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<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nEntries will be juried and the winners, along with a few additional selected entries, will be displayed at Road to California\u2019s 2018 show. A total of $1,200 in cash and merchandise prizes<\/strong> will be given out to the top winners:\n\n\nBest of Show<\/strong>: $400 Cash Price from Road to California<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Best Interpretation of the Theme<\/strong>: $200 Gift Certificate from ByAnnie.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Best Use of Materials<\/strong>: $200 Fabric Prize from Windham Fabrics<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Best Use of Embellishments<\/strong>: $200 Gift Certificate from Superior Threads<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Best Use of Specialty Technique:<\/strong> $200 Gift Certificate from StudioKat Designs<\/p>\n\n\nWhat qualifies as a bag for this challenge? A container made of \ufb02exible material, which can be carried and includes both an opening and a method of securing the contents.<\/em> <\/strong>The bag may be any size or style, uniquely designed or made from a pattern, and can include any material, embellishments, hardware, or stabilizers. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17,32,33],"tags":[53,132,195,371,968,1083,1191,1256],"class_list":["post-4827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-quilt-contest","category-road-to-california","category-road-to-california-2018","tag-a-quilting-life","tag-bag-challenge","tag-byannie-com-byannie-soft-and-stable","tag-emmaline-bags","tag-quilt-competition","tag-renaissance-ribbons","tag-sewsweetness","tag-studiokat-designs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4827\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"2018](\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/road_bags_small-1.jpg\")
<\/a>\nThe challenge will open June 15, 2017<\/strong>. That is when the official rules, regulations, and conditions along with the entry form will be available online at Road to California <\/a>and ByAnnie.com\u2019s<\/a> websites. While there is no limit<\/strong> to the number of entries a person may submit, there is a fee per entry: $10 for an online entry<\/strong> and $15 if the entry is mailed in<\/strong>. All entry packets must be received by October 1, 2017<\/strong>. Winning entries and additional entries selected for display will be notified by December 1, 2017<\/strong>.\nDuring the call for entries period, a Blog Hop featuring industry leaders in bag design and construction will be published, sharing information and inspiration for this challenge. Artists include Annie Unrein of By Annie.com<\/a>, Sara Lawson of SewSweetness<\/a>, Kathy Southern of StudioKat Designs<\/a>, \u00a0Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life<\/a>, Janelle McKay of Emmaline Bags<\/a>, and Edith Minne of Renaissance Ribbons<\/a>. There will be a chance to win some fun bag-making supplies<\/strong> at each blog stop, so be sure to look for the links to these articles on Road to California\u2019s Facebook Page every other week through September.\nWe are looking forward to seeing all the enthusiasm and creativity for the 2018 Bag Challenge. Good luck to all the participants!!!]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"