The Madrid Heritage Quilters is excited to announce the 2011 Labor Day Quilt Show Youth Quilt Block Challenge

The Madrid Heritage Quilters have added a Youth Quilt Block Challenge to the annual Labor Day Quilt Show. This challenge will replace the Youth Category.

Guidelines:
1. Open to youth 14 years and younger on or before September 1, 2011
2. Sign up and receive a packet with background fabric and the None Patch block pattern or the Friendship Star pattern.
3. At least 1/2 of the block must be made with the background fabric provided
4. Additional fabric will be provided by the participant. (Additional fabric will be available at sign-up)
5. Participants will bring the finished block to the 2011 Madrid Labor Day Quilt Show to be displayed.
6. Blocks will be divided into two categories, one for each type of block. Participants can enter one block in each category.
7. Blocks will be voted on by quilt show visitors.
8. The top two vote recipients in each category will receive a cash prize. Participants can only win in one category.
9. Blocks must be picked up by 4:00 pm on the day of the show. Remaining blocks will be used to construct a donation quilt.

Several workshops will be offered through the summer to help youth construct the blocks.

Opportunities for sign-up and packet pickup:
April 30, 2011, 10 am to 4 pm at the Trail Quilt Show
May 14, 2011, 8 am to 12 pm at the Quilt Workshop at the Madrid Library Meeting Room
June 18, 2011, 8 am to 12 pm at the Quilt Workshop at the Madrid Library Meeting Room
July 23, 2011, 8 am to 12 pm at the Quilt Workshop at the Madrid Library Meeting Room

Please call Melody Bethards at 515 795-2155 or Mary Carpenter at 515 795-3219 with questions.