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Cherrywood Challenges Revisited Hallway Gallery Show - Call for Entries!
Past Cherrywood Challenges: Wicked, Lion King, Van Gogh, Prince, Bob Ross, Diana, Graffiti, and Monarch



Call for entries! Display your Cherrywood Challenge Quilt in our Hallway Gallery!

We're working on a quilt gallery show entitled 'Cherrywood Challenges Revisited' for Cherrywood Challenge quilt entries from any previous theme that were not accepted into the juried show or were not completed by the deadline for entry. The show will hang in our shop hallway gallery through April & May 2024. Eligible entries are made from Cherrywood fabrics, are 20” square, and were made for any of the previous Cherrywood challenges as follows:

Wicked, Lion King, Van Gogh, Prince, Bob Ross, Diana, Graffiti, Monarch

F
requently Asked Questions

This show is not juried or curated, ANY quilt made for a previous Cherrywood Challenge is an eligible entry. 

There is NO FEE for entry, this contest is free to enter.

NO PHOTO pre-submissions are required, simply fill out the form (either digital or printed, links below) and submit your quilt. 

Drop off or ship (at your own expense) your quilt to arrive at the shop by March 25, 2024. Send to: Blue Bar Quilts, 6333 University Ave, Suite 105, Middleton, WI 53562 

If you do not plan to pick up your quilt in person at any time after May 31, 2024, it will be shipped back to you via UPS (at our expense) with the base $100 included insurance and you will be informed of the tracking number. If you would like it shipped by another carrier, please provide a prepaid shipping label at your own expense. International return shipping will also be at the sender's expense.

Quilts are submitted for display at the maker's own risk. We have never had artwork stolen or damaged in our gallery but we cannot fully guarantee the complete security of your work. All full faith efforts will be taken to keep your quilt safe and secure.

Our gallery can accommodate 120 Cherrywood Challenge 20" quilts. We hope to receive exactly that number.


An online photo gallery of the exhibit will be available on our website by April 30, 2024, and will be available for viewing there in perpetuity.

Prizes for Viewer’s Choice & Staff Pick will be awarded a Cherrywood 12-step Color Wheel fat quarter bundle. Entries must be submitted in-store or shipped to arrive by March 25, 2024.

Online Quilt Submission Entry Form
🖨 Printable Quilt Submission Entry Form

40% off over 100+ BOLTS at Blue Bar Quilts until March 31, 2024!

Featured Class of the Week


Class: Simple Cropped Pants with Steffani Lincecum at Blue Bar Quilts


Simple Cropped Pants class with Steffani Lincecum
2-sessions: March 25 & April 8, 6:00-8:00pm

Join us as we measure, cut, and sew a relaxed cropped pant with an elastic waist that you can make again and again. During the first class, we will take body measurements and determine which size to make, then cut out the pattern pieces and fabric. In the second class, we will sew the pants and create the pockets, elastic waist, and hem. The pattern is included in the class fee and is available in sizes XS - 3X.

Learn more about this class and register here


Madison Modern Quilt Guild Hallway Gallery Show - March 2024

Madison Modern Quilt Guild Hallway Gallery Show - March 2024

Come in to view this collection of quilts made by members of the Madison Modern Quilt Guild, now in the Hallway Gallery for the month of March! The Mad Mod Quilt Guild is a positive community of modern quilt makers interested in sharing their work and knowledge of quilting techniques, patterns, and fabrics. This show is a collection of favorite finished projects made by their members. An example of the different styles, aesthetics and creative imaginings of individual members makes for a spectacular show.

You can get to know them in person and even join the guild if you wish! Meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month, here at Blue Bar Quilts in the classroom from 6:30-8:00 PM. Visit their website, madmodquiltguild.com or follow them on Facebook for more information and to find out about the focus of their meetings and what events are coming up.


