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Kid Kwilts has two primary goals: gather and distribute donated quilts to local children’s programs and coordinate the annual Kid Kwilt Challenge. Denton Quilt Guild donates over 500 quilts each year to local agencies, such as Denton County Community Partners (Children’s Protective Services), the Cumberland Children’s Home, prenatal clinics, and National Adoption Day. Donation quilts are accepted and distributed year-round to these and other organizations. Kid Kwilts also assembles donated fabrics into kits, packs of coordinated fabric for the top and backing for a child- or teen-sized quilt. Members pick up the kits at the monthly guild meetings, then donate their time and inspiration to make a wide variety of appealing child- or teen-sized quilts.Kid Kwilts initiative block drive

Each year the guild works as a whole to make blocks that can be assembled into scrappy quilts. The Kid Kwilts 2024 block drive initiative is a simple block called the Scrappy Slab. Turn in your finished blocks and others will assemble them. Link to or download the PDF of the simple instructions here.

The Kid Kwilt Challenge (KKC) kicks off each Spring usually when a local vendor donates a bolt of fun fabric. Fat quarters (FQs) are cut from this bolt and usually sold to members for $3. No more than one FQ can be used in each challenge quilt and a recognizable piece of the designated Challenge fabric must be visible on the front of the quilt. Kid Kwilt Challenge quilts are then judged by vendor representatives and master quilters, as well as by children and guild members. After being displayed at one of DQG's guild meetings, members cast their votes and prizes are awarded. The challenge quilts are then donated to local agencies. Links to the photos from prior years' Challenge quilts are below.

This year's KKC is different. YES, we will be having a KK challenge this year, with prizes and a drawing for a sewing machine generously donated by Denton Sewing Center at the end of the year. This will be different from our usual challenge. Instead of receiving a fabric FQ that has to be included in a finished quilt, participants will receive a simple pattern. Using your own fabrics, you'll be able to adapt the pattern in numerous ways, then use your own fabrics (another scrap buster!) to generate a donation quilt approx 45"x55". The basic pattern is well suited for beginners, but easily upgraded for more advanced quilters. At the February guild meeting, we'll provide ideas for adaptation as well as display some samples. To retrieve a PDF of the 2024 Kid Kwilt Challenge Guidelines, right-click the link and save the file to your computer. Guild members will get to view all of the donated quilts and vote for their favorites at the guild holiday potluck and Kid Kwilt Challenge display at the December guild meeting.

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2022 Kid Kwilt Challenge Photos

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2012 Kid Kwilt Challenge Photos