2025 challenge: The IDIOM Quilt Challenge

Create a quilt inspired by one of the idiom phrases listed below:

  • A BLESSING IN DISGUISE

  • APPLE OF MY EYE

  • ON TOP OF THE WORLD

  • TICKLED PINK

  • WHEN PIGS FLY

  • COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES

  • THE WHOLE NINE YARDS

  • ON THE BALL

  • GOING BANANAS

  • FOR THE BIRDS

  • HANG IN THERE

  • STOP TO SMELL THE ROSES

  • IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE

  • HOT POTATOES

  • FRESH AS A DAISY

  • ICING ON THE CAKE

  • LET THE CAT OUT OF THE

  • BAG LIVING THE DREAM

  • PIECE OF CAKE

  • IN A HEARTBEAT

  • THAT SHIP HAS SAILED

  • LUCK OF THE DRAW

  • CUT CORNERS

  • PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS

  • TIME IS MONEY

  • THROUGH THICK AND THIN

  • RAINING CATS AND DOGS

  • TWO PEAS IN A POD

  • ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

  • OTHER FISH IN THE SEA

Challenge Rules

Quilt Size: No smaller than 18” x 18” (or 72” circumference) and no larger than 24” x 24” (or 96” circumference).

Entry must be a completed and bound or faced quilt with three layers and quilting. Hanging sleeve is optional.

Specifications: Use any quilt technique— piecing, collage, any type of applique, including fusible. Choose any

style—traditional, modern, improv, arty, collage, whatever. Use any type of embellishment if you want. This is a

fun challenge. Be humorous or make a statement…but let’s stretch the “little gray cells”.

Note: You must use one of the idioms on the list above. No others are acceptable.

Due Date: October 14, 2025 General Meeting. The Big Reveal will be at the November 11th in-person General

Meeting. Members will vote for Viewer’s Choice. PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED. Contact Marcia Degner, Challenge

Chair, with any questions.