Annual challenge
The member's annual challenge creates a lot of interest each year with many visitors wanting to purchase the entries. As the challenge is often displayed near the sales table, this misunderstanding is natural. Our members create items that depict the challenge each year and they range from beautiful, practical, quirky, funky and quite amusing!
In past years the challenge has been judged by our guest exhibitor however in 2016, our challenge was to make quilt tops. This was judged as a viewer's choice and we found that our visitors loved having two viewer's choice awards and being able to vote twice. Since then, our challenge has been judged by our viewers.
2025 - Portrait and/or a Quilted Bag
This year we have two challenge options. To make a portrait of a member and ​a small bag.
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One challenge is to make a 10” quilted block in the likeness of another member using any fabric or related material – ie buttons, lace, ribbon, felt, yarn, etc...
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The second challenge is to make a small quilted bag (no bigger than A4 size – 8.25” x 11.75”) of any description.
2024 - Use of supplied fabric
All members were given a fat quarter of the challenging, two-tone, light and dark brown diamond fabric. They had to make a 13" block which would then be cut down to 12.5" square. The blocks will be assembled into a quilt to be donated. This challenge was our most ‘challenging’ one to date. Members either liked or loathed the fabric but most had a go at designing and making a block. Many made more than one and some made four! We had 42 entries for the challenge which was the most we have ever had. A great success despite the initial misgivings.
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1st - Jo Tregear - Going Potty
2nd - Robyn Podmore - Cat House
3rd - Maree Crofts - Emu
2023 - Sashiko item
​To make an item using sashiko as a feature throughout.
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1st - Ola Robertson - Sashiko Kimino
2022 - A day on the farm
​To make an item with the theme a day on the farm.
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1st - Trudi Tritschler - My Day on the Farm
2nd - Anne Lok - Tuscan Bee Haven
2019 - Do not touch mini quilts
To make a mini quilt with the theme Do Not Touch so that we can use them to hang next to our quilts during the exhibition.
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1st - Helen Wilson - Beary
2nd - Helen Wilson - Ewe
2018 - Item inspired by a holiday
To make an item that is inspired by a holiday you have had or one you would like to go on.
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1st - Jane Bloomfield - Botswana or Bust!
2nd - Leanne Grahame - Winter Wonderland
2017 - Item inspired by a card
​To make an item inspired by a greeting card or post card. Items can be anything at all as long as they are made from textiles.
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1st - Leanne Graham - Flower Power
2nd - Margaret Ferrett - Iconic Australians
3rd - Maxine Baban - Birds of a Feather
2016 - Aged care quilts
To make a quilt to be donated to a resident of an aged care facility or other deserving individual or group. Our major sponsors, the Veolia Mulwaree Trust and Bungendore Community Bank Branch donated funds to have these quilts professionally quilted.
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1st - Maxine Baban - Happy Birds on a Wire
2nd - Val Jordon - Many Colours
3rd - Helen Wilson - Diamonds
2015 - Baby quilts
To make a baby quilt to be donated to the maternity ward of Queanbeyan District Hospital. Judged by Michelle Law, guest exhibitor.
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1st - Karen Mewburn - Elephants x 4
2nd - Helen Wilson - Pinwheels for Baby
3rd - Julie Murray - What a Hoot!
4th - Elke Hughes - Bunnies in a Square
2014 - Table runner
​To make a table runner of any size. Judged by Jennie Curtis.
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1st - Margaret Ferrett - Under the Australian Sun
2nd - Linda Magee - Lucky Four Leaf Clover
3rd - Val Jordon - Japanese Sashiko
2013 - Bag for a quilt
To make a bag of any type to either give a quilt in as a gift or to store a quilt in. Judged by Gabrielle le Grand, President of the Bungendore CWA Branch.
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1st - Dianne Lines (pumpkin bag made of burgundies and pinks - lower centre)
2nd - Val Jordon (black, white and gold - lower right)
2012 - Beautiful bags of Bungendore
To make a bag of any type but it required fabric somewhere in the bag. Judged by Narell Smit, Queanbeyan Quilters.
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1st - Jane Bloomfield (maroon, teal and navy - lower left)
2011 - Pin pricks
To make a pin cushion with personality.
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2010 - The power of wind and water
​To make an item that depicted the power of wind and water.
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1st - Sandra Priest - Dragons
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Sandra writes of Dragons:
For this challenge I wanted to do something a bit different — rather than the obvious themes such as sailing boats or windmills. I started researching symbols for the elements and I discovered that in ancient Asian culture the symbols for the elements were dragons — blue for the water and yellow for the air. Hence the design of the wall hanging —a blue dragon being surrounded by yellow dragons — the wind circling the water.
2009 - All things discreet
​To make an item that depicted all things discreet.
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1st - Sandra Priest
Sandra's item was a young lady preparing to take a shower and is able to cover herself in a towel. The wall hanging can close up around the figure with her head, hands and feet showing from the towel.