What an amazing exhibit! The 13 pieces in the
2012 Choo Choo Quilters Guild Challenge,
A Novel Idea, were thought-provoking and imaginative and definitely stretched the creative muscles of the quilters who responded to the Challenge.
The guidelines for the 2012 Challenge were to interpret a pre-determined sentence from a book or novel in a small quilt approximately 18" square. Any technique or combination of techniques could be used. Here are the interpretations and their sentence inspirations.
"Had I been married to Artois, I would not find myself
eighteen years old and still a virgin."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90XGoNQHYoI4aDtlQzPwSfo4XytQci5hjOAQC-m0nCcqjMR1YYt0bkIq13wSYbMkvyjvKQ4KCOFkQzUWL8WgETOLjTX3YBHkboRkyzWsYep-1cyxTZwt4g_7oxU9sI8NnoYq6S7CyEZhr/s400/ginnyheart.jpg) |
Book: Abundance by Sena Jeter Naslund |
"But of course I remember that in one way I lost the lynch pin years before,
not long after I acquired the date book."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipUjo4cd5GMkxydy26tPOuFF_VfK804nelWU7YqxoItK3IUGpDrIOweMZxaCD3S3FN38TVFy4OFjedcKtBBHeiyKxyGT-oW4J1CM7EydkSir0P4wMY1d2BeM60v3MdqDaEGt-HFYvAUvhU/s400/vista.jpg) |
Book: One True Thing by Anna Quindlin |
"She would have the results of Mary's test."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi243o4PhGk8PkCr8pgJGqNaa9VjTaS3suzBo-Ag-Gih7amTSwtsunrbmp_UwRu5zit_-HBTMzZaHZgDLChJTIVncFBXDh2BS5UJPsA0fQ1mXIODnt8cD3pJYAhLMwEqWa5u90PV8lpLtdh/s400/posneg.jpg) |
Book: Eternal on the Water by Joseph Monninger |
"The first fine day I assembled my three eldest sons and put my design into execution."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnfSewLzOfqWWjtWLbPjiVwa08m8f0uDHElOwnYkuSJeBP1-iLHpNmuAQ3f-L88MDSE3T9j6juAWoxcT12I14sSd6RkOq0NSdBsAcQWtpTO_vPYgUs0VfiAIjCEFeSL7_ZSVoBRkRpvCm/s400/trees.jpg) |
Book: Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss |
"He began to rush his other customers by shouting at them and no one objected to his harassment."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pZ-QOAiLkFdewJTBiPVce7OvOY7Q9595LmtqdZtLWcWtetsEsTJ8ZgLWU_hD55uI8Z4goRZizaTmlZtDRv265vO08f-kwV7fcNoQG36hQ7kTM3XPn-yHAux29negneh9CvZZyBK5yh0x/s400/strips.jpg) |
Book: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett |
""Well, well," Michael said smiling."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBcuHBZogX7SMjxc6zzJeyMCWfnWQPvpsIjxKNoZuYurUyUCJYLq4uv0YxCE79kucIFJPFtFNss_WTva3m_RDZJ9FpopIHigifNB77mcprboV3JWK_H1QkNTs3UadA9vnPCi34KnTiW2WO/s400/rainbow.jpg) |
Book: Murder at the Washington Tribune by Margaret Truman |
"You prepare to scream."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeHt5zREKWQJqW9GZDcrnkwL6qLwpTe2jXyJKoH7qQzIaFY8HuVlbv4oc4cnPktixYaGAs2LnWBlvFCqDEmAERVAL73HEZ_EqcRkAV1fQwVkqUdnMAyfjO_LQa_P0HcH64r-clAHYAJvL/s400/coaster.jpg) |
Book: Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas by Tom Robins |
"The four kids ate quickly, they retired to the barn to watch a DVD movie called Scream 2, leaving six adults around the table in the dining room; ___ and Ned, Olga and Hugo, Daddy at the head and Kit at the foot."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3JbHembHTT9s3b_DlUd3B1T2O-QPa7cr8Tc296dZgPCaxSP8EAgTlSez3YpkND5FNgT8XjHs_PMYAQmbQel4jlmBA7N8KTNIqo0rUJX7A8B7YttqCv9kF1HPRqmHRuBPsRlnn4Gfisi5/s400/winter.jpg) |
Book: White Out by Ken Follett |
"Isn't that a disgustingly romantic way for a scientist to behave?"
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcTm-86X4J-kB_KRG-ajWMbnOEuAH4X9OwxRz267NlbE2gWuHFu0XFsCbsMQV-SJ-irvt1t_Zh9E1zgDmz4-cdfvhaTAc_FVy9W6SQjT9KSt4-OkcOqyLGrqpDo0NJTP0iGAkjT55-JWs/s400/microscope.jpg) |
Book: Another Roadside Attraction by Tom Robbins |
"A muscle worked in his jaw."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHC4Mojtb0hTrBd0Cr5yIrSLiTmnafn15uSia0MNovi21ZWi51QZIUTL1iWS2xhfker5e4EliTDMilh6xvddtI9tZ5_lT-VOD1wIcpy0fpJW7M5eW0zOhcTMcVv8L4ZrceVcZEm7sobnv/s400/crab.jpg) |
Book: The Union Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini |
"They had grown up among movie stars, but to them Jobs was a true celebrity."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fmS7FIW_sDKKeyzROyrKqpSi976OmFQLRas5m_S_7ca5U_V7LwpcYjVRKhd1BOvnXjhp4a7vFzoFBhDBAE5GThoNB43tBtIZZsDBt7fXSpUazNeTuAmXo86EqSqBdenU_Kq49rq71TVk/s400/vho.jpg) |
Book: Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson |
"Each cadaver was outfitted with strain gauges and lead cells in its heel
and ankle and clad in one of six types of footwear."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhHDzIsMQQlxkOpsnMtkR02vn458LhAFZ7iTSTgbYbbGHG1dGLz83AW9UFWZTvu3yCbO3e6yjhFutYZXNOdXfbZZpnbWWE5-cUBD87vr2-1vJZHTPZQOrmwaQqvIU5tnY_Io8F1DDUbJ7/s400/foot.jpg) |
Book: Stiff by Mary Roach |
"Then you'll be more comfortable."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCmQQWzYr7Rl8jQMVBg01Zsc2YK2xz1pUqwH1dKU6K7iQMMgZEU6zIdYolIInO_h7MHO36UNS3Sc65IwTe1KB4-ntS7LvbpooFl929GA_qNRx1c8t3lWQxX2SLgHIffV4Klhm027PRPCi/s400/wine.jpg) |
Book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell |