Ohio State vs. UAB - The Buckeyes are 4-0

Anyone that reads this knows that I love to Quilt and the Ohio State Buckeyes!!!  As an Alumni I'm able to attempt to get a pair of tickets to the Ohio Stadium(The Shoe) each year. 

 

We traveled to Radnor, Ohio last night to stay with my girlfriend Claire.  Her oldest daughter Morgan was generous enough to give up her bed for Jim and I.

 

We arrived at campus at about 9 a.m. and were fortunate to park close to the walk over bridge that at the south end of the stadium. 

 

We decided to attend The Skull session at St. John arena.  The Best Damn Band in The Land(TBDBITL) was celebrating 44 years of their alumni club.  There were over 600 alumni band members and at least one of them was 94 years old!!!

 

 

It was great listening to both the active band and the alumni band perform.

 

After the skull session we headed over to The Shoe to grab a hotdog and some drinks.

 

 

This year Jim and I had pretty good seats.  6A Row 23 closed end of the stadium.  We ending up sitting next to some friend we hadn't seen in awhile and my friend Amy was one row down.

 

The game got off to a slow start, but they did manage to cause a fumble when I was down going to the restroom!!

 

I returned in time for the half time show.

 

 

It sure was impressive seeing close to 800 people marching on the field.

 

 

 

SCRIPT Ohio is always fantastic, but seeing 4 of them done at the same time was truly awesome.

 

The guys did manage to win the game, Jim and I got sunburnt and we drove home in the rain!!  What an awesome day!!

 

It's Ohio State vs. Michigan Week

So what does that mean to those of you that do not Bleed Scarlet and Gray?  It means a week of wearing Scarlet and Gray!  With my wardrobe that's pretty easy!! 

It's a week of laughing at really bad Michigan jokes!!

It's a week of listening to TBDBITL

It's a week of perfecting that perfect O H I O

It's a week of talking the talk and then on Saturday hoping your team walks the walk!

Go Buckeyes!!  Beat Michigan!!

My visit to Mara's Fabrics and Gifts

Last week I visited Mara's Fabric and Gifts check our her new website.  I really enjoy visiting with Mara and her husband.  I showed them the Ohio State quilt that I'm finishing the binding on and my Stars and Stripes Allover quilt.  I spotted this  fabric by Sandy Irish for Blank Quilting, I'm not sure what I will do with it yet, but Black and White can be added to a number of colors.  Especially Scarlet and Gray!!

Busy piecing Quilts and adding to my Stash and cheering for my Buckeyes!!

I have been so busy piecing and shopping and cheering for my favorite football team the Ohio State Buckeyes that I haven't made any time to update my Blog.  So today you will be updated on the last couple weeks of my life!!

The Buckeyes have started the 2010 season with 2 wins!!  Their first win was against Marshall University 45 - 7 on Thursday, September 2.  Jim and I visited my Aunt Winnie and my father Denny to watch the game.  Their second win was against University of Miami 36-24 on Saturday, September 11.  We don't have cable so we watched it on ESPN3.com.  This win was very important as the Buckeyes attempt to reach the BCS National Championship.  There were a few issues with the kick return team that I'm sure Coach Tressel will modify this week.

I Won the Ohio State Football lottery!!! Purdue tickets!!!

As an OSU Alumni I can order tickets in May and wait to see if I actually get selected to attend a game.  Last night I found out I have purchased 2 tickets to the Ohio State vs. Purdue game on Saturday, October 23rd.  Usually alumni get the non conference games early in the season, but every once in while we get lucky and get a Big Ten game. 

College football tickets are not cheap, they are $74 a piece!!  Yes, you are right $148 would buy quite a bit of quilting fabric!!  But the opportunity to see The Best Damn Band in the Land and the Buckeyes in Ohio Stadium once a year is worth it!!

 This week I will be selecting quilt tops to take to Columbus to have quilted!!  I have a number to pick from, including a few Scarlet and Gray ones!!!

How do Quilts and Longaberger Baskets work together?

In addtion to my love of quilting I also love Longaberger Baskets. www.longaberger.com/darlenegerber 

I have been collecting baskets and pottery longer then I have been quilting. 

I use them for decorating, flower vases, storage and now quilting. 

