Spinning Sample has gone International!!!

Today I received an email from Electric Quilt and what do I see, my Spinning Sampler quilt!!

Which means that it is being seen all around the World!!

Thanks EQ!!!

2012 Spring Blogger's Quilt Festival

Thanks to Amy and the prize sponsors for once again giving us the opportunity to share our quilts at the 2012 Spring Blogger's Quilt Festival.  I can't wait to sit down with a glance of wine and enjoy the show.

The quilt I selected to share is my Spinning Sampler quilt.  For those of you meeting me for the first time, I am an Ohio State Buckeyes alumni and fan.  A number of my quilts are made from Scarlet and Gray fabric, thats where I got the name for my blog.

This is a quilt I started after I took a class from Marti Michell using her Perfect Patchwork Templates at the 2010 Lake Farm Park’s Quilt Show. She displayed a number of samplers in class in 12” and 6” sizes. So I started one using my Scarlet and Gray stash that includes twelve 12" blocks on point, with a 24" Carpenter’s Wheel center medallion block.



Starting at the top the 12 blocks used in the quilt are Rising Star, Weathervane, Northern Lights, Rosette, Pieced Star, Hidden Star, Rolling Sawtooth Star, Ohio Star, Dutchman’s Pinwheel, Sweet Sixteen, Martha Washington Star, Wild Goose.

I used a layout I found in Electric Quilt’s EQ7 and then added a border that includes 200 Flying Geese. I’m not sure what really possessed me to make that many Flying Geese??

This quilt is machine pieced and machine quilted by Jennifer McCann  of Galena, Ohio and measures 80" by 80".

My DH comment on this picture of Garfield, he wonders if the cats get dizzy or headaches looking at my quilts??

I'm so glad that I decided to enter the quilt in the 2012 Lake Farm Parks Quilt Show.  This is the third quilt I have entered in this show.  My quilt actually made it into the video on the website!!  I was so excited when I found out I had won a ribbon!!!

I have made the decision to enter the quilt into the National Quilt Association (NQA) show in Columbus this next month.  I'm a little nervous about mailing my quilt.  I might have a shot at an attendee vote with all the Buckeye fans in attendance!!  Wish me LUCK!!  I will be unable to attend the show so please take pictures for me!!

Another 2012 UFO completed!!

I have completed another Unfinished Object that was on my list for 2012.

My two Bargello Color Wheel wall hangings.  I made these using a pattern called Bargello Color Wheel by Cheryl Phillips.  It included an acrylic 10 degree template that is used to cut the wedged pieces from the strip sets.

Nermal thought they were fine without borders and a center circle.

Now I need to decide if I will quilt them or have Jennifer quilt them.

Caitlyn Handbag

Last week when we dropped off our quilts at the Lake Farmpark show in Kirtland, we did lunch and then stopped at a couple of quilt shops.

I decided that I needed this pattern by Betz White.

I still had some of this great fabric that I bought at Joann's.

The directions were easy to following and had a lot of great diagrams.

It's a much smaller purse then I have been carrying, so I think I will have to eliminate some of the stuff I carry!!

My Spinning Sampler quilt received a Red Ribbon!!!

One of the items on my 'Bucket List' was to win a ribbon at a Quilt Show. 

I'm so excited that I can cross that off of my list!! 

I found out today that my Spinning Sampler quilt received a 2nd Place Ribbon in the

General Pieced, Mid size category of the 2012 Lake Farmparks Quilt show!  The General category is for those quilters that pieced their quilt and then someone else quilted it.

If I was to give an acceptance speak I would have to thank the following people:

My Dear Husband Jim for putting up with quilting projects all over the house.

My friend and longarm quilter Jennifer McCann for her great quilting and support.

My friend and fellow quilter Leita Shahan for suggesting that I enter this quilt and coming up with the great name.

Marti Michell for teaching the class I took in 2010 and providing a tool that helped me to improve my piecing.

Gayle Norman instructor of Cottonpickers Quilt Shop Marti and Me Club, for her encouragement.

God for giving me the time and talent to improve my piecing.

Below is the story I submitted with my quilt.

I took a class from Marti Michell using her Perfect Patchwork Templates at the 2010 Lake Farm Park’s Quilt Show. She displayed a number of samplers in class in 12” and 6” sizes. So I started one using my Scarlet and Gray stash that includes twelve 12" blocks on point, with a 24" Carpenter’s Wheel center medallion block.

Starting at the top the 12 blocks used in the quilt are Rising Star, Weathervane, Northern Lights, Rosette, Pieced Star, Hidden Star, Rolling Sawtooth Star, Ohio Star, Dutchman’s Pinwheel, Sweet Sixteen, Martha Washington Star, Wild Goose.

I used a layout I found in Electric Quilt’s EQ7 and then added a border that includes 200 Flying Geese. I’m not sure what really possessed me to make that many Flying Geese??

Jennifer McCann’s quilting really adds to the final overall presentation of this quilt.

So I have a question. can I now say that I'm an award winning quilter??

 

First UFO completion of 2012

I have completed the binding on my Spinning Sampler in preparation for entering it in the

Lake Farm Parks Quilts 2012 Show next week!!  This is the first of 12 UFO projects I have selected for completion in 2012.

I took a class from Marti Michell using her Perfect Patchwork Templates at the 2010 Lake Farm Park’s Quilt Show.  She displayed a number of samplers in class in 12” and 6” sizes.  So I started one using my Scarlet and Gray stash that includes twelve 12" blocks on point, with a 24" Carpenter’s Wheel center medallion block. 

