and the first challenge word is…
PUZZLE
–noun
1. a toy, problem, or other contrivance designed to amuse by presenting difficulties to be solved by ingenuity or patient effort.
2. something puzzling; a puzzling question, matter, or person.
3. a puzzled or perplexed condition; bewilderment.
4. a crossword puzzle: Did you do the puzzle in the newspaper today?
5. a jigsaw puzzle.
–verb (used with object)
6. to put (someone) at a loss; mystify; confuse; baffle: Her attitude puzzles me.
7. to frustrate or confound, as the understanding; perplex: The problem puzzled him for weeks.
8. to exercise (oneself, one’s brain, etc.) over some problem or matter.
9. Archaic. to make intricate or complicated.
–verb (used without object)
10. to be perplexed or confused.
11. to ponder or study over some perplexing problem or matter.
—Verb phrase
12. puzzle out, to solve by careful study or effort: I was unable to puzzle out the message.
Remember:
While you work on your challenge quilt you’re free to blog about it on your own blog or talk about it in the forums. Post sneak peeks and give us some insight into your creative process. If you would like to be able to post to this blog just email me at sue@threecreativestudios.com to let me know.
Post a photo of your finished quilt along with a description in the forums or here on the official Quilt Challenge blog anytime during the reveal week of 2/22/10 – 2/28/10 to be eligible for the prize package generously donated by our sponsor Mistyfuse.
All the details on this challenge can be found here.
Questions? Just email Sue at sue@threecreativestudios.com
Well now, I am going to have to puzzle over this first challenge word for a while! Hmm. What to do?
Humm? Puzzle? That could get a little twisted!
Puzzled.. to be sure, going to take some thought to get this one going.. hmmm
My mom said you always start at with the edges and by finding the 4 corners…..hummmm
At first I thought this was going to take a while to come up with an idea, but then I thought why not check Blockbase for all the quilt blocks with “puzzle” in the name. Found one (out of 95 listed) that I liked, with a blank center, and immediately thought of the 12 “birthday blocks” that my quilt guild made for me that have been waiting for a year for the idea to set them together. They will be set in a “Dutch Puzzle”. Being that my last name is Dutch (though I’m not) it’s a no brainer. I know, I know, this is very traditional, but look at it this way–another UFO off the table!.
What a great first word! I’m hoping to get thinking about this when the kids are back in school next week. Justine
Oh wow…..I did not see this one coming. This one is going to take some thought on my part. I haven’t even decided on what size I want my collection to be. I am thinking 13″x19″ because that is the largest size my printer will print in case I want to do something computerized.
Puzzled by what to make, I did what I do every morning: making the Sudoku puzzle in the newspaper to wake up my brains.
A brainwave followed:
I will make a Sudoku puzzle quilt!
Great first word! I think I’ll go square, possibly 24″ x 24″. I have a wall space that is in need of seasonally inspiring cheering up! But that’ll be the only practical consideration for this artistic endeavour. Now for the inspiration!
What a great theme. The idea for my quilt design popped into my head right away. Harder was deciding on the size for all my challenge pieces. I’ve settled on 16 x 20, as I can use fat quarters with a little wiggle room. Even harder was choosing the orientation, but it’s got to be portrait. Looks better when I’m imagining the finished product.
I Like the idea of a 16 x 20 maybe I will try that . Have to give some thought to the idea of the word PUZZLE.
I am still puzzle over the word and what i want to do. i have a idea, but just don’t know how to put it to fabric. i need to get started.