The Museum Center at 5ive Points announces its Stitches-in-Time Quilt Challenge with the theme of Old Into New. Each January the Museum hosts its popular quilt exhibit, Stitches-In-Time. The 2009 the exhibit will be held from January 22-March 7. In conjunction, the Museum sponsors a quilt challenge for quilters wishing to compete in a judged Quilt Challenge.

This year, quilters can submit either a quilt, wall hanging, garment, or accessory using vintage textiles, pieced or appliquéd blocks. The quilter may use any method of piecing and quilting. For example they can use strip piecing, paper piecing, appliqué, free motion or hand embroidery. The challenge piece must have a recognizable amount of vintage fabric. Other fabrics may be added to complete the design. Quilts must be quilted and bound. Quilts and wall hangings must have a 4” sleeve attached to the back for hanging.

The finished pieces must be submitted from January 5-9, 2009. They will be judged by a panel of judges and there will be three monetary prizes given: $100 for first prize, $75 for second, and $50 for third prize. The pieces will be displayed during the Stitches-In-Time exhibit at the Museum Center at 5ive Points from January 22 – March 7, 2009 with the other Challenge pieces.

The Quilt Challenge is sponsored by Joe Hooper Insurance, Jane Easterly Designs, and Kingsway Press, Inc.

To receive a Quilt Challenge information flyer with contest rules or to speak with someone about the Quilt Challenge, please call the museum at 423-339-5745 or a Stitches-In-Time Quilt Exhibit committee member at 423-472-3155.