2025 Round Robin Challenge

1.Register to participate. Either register online from Nov. 15 to January 15, or sign up at the LNCQ holiday party so that we can organize the groups. If you have a specific group in mind (e.g. from your LNCQ small group), please indicate their names on the form. If you do not have a complete group of 5, please indicate on the form those people you want to be included in your group and we will fill in the others. We will try to make groups by geographic area to make it easier to pass projects if some members cannot attend the LNCQ meetings. Group size will ideally be 5 people. You can be in more than one group if you would like to complete more than one round robin quilt.

2.  Get your project box from LNCQ. These will be distributed at the December LNCQ meeting (or can be picked up from Vickie or at the February meeting).

3. January 2025: Decide on your theme/colors/fabrics and make the center block. Maximum size is 24” square (plus ½” seam allowance). It is often best to make the size easily divisible into smaller block units for the borders (e.g. 12”, 15”, 16”, 20”). The center block could also be a small panel. If you are in two groups, you need two center blocks.

4. At the February 2025 meeting: Round 1 begins. Round Robin participants will be invited to come 30 minutes before the regular February LNCQ meeting to meet with their group and exchange boxes. The Round Robin Organizers will provide you with member contact information and the schedule for your rounds. Your box should include:

a) your center block

b) a small selection of desired background and coordinating fabrics

c) a note that describes what you like and dislike. For example, you might say that your theme is flowers, you love purple and you hate pinwheel blocks. Some people may prefer to leave it completely to the whims of their fellow quilters. It is usually expected that participants can add coordinating fabrics from their own stashes, but if you want to be more limiting, you can put that information in your notes.

5. Between meetings: Add a round to the quilt you have been assigned. There are no requirements for what needs to be included in each round (e.g. some round robins specify paper-piecing, applique, circles or other styles). However, we encourage you to be creative. It is also okay to add more than one border as part of your round (e.g. if you need a spacer border to make your block sizes work.) As the quilt top gets bigger, you might consider adding only two sides, resulting in a more asymmetrical look, unless the quilt top owner has indicated they don’t want that.