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4-H Quilting Project

  • October 14, 2020

Manual

We do NOT provide a manual for this project.  There are many acceptable books about quilting that are available at fabric and other stores. 

The Extension Office can order a notebook from Nebraska.  This is an excellent resource for youth as well as adults.  Contact the Extension Office if you are interested in purchasing this resource.  Contact Extension Office for current pricing on this publication.

 

Exhibition Options

  1. Machine quilted item and/or
  2. Hand quilted item and/or
  3. Educational display.
  4. You must complete a record sheet for EACH project entered.

Option 1 & 2 Additional Information

All quilts must be clean and finished for intended purpose. A quilt consists of three layers: backing, batting and top. All quilts must be quilted (hand or machine) or tied. All quilt piecing and finishing must be the sole work of the current 4-H member.  No pre-quilted fabric may be used. Wall quilts must have a hanging sleeve on the back of the quilt, or some method for hanging. All quilts must have a permanent label (not paper) on the back (preferred in the bottom right corner). Include name of quilt, quilt maker, date. Additional information may be added if desired.  You must exhibit a different item each year.  You cannot add to a previously exhibited item.  

Option 1 QUILTING --  Machine

  • Grades 3-5 Beginner:  Let’s Learn to Machine Quilt: Exhibit one of the following items:
    • Exhibit one rectangle placemat with any edge finish; suggested finish size 19 x 13 -inches
    • Exhibit one quilt block finished using pillow edge finish.  Minimum 9” – maximum 16”
    • Exhibit one pillow (quilting required on one side).  Minimum 10”.  Maximum 16”
  • Grades 6-8 Intermediate:  Machine Quilting – Adding to My Skills!: Exhibit one of the following items:
    • 24 x 24-inch or larger “sew and flip” or “quilt as you go” machine quilting.  Suggestions: baby quilt, tree skirt, lap quilt, wall hanging.
    • 24- x 24-inch or larger machine quilted item using diagonal or curved pieces.  Suggestions: baby quilt, tree skirt, lap quilt, wall hanging.
    • Two sided item such as: tote bag, pillow, chair back cover, pillow wrap, etc.  Both sides are to be quilted.  At least one design block on each side of the project. 
    • Table runner using 2 or more blocks. Must be quilted.  Suggested size 10” x 28”. 
  • Grades 9-12 Advanced: Stitch it down by Machine
    • Exhibit one 24- x 24-inch (minimum finished size – can be larger) machine quilted using appliqué, paper piecing or an art quilt (quilts using nontraditional fabrics or techniques).  Suggested items include:  baby quilt, tree skirt, lap quilt, wall hanging, quilted clothing or large quilt.

Option 2 QUILTING – Hand: Item can be machine pieced (stitched) with the quilting done by hand.

  • Grades 3-5 Beginner:  Let’s Learn to Hand Quilt
    • Can use tied knot method.
    • Hand quilt an item such as placemat, hot pad or pillow.
    • Item should be 8” or larger.  Suggested size of placemat 9” x 13”.
  • Grades 6-8 Intermediate:  Hand Quilting—Piecing It Together
    • Can use tied knot method.
    • Two blocks (minimum 10-inch) to make a completed project.  Suggestions:  tote, pillow, chair back cover, etc.  One block on each side of the project. 
    • Exhibit one hand quilted 24 x 24-inch (minimum size) pieced item any shape.  Suggested items include:  wall hanging, baby quilt, tree skirt, lap quilt.
    • Table runner using 2 or more blocks.  Suggested size 10” x 28”. 
  • Grades 9-12 Advanced: Stitch it Down by Hand
    • Cannot use tied knot method.
    • Exhibit one 24- x 24-inch (minimum finished size – can be larger) hand quilted and hand appliqué item (any size) or an art quilt (quilts using nontraditional fabrics or techniques).  Suggested items include: baby quilt, tree skirt, lap quilt, wall hanging, quilted clothing or large quilt.

Option 3 Educational Display - All levels

  • Poster or Notebook: Illustrates some aspect of quilts or quilt making. Examples include, but are not limited to, language arts, quilts of different cultures, chemistry, design, preservation, history, construction, math conversion of patterns, textiles/fabrics, computerization, or entrepreneurship. History may include history of an old quilt or a newly made quilt, or history/research of a particular style of quilt (such as Baltimore album quilts, Amish quilts, other).   See poster guidelines for basic poster information.
  • Photograph and Story.  Picture of a quilt or quilted item with the story about the quilt or quilted item mounted on a standard size poster or displayed in a notebook.  See poster guidelines for basic poster information.

There is NOT a State Fair Exhibit for this project.

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