Pantone Quilt Challenge – Week 6 + Sponsors & Prizes

Sponsors

Before we get to the prizes, we have to give a huge THANK YOU to our wonderful challenge sponsors! Our challenge benefits from their enthusiastic and generous support! Make sure to check out their websites and social media accounts for more, and don’t hesitate to give them a shout-out for being such great partners.

Prizes

We want to make sure the challenge and prizes are open to anyone, from anywhere! However, due to shipping costs, we’ve had to allocate prizes based on location. There will be 3 US winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd) and 1 International (non-US) winner per category. These will be selected by our judges and announced on May 5.

Note: For international prizes, any customs and/or duty fees are the responsibility of the winner.

Throw & Larger (>30″)
Judge: Veruschka Zarate

• 1st – Windham Fabrics prize pack – Ruby + Bee FQ Box, charm pack, and swatch set
• 2nd – Moda Fabrics bundle – FQ bundle of winner’s choice + Bella solids color card
• 3rd – Sewfinity $100 gift card
• International – Aurifil 50 wt Besties Collection by Tula Pink

Mini/Wall (<30″)
Judge: Andrea Tsang Jackson

• 1st – Oliso TG1600 ProPlus smart iron, matching mini project iron & ironing board cover
• 2nd – Free Spirit Fabrics bundle – 2.5”, 5”, 10” and 2.5″ strips precut packs of various collections
• 3rd – Pride & Joy Quilting – FQ bundle + thread pack
• International – Aurifil 50 wt Besties Collection by Tula Pink

Just The Top (>30”)
Judge: Brittany Lloyd

• 1st – Quilters Dream batting assortment
• 2nd – Andover FQ bundle – Iconic by Libs Elliott
• 3rd – OLFA Fabric Cutting Kit + Frosted Acrylic Ruler
• International – Aurifil 50 wt Jennifer Sampou Basics

In addition to the category winners, we have more than a dozen additional prizes to give away! Participants who complete the challenge per the rules above will be eligible for these prizes, which will be selected via random number generator and also announced on May 5. In the interest of giving more people a chance, winners selected by the judges will not be eligible for these remaining prizes.

US entrants who do NOT win a category prize will be eligible to win:

• Cotton & Bourbon Poppy quilt pattern + acrylic templates
• Latifah Saafir – Glare pattern, template and digital class package
• Mini Bolts 50 pack of fabric organizers, choice of FQ or Original Size
• Crimson Tate 20pc FQ Box of Happy
• Andover FQ bundle – Heart Nouveau by Eye Candy Quilts
• Andover FQ bundle – Meadow Walk by Alexandra Bordallo
• Paper Pieces $50 gift certificate
• SewTites Magnetic Pin Holder + Originals pack
• Aurifil Italian Color Builders (2 prizes)

US or Canadian entrants who do NOT win a category prize will be eligible to win:

• CraftOptics & DreamBeam Light Wow Package
• PreQuilt – 1 Year Basic Plan Subscription + Deco Hills PDF quilt pattern

Canadian entrants who do NOT win a category prize will be eligible to win:

• Piece Fabric Co $75 CAD gift card

International entrants who have NOT win a category prize will be eligible to win:

• Aurifil 50 wt Patrick Lose FUNdamental
• PreQuilt – 1 Year Basic Plan Subscription + Deco Hills PDF quilt pattern
• Aurifil Italian Color Builders (2 prizes)
• 3rd Story Workshop – 3 patterns of your choice

We hope you’re as excited as we are about the great variety of prizes we’ve lined up for this year’s challenge!

Week 6 – Quilting

If you are following our timeline, this week is all about quilting! What’s your quilting plan for your project? Will you be quilting with a machine or by hand? Walking foot or free motion? Domestic machine or longarm? And how do you plan your quilting motifs? Give us a glimpse of your quilting technique(s), and if you have tips or tricks to share we’d love to hear those too!

Share your thoughts in the comments or on Instagram using our challenge hashtag #PantoneQuiltChallenge2025.

Week 5 Highlights

Elizabeth and I loved seeing everyone’s progress as we passed the halfway point in the challenge! Here are a few shots that caught our eye. Click on any photo to head over to each maker’s Instagram feed.