Not eligible for 2010 Ohio State Football Lottery!!

I was checking today to see if it was time to throw my hat in the ring for tickets this fall. 

After I logged on to the Ohio State Alumni Ticket Lottery site it told me I was not eligible for 2010 Football tickets!!! 

Of course I called the office to find out why.  They informed me that a small number (?) of alumni were not uploaded to the site correctly.  This is being corrected and I should be able to process my request by Monday, May 10th!! What a relief!!!

Eleanor Burns Quilts on American Barns Block 1

Just finished watching Eleanor put together the 18 inch Center Barn Block  http://quiltinaday.com/theater/block/block01.html  It went together pretty easy.

I will be seeing her sister Patricia Knoechel June 4th at the Ashtabula Nazarene Church and that will be my chance to purchase the book and necessary templates and accessories.

This quilt will be an opportunity to use up stash and scraps.  I'm planning to do the wall hanging size which has 6 inch blocks in it.

Pfaff Quilt Expression 2048 and Fabric Mover with Stitch Regulator

When I started seriously quilting 20 years ago I was encouraged to purchase a Pfaff 955.  I loved that machine, it had a built in IDT walking foot which helped when I was piecing and quilting.  I started quilting again 4 years ago and got my 955 out and it still worked great. 

After a couple more years of quilting I decided it might be time get a new machine. So I went to the Pfaff website  http://www.pfaffusa.com/2456.html to see what was new with quilting machines.  I also talked to quilters at the local quilt shop to see what features they recommended.  Unanimously quilters said to get a machine with 'needle down'.  So I went to the local Pfaff dealership to actually see the machines for myself and try them out.  I knew what I wanted to do with the machine, and I also knew I did not want a fancy computerized machine.  I started out looking at a basic quilting machine, but finally decided on the Quilt Expression 2048.

I still have a lot to learn to use this machine completely.  It pieces great and it has a neet quilt stitch that I gets me a lot of complements.

I recently received a Fabric Mover with Stitch Regulator to use for free motion quilting.  When I learn to use this I think it will be great.  But as Harriet Hargrove says in her blog http://heirloommachinequilting.blogspot.com/ quilting is a skill very different from piecing.  So I need to keep practicing, and I will update you as I continue to learn.

Why would a Buckeye Quilter travel to Kalamazoo Michigan?

Carmen and Coach Jenny

To attend the Region 5 Level 8 Gymnastics Meet.  My friend Claire's 12 year old daughter Carmen was competing.  She placed 7th All Around in her session of 50 girls.  Way to go Carmen!!!

I took the oppourtunity on the way to Michigan to stop at The Door Mouse in Bettsville, Ohio. http://www.thedoormouse.com/index.html

All I can say about The Door Mouse is that you have a large selection of fabric to choose from!!
I found 4 more Grays to add to my stash.

Andover Fabrics Asian Harmony 3077

Wilmington Prints Essentials Scrolls

Robert Kaufman Terra Bella 8319 Tonal Black

The forth one I couldn't find a picture of, its a light gray with white swirls made by Timeless Treasures First Frost KM-CM1672.

Then I continued on to Quilts Plus, Inc in Kalamazoo, Michigan 269-383-1790.

I found 2 scarlets and a dark gray and a light gray.

Robert Kaufman Fusions Foliage Silver 5573

Blank quilting splash 3504 Cardinal

Moda by Kathy Schmitz Barn Red 5746

Moda Marble by Holly Taylor