The Challenge

Where do I see the 2017 Hoffman Challenge
artwork featuring the Mastery collection?
Click here for schedule.

THE 2018 HOFFMAN CHALLENGE COLLECTION:CLICK HERE FOR THE 2018 HOFFMAN CHALLENGE BROCHURE!

Shine On! digital-print fabrics start delivering to Hoffman retailers in October. Let your favorite quilt shop know that you want them! They can place their order now.

Also available is Aurifil’s 2018 Hoffman Challenge thread box with 50 WT spools in colors coordinating with Shine On! Here’s the SKU#: HF5018HC12. Here’s the UPC #: 8057252115329. Tell your Aurifil retailer you want it!
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Click HERE to request a trunk of the 2017 Mastery Challenge Collection
for your next quilt show, guild meeting, or special exhibit.

Congratulations to winners and runner-ups in the 2017 Hoffman Challenge featuring Hoffman Fabrics’ Mastery digital prints!

The 2017 Hoffman Challenge featured the floral focal (Style #P4299) from the Mastery digital-print collection.Thank you to Aurifil for its generous sponsorship of the Hoffman Challenge! Aurifil’s offered a specially curated collection of 50-weight threads coordinated to the Mastery fabrics (thread box SKU# HF5017HC12).

Best Use of Aurifil Click here for category recap!
1st — Elizabeth Budd for Frida
2nd — Amy Allen for Fire Dancer
3rd — Judy Barnett for Fancy Dan

Accessories Click here for category recap.
1st — Elizabeth Budd for Floral Bowler bag
2nd — Sonja Davison for Diamonds, Flowers, and Wine purse
3rd — Katherine Dossman for Bonehead purse
Honorable Mention — Rachel Siegel for And the Flowers Emerge bag
Hoffmans’ Choice — Kathy Knapp for The Mourning Hat

Clothing Click here for category recap.
1st — Helen Wall for Reversible Blooms jacket
2nd — Barbara Lambrecht for Garden of Stars jacket
3rd — Marijke van Welzen for STILL coat
Honorable Mention — Eve Kovacs for Denim in Bloom coat
Hoffmans’ Choice — Frances Kopp Krupka for Dutch Bouquet

Home Decor (theme: living room) Click here for category recap.
1st — Betty Griffin for Daniella’s Fairy House — sculpture
2nd — Judy Strydio for Mastery Medallion wall-hanging
3rd — Katherine Dossman for Two Kimonos pillow
Honorable Mention — Louise Sugiyama for Renaissance Bouquet painting
Hoffmans’ Choice — Rachel Siegel for Impressions of Fall painting

Quilts — Applique Click here for category recap.
1st place — Barbara Lloyd for American Royalty
2nd place — Rory Ross for Neptune’s Finn
3rd place — Nancy Dickey for The Finishing Touches
Honorable Mention — Jan Soules for Old World Charm
Hoffmans’ Choice — Sue Gies for Port-Hole at Sea
Best Hand Workmanship — Joanne Parks for Midnight in the Garden
Best Machine Workmanship — SuZanne Gilbride for Cock-A-Doodle-Doo Morning

Quilts — Mixed Technique
1st place — Deborah Droog for Flowers Ain’t Funny!
2nd place — Vinda Robison for Tsula
3rd place — Tene Miller for War Horse
Honorable Mention — Sandra Archbold for The Discovery (image coming soon!)
Hoffmans’ Choice — Sally Duda Dorer for Who Spilled the Paints
Best Hand Workmanship — Nicki Haven for Bubbles and Butterflies
Best Machine Workmanship — Patricia Caton for Paintpots #3

Quilts — Modern Click here for category recap.
1st place — Sharon L. Schlotzhauer for Reveal the Beauty Within
2nd place — Stacey Day for Gull-ible
3rd place — Richard Kupferer Jr. for Ripped Apart
Honorable Mention — Trudy Cleveland for Negative Space
Hoffmans’ Choice — Nicole Daksiewcz for Abstract Floral
Best Hand Workmanship — no winner in this category
Best Machine Workmanship — Maude Wallace-Haeger for Modern Muse in
a Mixed Metaphor

