EZ Dresden Challenge Kick-Off

Today marks the kick-off to the Salt Lake Modern Quilt Guild and EZ Quilting/Simplicity EZ Dresden Challenge, celebrating Darlene Zimmerman’s 20th anniversary designing quilting tools for EZ Quilting. Over the next two weeks, you'll have the opportunity to see boatloads of inspiration from bloggers who have prepared tutorials, interviews, and lots of great information about the EZ Dresden ruler. You'll have the chance to win an EZ Dresden ruler for yourself at each stop along the way. After the blog hop, the challenge will run all summer long, culminating in a link-up party at the Salt Lake Modern Quilt Guild's blog in September.

Blog Hop Schedule

June 1
Salt Lake MQG Kick-Off

June 2
Lee @ Freshly Pieced

June 3
Kati @ From the Blue Chair

June 4
Victoria @ Bumble Beans, Inc.
Tanya @ Squares and Triangles

June 5
Val @ How About Pink Please
Leigh @ Leedle Deedle Quilts

June 6
Amy @ Amy's Creative Side
Elisa @ Stitch Outside the Ditch

June 7
Katie @ Swim Bike Quilt
Emily @ Em's Scrapbag

June 8
Melissa @ Happy Quilting
Brooke @ Pitter Putter Stitch (me)

June 9
Nicole @ Mama Love Quilts
Amy @ Don't You Know Who I Am?

June 10
Elizabeth @ Don't Call Me Betsy
Colleen @ The Busy Bean

June 11
Faith @ Fresh Lemons Quilts
Deonn @ Quiltscapes

June 12
Angela @ The Artists' House
Barbie @ The Quilting Mill

June 13
Amy @ Diary of a Quilter

June 14
Jessica @ Sew Crafty Jess

June 15
Salt Lake MQG Wrap-Up

Categories

• Small/Mini Quilts: 24-inch maximum side length
  
• Traditional Design: 50-inch minimum on one side
  
• Innovative Design: 50-inch minimum on one side

So, wanna know what you can win?

Prizes
The judges will select their five favorites from each of the three categories, then decide as a team the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.

Grand Prize (1st Place)

• Singer 7469Q Confidence Quilter Sewing Machine
  
• Photo of your project in 1/3 page Simplicity advertisement in Quilting Arts Magazine
  
• Small quilt made by Darlene in her latest fabrics
  
• Simplicity Deluxe Sidewinder
  
• American Spirit by Fairfield queen-sized batting
  
• One year membership to The Quilt Alliance
  
• Subscription to Quilting Arts magazine
  
• FQ bundle of Robert Kaufman Kona cotton & Feedsack Lady prints
  
• Selection of EZ Quilting Rulers designed by Darlene Zimmerman
  
• Darlene Zimmerman’s latest pattern book

2nd Place

• Olisio Iron
  
• Simplicity Deluxe Sidewinder
  
• American Spirit by Fairfield queen-sized batting
  
• FQ bundle of Robert Kaufman Kona cotton & Feedsack Lady prints
  
• Selection of EZ Quilting Rulers designed by Darlene Zimmerman
  
• Darlene Zimmerman’s latest pattern book

3rd Place

• Gutterman Thread (In-home Cabinet) 100 spools, 100 m, 100% cotton
  
• Simplicity Deluxe Sidewinder
  
• American Spirit by Fairfield queen-sized batting
  
• FQ bundle of Robert Kaufman Kona cotton & Feedsack Lady prints
  
• Selection of EZ Quilting Rulers designed by Darlene Zimmerman
  
• Darlene Zimmerman’s latest pattern book

We'll also have a few random drawings for additional winners.

Judges

• Darlene Zimmerman: EZ Quilting Ruler Designer, Fabric Designer—Feedsack Lady by Robert Kaufman, Quilter/Designer/Teacher, and Reproduction Fabric Know-It-All
  
• Michele Muska: Marketing Communications Director for Simplicity Creative Group, Board Member—The Quilt Alliance, Designer/Teacher/Artist
  
• Jacquie Gehring: Blogger-Tallgrass Prairie Studio, Quilter/Author/Teacher, Member-Chicago Modern Quilt Guild
  
• Victoria Findlay Wolfe: Blogger/Designer-Bumble Beans, Inc., Founder-BASICS, Inc., Founder-New York Metro Modern Quilt Guild

PHEW! Thanks for sticking with me through all that info. I'm really excited about this challenge, and hope you'll play along. Remember to check out the Salt Lake Modern Quilt Guild's blog tomorrow and come back here on June 8 to see my tutorial!