ProjectQUILTING with Kim LapacekProject QUILTING Season 15 with Kim Lapacek of Persimon Dreams


Project Quilting Season 15 has begun! Blue Bar Quilts is the Ultimate Weekly Sponsor for the kickoff week (theme: bird house!), so join in the challenge fun! Our shop friends Kim Lapacek (now on staff) and Trish Frankland (one of our class instructors) are the facilitators and creative guides for this fun annual winter quilting challenge. Here’s the link for more information about the challenges and how to participate: kimlapacek.com/project-quilting

Follow @persimondreams #ProjectQUILTING on Instagram to see all the challenge entries and updates!

JUKI Sewing Machines and Service

Sewing Machine Service

Our service technician, Ginny, is accepting machines for service. We take all JUKI sewing machines and sergers, and any machines of other brands that are beyond the manufacturer's warranty. Bring your machine to the shop for service; the current wait time is within 30 days. Service times may increase if repairs and/or replacement parts are needed. Email Ginny at machineservice@bluebarquilts.com if you have questions and visit our service page.

Blue Bar Quilts JUKI Club with Trisha, exclusive and private, for JUKI customers

Blue Bar Quilts JUKI Club

Hosted by Trisha Urben

Purchase a JUKI machine from Blue Bar Quilts and gain exclusive access to the Blue Bar Quilts JUKI Club! All future meetings will be posted in our private Facebook group.

If you have purchased a JUKI machine at the shop, visit our Blue Bar Quilts Facebook page and like and follow. Direct message us and we will then invite you to join the group where we will share JUKI news, tips & tricks, and answer your JUKI machine questions. Members are encouraged to share their own JUKI makes, news, and knowledge! For non-Facebook users, please email bluebarquiltsinc@gmail.com and we will add you to our contact list so you can get notifications and news via email.

Direct to fabric digital printing at Blue Bar Quilts!

Direct to Fabric Digital Printing

Email your high-resolution photo, image, or text files (JPG, PNG, TIFF, PDF & DOCX are the best usable file extensions) ahead of time with the subject line “digital prints” to bluebarquiltsinc@gmail.com and include your name and phone number.  We cannot print copyrighted images or artwork that does not belong to you.
  • The price per print is $8.99
  • The maximum image printout size is 11.7” x 8.3” and your image can likely be increased to fit this dimension. If there is a chance of distortion with a size increase we will print the file as it was received. If your print needs to be a specific, precise dimension you must provide the file as you would like it printed.
  • Images will be printed on a 12”x 14” piece of PFD (prepared for dyeing) white quilting cotton. 
  • Please allow up to a week for the fulfillment of your order of 3 prints or less, an order of more than 3 prints could take longer.

Sharpening Services

Sharpening Services from 5th Dimension Knives are now available weekly at Blue Bar Quilts
Sharpening Services from 5th Dimension are now available weekly at Blue Bar Quilts.

  • Drop off your scissors (or knives) at the shop by Monday and they will be returned the following Monday.
  • Fill out a form providing your contact information; name, email address & phone number.
  • No limit on how many items to be sharpened, bring as many as you would like.
  • You will know your sharpened items are ready to be picked up once you receive an e-invoice from 5th Dimension for service.
  • Any questions regarding sharpening services & invoicing should be made directly to Chessie of 5th Dimension: 5thDimensionknives@gmail.com or (608) 554-4203.
  • Any blades that cannot be repaired will be returned with explanation and without a charge.
    Pricing:
    • Scissors & Pinking Shears - $15 each regardless of length
    • Knives - $1.50 per inch

Rent our Classroom!

Rent our Classroom for a sew day, event or gathering!
Rent our Classroom for a sew day, event or gathering!

Rental charge is $25 per hour; please check our online calendar for availability - if nothing is scheduled for that day the classroom is available, please email Gael at bluebarquilts@gmail.com to request. Limited evening hours available.

Amenities include: irons, ironing boards, cutting mats & basic acrylic rulers, twelve 6’ tables, 20 rolling office chairs, 75” smart TV, 100” square quilt design wall.
Cherrywood Challenge 2024 Poppy - get your bundle at Blue Bar Quilts!

What is the Challenge?

An annual quilt contest that asks the question:

What can you create with a limited color palette and a limited size?

This is our ninth year, and we hope this theme and color inspires you! The quilts are juried into three Traveling Exhibits which travel for over a year.

What are the rules?