Quilts — Pieced Click here for category recap.
1st place — Michelle Petrofes for WONDERful Flowers
2nd place — Diane Morrow for Emerging
3rd place — Robin Deyo for Check the Box
Honorable Mention — Hayley J. Scott for Sunburst
Hoffmans’ Choice — Cherri Kincaid for Aloha Hoffman
Best Hand Workmanship — no winner in this category
Best Machine Workmanship — Elsie Vredenburg for Framed Jar

2017 Hoffman Challenge “Mastery” digital print fabrics

Click here to request the Hoffman Challenge for your next trunk show!

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2016 HOFFMAN CHALLENGE “CRYSTALIA” WINNERS

So many wonderful pieces showcasing the butterfly fabrics of our Crystalia digital-print collection were submitted for the 2016 Hoffman Challenge! Our judges had quite the task narrowing the field to category winners and honorees. Announcing:

Best Use of Aurifil Thread
1st place – Cassandra Beaver for Crystalized Citrus
2nd place – Jolene Shindler for Thank My Lucky Stars
3rd place – Maude Wallace Haeger for Butterfly Garden

Accessory category
1st place – Maegan Bergstrom for In Dreams of Spring/Summer Nights
2nd place – Katherine Dossman for Barrel of Butterflies
3rd place – Helen Wall for Butterflies and Beetles Wings
Honorable Mention – Sonja Davison for Flight in Stripe
Hoffman’s Choice – Marjee Zeier for Empussa Penata

Clothing category
1st place – Marijke van Welzen for The Butterfly Effect
2nd place – Tonja McCarthy for Harmonious
3rd place – Gloria Pritchett for Butterflies Need to be Free
Honorable Mention – Kathy Knapp for Butterfly Emergence
Hoffman’s Choice – Helen Wall for Gossamer Beetle’s Wings

Home Decor (kitchen) category
1st place – David Duwe for Star Light Star Bright table topper
2nd place – Marcia Shipman for Fly Away table topper
3rd place – Jeanette Schurr for Butterfly Basket
Honorable Mention – Susan Tesch for Dresden Monarch Placemats

Pieced Quilts category
1st place – Laura Cooke for Kaleidoscope
2nd place – Diane Roubal for Butterfly Nova
3rd place – Hayley Scott for Fluttering Vortex
Honorable Mention – Teresa Duwe for Butterfly Aurora
Hoffman’s Choice – Doris Baker Ryen for Papillon’s Stars
Best Hand Workmanship – Tami Jones for Butterfly Kaleidoscope
Best Machine Workmanship – Cathy Sperry for Access to Grace

Mixed Technique Quilts
1st place – Renata Louie for Memories of Sardegna
2nd place – Angelia Peterson for The Un-Tethered Pilot
3rd place – Cecilia Wu for Fly Away
Honorable Mention – Katherine Leach for Joyful Morning
Best Hand Workmanship – Michelle Mitchell for Many Butterflies
Best Machine Workmanship – Nikki Hill for Picatso: The Artist at Work

Applique Quilts category
1st place – Dawn Siden for Hummingbird Haven
2nd place – Benita Goodheart for City Beyond the Trees
3rd place – Dolores Fegan for Everyday Miracles
Honorable Mention – Deanna Steel for Painted Lady
Hoffman’s Choice – Barbara Lloyd for Bubble Fun
Best Hand Workmanship – Janet Gigee for Butterflies are Free
Best Machine Workmanship – Sharon Schlotzhauer for Coloring Book Therapy: Quilter’s Style

The 2016 Hoffman Challenge: Crystalia.
Co-sponsored by Aurifil Thread.
Challenge Fabrics: #N4240 from the Crystalia collection.