral Fan by Brigit Gail Dermott @brigitgail (Daylight Slimline 3 Table Lamp ($215))

Judge’s 2nd: Reflecting Facades by Juli Smith @zahada_mod (1 Small Collection Aurifil ($50) and Crimson Tate Liberty fabric stack)

Viewer’s Choice: TIE between Refracted by Travis Seward @travlis and Reflecting Facades (above) (1 Aurifil cone ($50) and digital LP&Q subscription)

MINIS (Erika Bea)

Judge’s 1st:

Global: Mini Elephant by @selbermacherin (1 Large Collection Aurifil ($140) + Pantone Box)

U.S.: Living Coral: Bleached Coral by Becky McNeil @beckymcneillartanddesign (Daylight Travel Lamp + LP&Q print subscription)

Judge’s 2nd: Mini North Quilt by Zsofia Molgaard @sewsmall_by_zsofia (1 Small Collection Aurifil ($50) and Crimson Tate African wax print fabric stack)

Viewer’s Choice: Coral Code by Monika Huelsebusch @monika.huelsebusch (1 Aurifil cone ($50) and digital LP&Q subscription)

JUST-THE-TOP (Lucy Tiffney)

Judge’s 1st –

Global: Untitled by Susan Lukachko @susanlynnlukachko (1 Large Collection Aurifil ($140) + Pantone Box)

U.S.: The Value of Coral by Cassandra Beaver @cassandra.beaver (Daylight Wafer 1 Lightbox with Cutting Mat ($194))

Judge’s 2nd: Coral Coreopsis by Amanda @jamesandgraciehandmade (1 Small Collection Aurifil ($50) and Me + You fabric stack)

Viewer’s Choice: TIE between Pickle Dish by Jill Fisher @pieladyquilts and Coral Coreopsis (above) (1 Aurifil cone ($50) and digital LP&Q subscription)

It's once again been an absolute pleasure hosting this annual challenge. We'll be reaching out individually to the award winners above and our door prize recipients for shipping information and those pesky details. Thank you for making this such a joy to host and to watch. Can't wait for 2020!

The 2019 Pantone Quilt Challenge: LIVING CORAL contest is FINALLY open for entries!

Sorry for the delay, peeps. Short story: You can link up here or at Bryan House Quilts. (The linky runs on both blogs, so it doesn’t matter where you link up—your entry will appear both places once you do!) Long story: We've encountered a bit of a technological curveball. The trusty link-up system we've used for years underwent some changes effective April 1, and from what we can tell no longer offers the voting option. (!) While we're working on how to manage that (democratically) given our long-loved Viewer's Choice award, you can still go ahead and link your makes for the contest from now until June 14 at 11:59pm EST.

EDITED TO ADD: Fixed! (We hope!)

Before you link up, check out our amazing judges, the rules, and our wonderful sponsors.

THE JUDGES

Erika Bea, Lucy Tiffney, and Tula Pink (DREAM TEAM) are super amped to see what you guys have come up with!

THE RULES

For those of you familiar with the Annual Pantone Quilt Challenge (ahem, 2014 (Radiant Orchid), 2015 (Marsala), 2017 (Greenery), and 2018 (Ultra Violet)), this year’s rules are generally the same as in years past, with a select few tweaks. In the interest of keeping things fair, we’ll be keeping an eye on entries and enforcing the rules by removing any entries that don’t meet the requirements. Please let us know if you have any questions or need clarifications!

1. Seeing how this is the Living Coral pantone challenge, your project must contain at least *some* Living Coral (or similar shade).

But what shades of coral count as living coral, you ask? Whatever comes close! Read: no one will be whipping out an official Pantone swatch alongside each entry photo to check for a perfect match. Just try to get as close as you can, and follow along with us here or on social media for some fabric suggestions throughout the challenge!

Remember, you can also use any other colors or neutrals you like, and as many (and as much) as you like. That said, we would like to see Living Coral as the feature color of your quilt, and we will be asking the judges to take your use of Living Coral into account when making their decisions.

2. Your quilt must fit into one of the following categories. There will be three judged categories (minis, quilts, just-the-top) and one participation-only category (“for exhibit only”):

Minis: Shortest side under 30” (pillows, table runners, place mats, mug rugs, etc. all count as minis!)

Quilts: Any size completed quilt from baby to bed (shortest side must be at least 30”)

Just-the-Top: Any size quilt top from baby to bed (shortest side must be at least 30”)

(Tweak for 2019!) For Exhibit Only (formerly known as the non-judged category): Any Living Coral project that doesn’t quite fit in one of the above categories but you’d like to share all the same! Or you just want to play along without the judgy pressure.

The contest will run from March 21 until June 14, 2019 with the link party open during the last week-ish (June 6 – June 14 at 11:59PM EST). Winners will be announced the following week (or thereabouts).

3. You can submit one entry per judged category (i.e., up to three entries). Entries for quilts and minis should be completed projects, including quilting and binding. All items in judged categories must have been completed in 2019 to be eligible.

4. By entering the contest, you agree that your project picture may be used in follow-up posts about the Pantone Challenge.

5. All items in judged categories must have been completed in 2019 to be eligible.

THE PRIIIIIIIZES

In the interest of keeping things open to everyone (from everywhere), here’s what we came up with. Thanks in advance for understanding. Okay, here goes: we’re asking our judges to pick their top U.S. and global (non-U.S.) pick (TWO #1s!). That means regardless of where you live, you can enter in any category and be eligible for the respective prize at the 1st level (U.S. or Global), and any prize at the 2nd and Viewer’s Choice levels. Mmmmk? Phew! Now, on to the prizes from our kind, generous sponsors.