Block Challenges
UPDATE: The
beautiful quilt created from the 2007 Cruise For A Cure block challenge winning
blocks has been added to this page!!
Quilters on the annual Cruise For A Cure receive quilt block challenge packets before the cruise
to use to enter the block challenge. The winners of the twelve blocks
receiving the most votes receive special prizes and the blocks are assembled into
quilts to use for fundraising purposes on behalf of The Breast Cancer Research
Foundation. ALL remaining
blocks submitted for the block challenges are assembled into quilts by the staff
of Quilt Camp at Sea or volunteers from organizations and are donated to Project Linus or
other charitable organizations. Due to a computer "crash" in
2005, photos of many of the the quilts donated from cruises before September 2005 are
no longer available.
2004 Cruise For A Cure Quilt Block Challenge Quilt
The winning blocks selected for the Melissa’s
Challenge quilt (shown above) were created by Debra McCarriar, Gerry
Gallant, Caroline Searls, Fay Howell, Claradell Shedd, Kathy Woods, Doris Heitman, LaDauna
Wilson, Sharon Gunkel, Shirley Schenkeveld, Ann Pietropinto, and Elizabeth Lockard.
The completed quilt (assembled by Roxanne Carter) was donated to The Breast Cancer Research
Foundation for fundraising purposes (all other blocks were donated to charitable
organizations for use in creating quilts for fundraising purposes).
Quilters on the 2004 Caribbean Cruise with
Roxanne Carter created their block challenge using Red
Rooster Fabrics “WATERCOLOR REFLECTIONS” collection by Lauren
Lazarus and a whimsical “focus” fabric. ALL blocks were used to create quilts for
Project Linus! Quilts donated to
Project Linus from the 2004 Caribbean Cruise (our thanks to Jo Anne Gordon for
her assembly of these quilts):
Quilts donated to Project Linus from
the 2005 Debbie Mumm cruise using the Quilt Block Challenge Blocks:
Quilts donated to Project Linus from
the 2006 Debbie Mumm cruise using the Quilt Block Challenge Blocks (our thanks
to Mary Calderon for her assembly of these quilts); the winning blocks from the
challenge will be assembled into a quilt and used for fundraising purposes on a
future cruise on behalf of The Breast Cancer Research
Foundation):
Quilts assembled by volunteer quilters
at Parkland Parish Quilt Company from the 2006 Cruise For A Cure Quilt Block
Challenge Blocks were donated to breast cancer related groups. The
18 winning blocks (there was a tie for the "12th" block in the challenge) were assembled into a king size bed quilt
by Jo Anne Gordon and the completed quilt top (shown below) was machine quilted by Judy
Irish and was the fundraising raffle quilt on the 2007 Cruise For A Cure.
The winning blocks were made by Debra McCarriar, Carol Thurston, Patti Jones,
Linda Pickenpaugh, Ann Jost, Nancy May, Mary Wulke, Carol Alperin, Marie Hintz,.
Mary Ann Baker, Sue Thompson, Carol Yakish, Gayle Hosek-Spies, Carol Langstine,
Mary Hawkins, Carolyn Jackson, Sandra Scannel, and Patti Tyack. The
completed quilt was appraised by AQS certified appraiser Beverly Dunivent for
$1,700.00 and raised $1,922.00 for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation!
The winner of the quilt was Peggy Baldwin of Galveston,
Texas!
The completed "Challenge Quilt" is
shown below:
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King size bed quilt featuring 18 quilt blocks
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Detail of the center of the quilt
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Detail of one corner of the quilt
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Detail of one section of the quilt
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The additional blocks
submitted during the
2006 Cruise For A Cure block challenge are shown below in quilts created by
volunteers and staff of Parkland Parish Quilts and donated to breast cancer
related organizations:
Quilt blocks from the challenge on the 2006 Quilting For Christmas
cruise were donated to Project Linus and other charity organizations for use in
creating quilts for children and others in need of the comfort the quilts will
provide. The winning blocks
(created by Kelly Flannigan, Abbi Barden, Karla Lewis, Marilyn Jewll, Sue
Pattern, Laura Olsen, Barbara Alvine, Tracy Ford, Brenda Mitchell, Lisa Rogers,
Claradell Shedd, and Barbara Vickers)
from this challenge featuring Jim Shore's 12 Days of Christmas fabric
collection by Red Rooster Fabrics will be assembled into a
quilt by Jo Anne Gordon and used for fundraising purposes on behalf of The
Breast Cancer Research Foundation during the 2008 New England Cruise For A Cure!!
Northcott/Monarch sponsored the 2007
Cruise For A Cure quilt block challenge with the donation of fabric from the
Bed of Roses Quest For A Cure collection by Ro Gregg and the winners of this
challenge were Lyn Robinson, Janet Bottroff, Jo Faber, Lesley Wister, Beth Farnum, Florence
Debley, Barbara Gramps, Victoria Ahlgren, Yvonne Katsinis, Barbara Wendell,
Linda Westerfield, and Beverly Simpson! The blocks have assembled into
the completed quilt by Roxanne Carter and will be machine quilted by Judy Irish.
The completed quilt will be be the featured Raffle Quilt for a
fundraiser on behalf of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation during the 2008
Cruise For A Cure!! All of the other blocks submitted for the challenge
will be used by Northcott/Monarch for fundraising purposes on behalf of breast
cancer research.
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The 2007 Cruise For A Cure block challenge winning blocks are in the Raffle Quilt for the 2008 Cruise For A Cure! |
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The 2007 block challenge winner's blocks showing their location on the completed quilt assembled by Roxanne Carter (to be quilted by Judy Irish). |
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Northcott/Monarch will
also generously sponsor the 2008 Cruise For A Cure block challenge with Quest For A
Cure fabrics and Quilt Camp at Sea thanks them for their generous support!
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