Large Serving Baskets with Lidded Plastic Protectors 

Ohio State Team Spirit Small Berry Basket

They hold quilts, books, rulers, tools, fabrics, leftover scraps, pins, bindings, patterns you name it!

Large Picnic Basket

Sort and Store Small Storage Basket

Longaberger is having a 30% off everything online for Memorial Day Weekend.  Check it out at www.longaberger.com/darlenegerber

Blogger's Quilt Festival Spring 2010

I was searching for quilting blogs and found the Blogger's Quilt Festival so I decided to submit my first Ohio State Buckeye quilt.

I'm an alumni of The Ohio State University, and a big football fan!!! I have been told by friends that the Columbus campus must have implanted me with a Go Bucks chip!!

I started quilting at the Country Hutch in Geneva, Ohio about 20 years ago. I took a very long break and got bit my the bug again the summer of 2006. Once I started I could not stop. My first Buckeye quilt was an Ohio State Varsity Quilt Kit I bought in Columbus, Ohio at the Red Roosters Shop. http://www.redroosterquilts.com/

I machine pieced it at the Great Lake Quilt Escape at Geneva State Lodge on November 10, 2007. The Ohio State Buckeyes were on their way to a second National Championship game in 2 years, but the fans didn’t think that would happen after getting beat by the University of Illinois 28 to 21 that afternoon. I continued to work on the quilt top even after the loss and completed it that evening. While in Columbus the following July I saw a similar quilt and decided that I needed mine quilted by Jennifer McCann of Galena. If you look closely you can see many words that represent The Ohio State University. OSU, Scarlet and Gray, Brutus, Go Bucks, Round on the Ends and High in the Middle, OHIO, Carmen Ohio, and College of Agriculture. I displayed this quilt at the Lake Farm Parks Quilts 2009 Show. And at the Madison Library Quilt show in 2009.

If you check out my blog you will see that I haven't stoped quilting Scarlet and Gray and probably never will.

What got me started down this path of Scarlet and Gray

I'm an alumni of The Ohio State University, and a big football fan!!!  I have been told by friends that the Columbus campus must have implanted me with a Go Bucks chip!!

I started quilting at the Country Hutch in Geneva, Ohio about 20 years ago.  I took a very long break and got bit my the bug again the summer of 2006.  Once I started I could not stop.  My first Buckeye quilt was an Ohio State Varsity Quilt Kit I bought in Columbus, Ohio at the Red Roosters Shop. http://www.redroosterquilts.com/

I machine pieced it at the Great Lake Quilt Escape at Geneva State Lodge on November 10, 2007. The Ohio State Buckeyes were on their way to a second National Championship game in 2 years, but the fans didn’t think that would happen after getting beat by the University of Illinois 28 to 21 that afternoon. I continued to work on the quilt top even after the loss and completed it that evening. While in Columbus the following July I saw a similar quilt and decided that I needed mine quilted by Jennifer McCann of Galena. If you look closely you can see many words that represent The Ohio State University. OSU, Scarlet and Gray, Brutus, Go Bucks, Round on the Ends and High in the Middle, OHIO, Carmen Ohio. I displayed this quilt at the Lake Farm Parks Quilts 2009 Show.  And at the Madison Library Quilt show in 2009.

The summer of 2008 I did a small Columbus Quilt Shop Hop and found the Center of My Universe pattern at Quilt Beginnings in Dublin.  http://www.quiltbeginnings.com/  This wallhanging still needs quilted.

That same fall I found an 'Oh Buckeyes' quilt kit online at Creations Sew Clever in Chillicotthe, Ohio http://creationssewclever.com/ I'm almost finished with binding.  This was also quilted by Jennifer McCann of Galena.

The fall of 2008 I attended my first Buckeyes Quilters Retreat put on by Barbara Sills of Your Sew Special http://www.youresewspecial.biz/ and was working on my Oh Buckeyes quilt when a couple quilters mentioned their Scarlet and Gray stash.  That was all it took for me to start mine.  Too say it is out of control would be putting it mildly.

I will keep you up to date on my Scarlet and Gray projects and post fabric as I add it to my stash.  I will also add some other projects that are not Scarlet and Gray to show you that I don't only Quilt Scarlet and Gray.

Have a great Easter weekend!!!