Museum Center at 5ive points is (as its name sounds) an unique center coupled with cultural activites.  This museum based out of Cleveland, Tennessee, was open to public from Sep 1999.   The Museum houses exhibits and artifacts relating to the history of the Ocoee Region of Tennessee which includes Bradley and Polk Counties . The Museum store is a gallery showcasing the arts and crafts of the South.   But the diversity of this museum has encompassed a wide category of subjects which include wood turning, blowing glass, doll making, jewelry to name a few.

Quilting is a recent obsession and the museum plans to launch full fledged into this arena this year through its popular quilt exhibit – Stitches in Time.   The highlight of this exhibit is a quilt challenge competition from January till March 2009.  The theme this year is “Old Into New”.

The rules of the challenge are as follows :  Quilters can submit either a quilt, wall hanging, garment or accessory using vintage textiles, pieced or appliquéd blocks. The quilter may use any method of piecing and quilting, whether strip piecing, paper piecing, appliqué, free motion, hand embroidery or another favorite technique. The challenge piece must have a recognizable amount of vintage fabric. Other fabrics may be added to complete the design. Quilts must be quilted and bound. Quilts and wall hangings must have a 4” sleeve attached to the back for hanging.

The finished pieces must be submitted from January 5-9, 2009. They will be judged by a panel of judges and there will be three monetary prizes given: $100 for first prize, $75 for second, and $50 for third prize. The pieces will be displayed during the Stitches-In-Time exhibit at the Museum Center at 5ive Points from January 22 – March 7, 2009 with the other Challenge pieces.   This Quilt Challenge is being sponsored by Joe Hooper Insurance, Jane Easterly Designs and Kingsway Press, Inc.

So, quilters – what are you waiting for — With the competition heating up in a matter of months, quilters from all walks of life should grab their fabric and get to work today!

To receive a Quilt Challenge information flyer with contest rules or to speak with someone about the Quilt Challenge, please call the museum at 423-339-5745 or a Stitches-In-Time Quilt Exhibit committee member at 423-472-3155.

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