Welcome to the 2026 Christmas Ornament Challenge!
Contest Rules: Please read carefully and follow the steps:
1) Ornament must be made of fabric, felt or wool felt, wood if decorated with fabric or ribbon
2) Ornament may be pieced, applique, fused, thread painted, hooked, machine or hand quilted, embroidered, embellished with beads, sequins, thread, paint etc
3) Ornament should not be bigger than 4" x 4" and must have a hanger made of string or ribbon
4) Ornament can be an original design or an interpretation of a published design
5) You may make more than one ornament; each ornament must be different
6) Ornament must be submitted to Spruce it Up Quilt Shop in person or by mail
7) All entries must be received by November 1st 2026; no late entries will be allowed but will be kept for the following year's submission.
8) Ornaments will be photographed and posted on the blog (www.spruceitupquilting.com) and Facebook page (frequency: TBD)
9) Each ornament will be assigned a number when received and will be displayed at Spruce It Up Quilt Shop
10) To keep voting fair, no names will be published or displayed with the ornaments on the blog or at the shop
11) Voting will begin November 1st and continue until November 15th, 2026; one vote per person please
12) Voting can be done in person, by phone, by email.
13) Winner will be announced Sunday November 15th, 2026
Ornaments become the property of Spruce It Up Quilt Shop and will be sold starting November 16th on the blog. Proceeds of the sale will be matched by Spruce It Up Quilt Shop and this year, a donation will be made to the NB Breast and Women's Cancer Partnership.
GRAND PRIZE
WORTH $140
Previous gift basket prize included the following:
1 pair (small) Perfect Scissors by Karen Kay Buckley
1 wool bundle large
4 balls Valdani Perle Cotton
1 pkg needles
1 cleaning kit
1 needle case pattern
Needle ID labels
1 thimble
