Each year the Homewood Embroiderer's Guild has a summer challenge project. This year was my turn to provide the challenge and I copied an idea I saw on
Under a Topaz Sky's blog
here. The blog post was about a challenge her guild had. I thought it was a wonderful idea, so I borrowed it.
For our group I made up little pads from pretty scrapbooking paper, with each page being a bit offset from the one below. On each I wrote a category. At our meeting earlier this month we passed them around, each person filling in a size, passing it, shape, pass it on, color, pass, etc. Since the pages were offset, you couldn't see what others had written. Once it was done, they were all put into a box and each member drew one.
I included a written handout explaining the idea and the fact that you don't have to use all seven options--just five will meet the challenge.
I wasn't sure how it would work, but I've heard from a few people who liked it and have found some ideas percolating already.
I think I know what I want to do. Nothing will be seen until the "reveal" at our September meeting.