Starting at the top the 12 blocks used in the quilt are Rising Star, Weathervane, Northern Lights, Rosette, Pieced Star, Hidden Star, Rolling Sawtooth Star, Ohio Star, Dutchman’s Pinwheel, Sweet Sixteen, Martha Washington Star, Wild Goose. 

I used a layout I found in Electric Quilt’s EQ7 and then added a border that includes 200 Flying Geese.  I’m not sure what really possessed me to make that many Flying Geese?? 

Jennifer McCann’s quilting really adds to the final overall presentation of this quilt.

Final UFO of 2011

I completed my Marti Michell Scarlet and Gray sampler in time for it to be listed as completed on my 2011 UFO (unfinished objects).

It has been renamed Spinning Sampler and will be entered in the 2012 Lake Farm Park Quilt Show at the end of February 10th - March 21st in Kirtland, Ohio.

I took a class from Marti Michell using her Perfect Patchwork Templates at the 2010 Lake Farm Park’s Quilt Show. She displayed a number of samplers in class in 12” and 6” sizes. So I started one using my Scarlet and Gray stash that includes twelve 12" blocks on point, with a 24" Carpenter’s Wheel center medallion block. The 12 blocks used in the quilt are Rising Star, Unknown, Northern Lights, Rosette, Pieced Star, Hidden Star, Lazy Afternoon, Ohio Star, Dutchman’s Pinwheel, Sweet Sixteen, Martha Washington Star, Wild Goose.

 I used a layout I found in Electric Quilt’s EQ7 and then added a border that includes 200 Flying Geese. I’m not sure what really possessed me to make that many Flying Geese?? I guess it was how good the quilt looked in EQ7!

It was great working with Free Motion Long-arm Quilter Jennifer McCann of Galena Ohio, she helped me decide on the thread color and the all over quilting design. Her quilting really adds to the final overall presentation of the quilt.

If you are in the Northeastern Ohio area please stop at the Quilt Show!

2011 Bloggers Quilt Festival

This is the third time I have entered Amy's Creative Side Bloggers Quilt Festival.

I have decided to share with you one of my many Scarlet and Gray quilts.  I was recently honored to be asked to participate in a Scarlet and Gray Quilt Trunk Show.

Joyce Ely of JEllen's House of Fabric and an Ohio State alumni, asked me to share my quilts with her customers.

Of all the quilts displayed in the trunk show, my favorite quilt is Scarlet and Gray Allover.

Scarlet and Gray Allover 48" x 48" is a Marti Michell pattern I saw displayed in The Glass Thimble in Columbus.  It is made using Marti's Log Cabin Ruler and her Perfect Piecing acrylic templates.  I machine pieced it in 2009 and had it machine quilted by Jennifer McCann of Galena, Ohio in 2010.  I had the pleasure of meeting and taking a class from Marti at Lake Farm Parks the winter of 2010, it was awesome!! 

I learned alot about using Marti's rulers while making this quilt.  Since I have a large stash of Scarlet and Gray, I see myself making another one of these quilts now that I have even more experience using Marti's templates. 

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my quilt.  If you find my blog interesting, please let Amy know so that I can be a featured quilter!!

Scarlet and Gray Trunk Show

I spent this past Sunday afternoon with Joyce Ely from Jellen's House of Fabric in Lyndhurst, Ohio.  When I met Joyce last year we discovered that we were both Buckeyes!  Which means that we graduated from The Ohio State University and we Bleed Scarlet and Gray!!!

She had asked me if I would be willing to share with her customer's some of my Scarlet and Gray quilts.  I said sure, it would force me to get them quilted and bound by the beginning of October.  I was able to deliver 6 quilts, 3 wallhangings and 2 tote bags.  With the help of my quilter Jennifer McCann and my friend Leita Shahan who helped me complete the bindings.

Joyce and her assistants did a great job setting up the displays and hanging the quilts.

She has some great scarlet and gray fabric if you want to make your own quilt.

If you stop to visit Joyce you need to check out the Script Ohio quilt that Mary Coffey made!

The quilts will be on display until October 15th.

Sunshine on my Quilts

I took advantage of the sunshine yesterday to take a few pictures of my Scarlet and Gray quilts.  The natural light helps to show the quilting that Jennifer McCann did and the colors of the fabrics.

Scarlet and Gray Allover

Pinwheels and Whirligigs

Southwestern Star

Looking at the first 3 quilts you might think I only do square quilts.

Buckeye Stars keep Shining

This is my first Day and Night quilt by Eleanor Burns

I hope you enjoyed looking at my quilts in the Sunshine!!

Check out my Buckeye Pinwheels quilt and Vote!!!

I have entered my Buckeye Pinwheels quilt at Quilting Gallery's themed quilt contest.

This quilt was made using a Scarlet and Gray jellyroll.  I love how the blocks end up making a pinwheel in the center.  I also love how Jennifer McCann did the quilting.  And a big thank you to Leita Shahan for finishing the binding.

Scarlet and Gray Allover Quilt

I just entered a quilt at Quilting Gallery's Weekly Themed Quilt contest. Voting starts Friday August 5th and runs through Sunday August 7th. Please vote for the quilt below.

I just finished the binding and hanging sleeve on this quilt.  Now it's ready for the Scarlet and Gray Trunk show at JEllen's House of Fabric in October.