  • Use only the 8 colors of fabric provided in the bundle from Cherrywood to design a unique art quilt
  • Must be 20-inches square
  • Use any technique
  • The only other colors added must be by using thread, paint, ink, pencils, beads, or other embellishments
  • A $30 Entry Fee is collected upon submission of finished entry

What is included?

  • Eight colors representing the Red Poppy flower
  • Complete Rules
  • Sample of Mistyfuse Zips from our Sponsor!
  • One spool of black Aurifil thread from our Sponsor!
  • Collectible Poppy Sticker!

When is it due?

May 15, 2024

1:00 pm Central Time

Finished quilts must be photographed and uploaded to the Cherrywood Fabrics website. Don't wait until the last moment!

$30.00 ENTRY FEE collected at that time

Get your bundle here

Blue Bar Quilts is a Cherrywood Hand Dyed Fabrics Retailer!
• 100% cotton • Gorgeous texture • High thread count • No right or wrong side • Needle turns beautifully • Shows off quilting stitches • Combines with printed fabric • Dyed by women in Minnesota • Wash with Synthrapol

Your Full Service Quilt Shop


Blue Bar Quilts is your Full Service Quilt Shop!
From custom kits for any pattern (yours or ours!), to sourcing and ordering specialty notions and tools, to cutting fat quarters at your request, we're your full-service quilt shop!

An Aviary of Affection


I was honored and surprised to receive this amazing quilt and pillow, made by members of the Blue Bar community. Titled "An Aviary of Affection", it couldn't have been a more perfect gift for me, full of birds and incredible collaborative artistry, two of my favorite things. I thank the makers for this quilt, but most of all for sustaining and nurturing the community that they have built in and around Blue Bar. My love to you all! 💙💛❤️

An Aviary of Affection Quilt - created by members of the Blue Bar Quilts community, for shop owner, Gael Boyd.


Blue Bar Quilts is a Modern Quilting Community located in Middleton, Wisconsin.


Our focus is on modern quilters and makers and the fabrics they love. We stock designer fabric collections and fabric basics from  Andover FabricsArt Gallery Fabrics, Blank Quilting, Camelot, Clothworks, Dashwood Studio, Free Spirit, Island Batik, Michael Miller, Moda Fabrics, M&S Textiles, P&B Fabrics, Robert Kaufman, Ruby Star Society, Stof Fabrics, Studio E, Windham Fabrics, and more.
 
We are a JUKI QVP dealer and stock a full line of JUKI sewing machines, sergers and long arm quilting machines, the Tajima Sai embroidery machine, and the Ricoh Ri 100 direct to fabric digital printer. Come into the shop to see our selection or call to schedule a demo.

Our quilt shop offers classes in quilting and sewing projects and techniques, both hand sewing and sewing machine, and often including other fiber arts crafts and surface design techniques.  Our shop takes pride in featuring local Wisconsin pattern designers. Some of our favorites are  Abby MaedJD’s Custom Quilts, Persimon DreamsPurple Pineapple Studio, Sew Hungry Hippie, and Studio R Quilts.

We believe in giving back to our community through service. Our shop is home to the Days for Girls Middleton Team which meets for a workday in our classroom on the second Tuesday of every month from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Days for Girls is an organization that makes and distributes reusable menstrual kits to girls and women all over the world. Blue Bar Quilts is also a Project Linus donation drop-off location for finished quilts and blankets. 

Two Madison-area guilds meet at our shop, Madison Modern Quilt Guild and Madison Contemporary Fiber Artists. For more information on these groups please visit their websites or social media profiles.

Blue Bar Quilts is a welcoming Modern Quilting Community – We invite anyone with an interest in quilting, sewing, and creating to join us!


A note from Gael:


We are so thankful for your continued business. This international health crisis is going to be a rough patch for so many small businesses and that worries me for all of us in that boat. On the other hand, it has heartened me to see how local communities have rallied in support of their friends and neighbors. May we all remain united in the face of adversity and come through this healthy and happy.

CONTACT US
hello@bluebarquilts.com
(608) 284-9299
6333 University Avenue
Middleton, Wisconsin 53562
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