Challenge: Idiom Quilt Challenge
Challenger: Jodie Seila
Due Date:  June 2018 Potluck Meeting

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Below are idioms with their definitions. Please make a quilt that measures 24”x36”, which
represents one of the idioms. You can use any technique you like, pieced, appliquéd, or
both. You may use any colors you like, but must include black and white, and there should
be enough black and white fabrics mixed into the colors so that the black and white are
recognizable. No borders are allowed on the quilt. You may add any embellishments you
would like. The quilt will be due at the June Potluck meeting.
Jodie Seila, Co-Chair, Challenge Committee

A hot potato
Speak of an issue (mostly current) which many people are talking about and which is usually disputed
A penny for your thoughts:  A way of asking what someone is thinking
Actions speak louder than words: People’s intentions can be judged better by what they do than what they say
Add insult to injury: To further a loss with mockery or indignity, to worsen an
unfavorable situation
At the drop of a hat: Without any hesitation, instantly
Back to the drawing board: When an attempt fails and it’s time to start all over
Ball is in your court: It is up to you to make the next decision or step
Barking up the wrong tree: Looking in the wrong place, accusing the wrong person
Be glad to see the back of: Be happy when a person leaves
Beat around the bush:  Avoiding the main topic, not speaking directly about the issue
Best of both worlds: All the advantages
Best thing since sliced bread:  A good invention or innovation, a good idea or plan
Bite off more than you can chew: To take on a task that is way too big
Blessing in disguise: Something good that isn’t recognized at first
Burn the midnight oil: To work late into the night, alluding to the time before
electric lighting
Can’t judge a book by its cover: Cannot judge something primarily on appearance:
Caught between two stools: When someone finds it difficult to choose between two
alternatives
Costs an arm and a leg: Something is very expensive
Cross that bridge when you come to it: Deal with a problem if and when it becomes necessary, not before
Cry over spilt milk: When you complain about a loss from the past
Curiosity killed the cat: Being inquisitive can lead you into an unpleasant situation
Cut corners: When something is done badly to save money
Devil’s Advocate: To present a counter argument
Don’t count your chickens before the eggs have hatched: Don’t make plans for things that might not happen
Don’t give up the day job: You are not very good at something, you could definitely
not do it professionally
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket:  Don’t put all your resources in one possibility

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