2025 Fabco Challenge featuring Kaffe Fassett

Eligibility

• Open to all ages, residing in New Zealand with participants making a minimum $40 purchase at a participating store to receive the competition fabric.
• Each store will have an open Category and other categories of theirchoice.
• Each participant will receive a small piece of Kaffe Fassett's Stone Flower fabric, featuring one Stone Flower design. The vase from the fabric design must be included in the final piece and must be easily recognizable.

Project Guidelines

• Create a finished piece that is no larger than 14" x 14". Entries exceeding this size will not qualify for the national competition.
• Use any creative art form or technique, such as quilting, painting, embroidery, collage, crochet, felting or mixed media.
• Ensure your design is original and not based on commercial patterns.
• Include your name clearly on the back of your competition piece so it can be returned to you.

Prizes

Each store will hold their own judging with 1 overall winner per store. This winning piece will then be judged at the Fabco competition in Houston 2025.

National winners will be judged at the Houston Quilt Market in 2025:

• Grand Prize Winner: Mystery Kaffe Fasset fabric bundle (retail value $500).
• Second Place: Mystery Kaffe Fasset fabric bundle (retail value $250).
• Third Place: Mystery Kaffe Fasset fabric bundle (retail value $150).

Submission Rules

• Submit your entry to your local participating store by 3pm Wednesday 20th August 2025. Your store will provide the exact submission deadline and judging schedule. This will be between 21st and 31 August 2025.
• Winning entries from each store must be received by Fabco NZ by September 20, 2025, at the store's expense.
• Provide a return address for your entry to ensure it can be returned after judging.

Return of Entries

• Winning pieces will be returned to participants by their local store after judging at the Houston Quilt Market Fabco by the end of November 2025.

Fine Print Stuff

• Fabco is not liable for loss or damage to competition pieces during transit or travel. Fabco reserves the right to photograph and use winning entries to promote Fabco, Kaffe Fassett, Free Spirit, and future challenges.
• Competition entries may be used for advertising purposes with recognition given to the artist, store, Kaffe Fassett, and Fabco.

This challenge is designed to inspire creativity, attract customers into stores, and foster community engagement through artistic expression!