2024 Presidents Challenge

First Prize-Rita Bureman: I immediately thought of a Dr. Seuss book, Oh The Places You’ll Go! My love of books clicked in as the best way to wander to all kinds of places in all kinds of ways. The poem by Dr. Seuss, The More You Read, says it all!

2nd Place-Linda Bingham: When I was 16, I flew for the first time from Seattle to LA. Looking at all the destinations on the monitors, I was enthralled with a sense of adventure-Wanderlust! I thought, Fly me away! The flags and the crystals represent some of the places I have visited.

Third Place-Donna Phillips: My wanderings: Teacher in Space applicant moves to New York and to New Mexico. In a Deming quilt shop I found the map of–New York?! Spider suggests humans aren’t the only explorers; filament and tree represent that though creatures yearn to wander, they seek attachment.

LCQG President’s Choice-Libby Pruett: Every year, snow collects on mountaintops. In the early spring, snow melts and wanders down the mountains into streams and rivers, leaving ponds and rocky outcroppings along the way. As our wanderer reaches the bottom, lakes form, rivers expand and merge; water finds its uses and ultimately flows into vast oceans. All this just to start all over again.

Paso del Norte Quilt Guild President’s Choice-Corinne Goeke: Being avid travelers, my husband and I love visiting out of the way, obscure places. That often involves taking small U.S. and State Highways most ignore. Our perfect day starts out with no idea where we will end up that evening. This quilt reflects our love of these lonely highways.

Nicki Burczak: The child and his kitty friends share wanderlust for unhindered adventures in their dreams. They intuit that dreaming mind and waking mind are different names for the single mind. For the dreamer, untethered by gravity or other constraints of wakefulness, the sky is NOT the limit to their wanderlust.

Marty Alexander: The cobblestones under my feet, the scent of blooming flowers, and the sense of the passage of time give me wanderlust to travel to European countryside. The weathering of architectural craftsmanship all around call me back to visit. The memory draws me back again.

Linda Dombrausky: As an avid traveler, the Snail’s Trail and Wonky Flying Geese patterns represent my urge to wander. The meandering quilting gives the feeling of wanderlust, perhaps on a journey with no specific destination in mind. The flange binding adds color to the edges without adding to the dimensions.

Irene Scuderi: When the budget doesn’t allow actual travel, there is “dream travel.” Dream travel can be dreaming of places you’ve already been and/or places you’d like to visit.

Benee Ketchum: As soon as I heard the theme was “wanderlust,” Paris Olympic fever was beginning to really grow. I saw the fabric reminding me of the intricate layout of streets and sections of Paris. I acquired the Eiffel Tower embroidery design and proceeded from there to create a fantasy wandering to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Elaine Doornbos: Follow the arrows and wander through the magnificent National Parks. The Grand Canyon is one of my favorite parks. Many memories of hiking and camping with family and friends. Quilting journey was inspired by the camping fabric and Gail Garber’s teaching method of designing curved flying geese.