Previous Quiltalong prize packs
Welcome to the 2026 Quiltalong! This is the place to discuss all things quilty, to share your creations, and to have fun hanging out with other quilters! Regardless of whether you’ve never made a quilt or you’ve made 50, if you are interested in quilting, this is the place for you! This group consists of quilters of all levels, here to encourage and support each other along each of our quilting journeys.
There are a variety of ways to participate in this craftalong. You’re welcome to just hang out, enjoy some quilt-related chatting, and share progress pics of your latest creation. You are also welcome to complete prompts, challenges, and/or Blocks of the Month, as well as sharing and completing your quilt goals - all of which will give you a chance to win prizes! Throughout the year, there may also be additional opportunities to earn points toward prizes.
Prompts (2 points): Each month there will be an inspirational prompt. This year, we’re going back to the basics - ABCs and 123s. The monthly prompts will consist of 2 random letters and a number. You will be prompted to create a quilted item that either makes use of the number somehow (ie. this block is made up of 7 colors, this block is 7" square, this is my 7th time making this pattern, etc.) or features something starting with one of the letters (ie. this quilt block features Pink fabric, this is my Pirate quilt, I’m sending this quilt to my friend in Paris, etc.). Half the fun is coming up with a way for your quilted item to fit the prompt.
By the end of the year, we will have gone through all the letters in the alphabet and numbers 1-10.
You can submit one prompt each month.
Challenges (2, 3, or 4 points): Each quarter (every 3 months) the Quiltalong will host a challenge. You can enter one item of each size (small, medium, or large) to earn points for the challenge. You are not required to do the actual quilting yourself in order to enter a project (ie. as long as you pieced the top together, it doesn’t matter if you send your quilt out to a longarmer, you can still enter it as a challenge entry). Challenge entries can be any quilty project from a mug rug all the way up to a king sized quilt.
Personal Finish (2, 3, or 4 points): Why be limited by the prompts and challenges? Every finish deserves to be celebrated! Each quarter, you can enter one item of each size (small, medium, or large) to earn points. This includes everything from quilt blocks to completed quilts.
Project Sizes
Small: Something that takes you less than 10 hours to sew and quilt. (2 points)
Medium: Something that takes you 10-20 hours to sew and quilt. (3 points)
Large: Something that takes you 20 or more hours to sew and quilt. (4 points)
Group Nominated Block of the Month [(BOM) 1 or 2 points]: Each month, we will have a member nominated block that you can complete using your own fabric choices. You have the option of creating the specific BOM featured for the month or submitting a similar looking block that is created more within your skill level or finishes at your preferred size. This year, all of our BOMs will be star themed.
The goal of the BOM is to have enough blocks by the end of the year to create a nice sized quilt top (that you can then show off to everyone here in the Quiltalong!). If you complete the BOM during the month it is hosted, you will earn 2 points. You can also earn 1 point by completing the monthly block outside of its hosted month, so long as it’s within the same year (ie. if you complete the March 2026 block during the month of March 2026, you get 2 tickets. If you complete the March 2026 block during a different month of 2026, you get 1 ticket).
Goal List: Please share your quilty goals for the quarter. For each goal that you accomplish, you will receive an extra point toward the quarterly prize. This can be in combination with other points that you may earn with your quilted project. For example, if on your list of goals you have “Complete the January BOM,” once you complete this goal (and post it), you will earn a point toward the quarterly prize. You can also submit your January BOM as a BOM finish for points.
Goal list items are the only projects that can be submitted in conjunction with another project for points (ie. if you submit something for a challenge, you cannot submit it for a prompt. If you submit something as a BOM, you cannot also submit it as a challenge entry.).
How to Post an Entry: To enter a Prompt, Challenge, Personal Finish, BOM, or Goal List project for points, please use the appropriate header below, at the start of your post:
-I your name, offer your item for month’s prompt
-I your name, offer your item for my small/medium/large (pick one) challenge entry.
-I your name, offer your item for my small/medium/large (pick one) personal finish.
-I your name, submit this as my (late/current) (BOM month) BOM entry.
-I your name, submit your goal for my goal list entry.
PRIZE INFO:
I will announce at the beginning of each quarter whether there will be an opportunity for everyone to win a prize, or if there will be a drawing at the end of the quarter for a single winner.
For the first quarter, every participant will have the opportunity to win a prize. Prizes will be handmade (by me)/purchased items.
Quarter 1 - Either earn a total of 7 points this quarter OR get a BINGO to win a prize.
To claim your prize:
Once you have completed the requirements, please send me a private message letting me know that you have either earned 7 points or gotten a BINGO. Please include your name and mailing address (as it should be formatted for sending, including your country).
Prizes will be sent after the quarter ends.
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