Block Challenges  2008 Cruise For A Cure Block Challenge winner's info is listed at the bottom of this page!

Quilters on the annual Cruise For A Cure receive quilt block challenge packets before the cruise to use to enter the block challenge.  The winners of the twelve blocks receiving the most votes receive special prizes and the blocks are assembled into quilts to use for fundraising purposes on behalf of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.  ALL remaining blocks submitted for the block challenges are assembled into quilts by the staff of Quilt Camp at Sea or volunteers from organizations and are donated to Project Linus or other charitable organizations.  Due to a computer "crash" in 2005, photos of many of the the quilts donated from cruises before September 2005 are no longer available.   

2004 Cruise For A Cure Quilt Block Challenge Quilt

Quilters on the 2004 Caribbean Cruise with Roxanne Carter created their block challenge using Red Rooster Fabrics “WATERCOLOR REFLECTIONS” collection by Lauren Lazarus and a whimsical “focus” fabric.  ALL blocks were used to create quilts for Project Linus!  Quilts donated to Project Linus from the 2004 Caribbean Cruise (our thanks to Jo Anne Gordon for her assembly of these quilts):

Quilts donated to Project Linus from the 2005 Debbie Mumm cruise using the Quilt Block Challenge Blocks:

Quilts donated to Project Linus from the 2006 Debbie Mumm cruise using the Quilt Block Challenge Blocks (our thanks to Mary Calderon for her assembly of these quilts); the winning blocks from the challenge will be assembled into a quilt and used for fundraising purposes on a future cruise on behalf of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation):

Quilts assembled by volunteer quilters at Parkland Parish Quilt Company from the 2006 Cruise For A Cure Quilt Block Challenge Blocks were donated to breast cancer related groups.  The 18 winning blocks (there was a tie for the "12th" block in the challenge) were assembled into a king size bed quilt by Jo Anne Gordon and the completed quilt top (shown below) was machine quilted by Judy Irish and was the fundraising raffle quilt on the 2007 Cruise For A Cure.  The winning blocks were made by Debra McCarriar, Carol Thurston, Patti Jones, Linda Pickenpaugh, Ann Jost, Nancy May, Mary Wulke, Carol Alperin, Marie Hintz,. Mary Ann Baker, Sue Thompson, Carol Yakish, Gayle Hosek-Spies, Carol Langstine, Mary Hawkins, Carolyn Jackson, Sandra Scannel, and Patti Tyack.  The completed quilt was appraised by AQS certified appraiser Beverly Dunivent for $1,700.00 and raised $1,922.00 for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation!   The winner of this quilt was Peggy Baldwin!

Quilt blocks from the challenge on the 2006 Quilting For Christmas cruise were donated to Project Linus and other charity organizations for use in creating quilts for children and others in need of the comfort the quilts will provide.  The winning blocks (created by Kelly Flannigan, Abbi Barden, Karla Lewis, Marilyn Jewll, Sue Pattern, Laura Olsen, Barbara Alvine, Tracy Ford, Brenda Mitchell, Lisa Rogers, Claradell Shedd, and Barbara Vickers) from this challenge featuring Jim Shore's 12 Days of Christmas fabric collection by Red Rooster Fabrics was assembled into a quilt by Jo Anne Gordon, machine quilted by Judy Irish, and used for fundraising purposes on behalf of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation during the 2008 New England Cruise For A Cure!!  This quilt raised $1,200.00 during the silent auction (see below):

Northcott/Monarch sponsored the 2007 Cruise For A Cure quilt block challenge with the donation of fabric from the Bed of Roses Quest For A Cure collection by Ro Gregg and the winners of this challenge were Lyn Robinson, Janet Bottroff, Jo Faber, Lesley Wister, Beth Farnum, Florence Debley, Barbara Gramps, Victoria Ahlgren, Yvonne Katsinis, Barbara Wendell, Linda Westerfield, and Beverly Simpson!  The blocks have assembled into the completed quilt by Roxanne Carter and will be machine quilted by Judy Irish.  The completed quilt was the Raffle Quilt for fundraising on behalf of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation during the 2008 Cruise For A Cure!!  All of the other blocks submitted for the challenge were used by Northcott/Monarch for fundraising purposes on behalf of breast cancer research.  (A photo of the quilt is shown below).  The winner of the raffle quilt was Carol Elkins!

Northcott/Monarch generously sponsored the 2008 Cruise For A Cure block challenge with Quest For A Cure Tulip Time fabrics designed by Ro Gregg and Quilt Camp at Sea thanks them for their generous support!  The winners of the 2008 Cruise For A Cure Block Challenge (listed in alphabetical order) are:  Carol Alperin, Nancy Battiste, Jo Ann Beamish, Betty Cullen, Deborah Gordon, Linda Holder, Maureen McClellan, Kathryn Norton, Donna Pozorski, Susie Rankin, Grechen Schmidt, Sandra Stiles, Regis Vaughn, and Pauline Vogel.  CONGRATULATIONS ladies!!!   These blocks will be featured in the raffle quilt on the 2009 Cruise For A Cure.

The winners of the scrapcatcher challenge on the 2008 cruises were:  Janet Henderson (Panama Canal), Ann Yuhas (Alaska), and Mary Ellen Binns and Lou Sheid (tied for 1st place on the New England cruise).  Congratulations!!

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