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Quilting Days = Happy Days

Color Me Quilted Posted on July 22, 2016 by LyndaApril 9, 2017

There’s no doubt that creativity ebbs and flows; some days you’re feeling it and some days you’re not. Hopefully the days you are feeling it coincide with the days when you have time to devote to your passion. If you’ve planned well ahead you’ll have the setting and supplies to get at it.

HeartSome of my favorite quilting days are those I spend with my quilting buddies. Over the last few years we’ve tried to get together once a month to spend some time catching up while we work on our latest projects. It’s not always easy to find the time but when we do, it always makes for a happy day.

It’s not necessarily because we are making huge creative strides; in fact, it’s usually quite the opposite. We each seem to bring a project that won’t require our creative attention; rather we’re getting work done that supports our creativity. For me this often means endless chain piecing. The longer the chain the better! Others work on hand binding, pressing, or putting together a block of the month, which usually needs to be finished for the following Saturday. There’s also a fair amount of show and tell that goes on, complete with lots of ooohs and aaahs.

As we sit and work, we’re always catching up on the latest in our lives. There’s our professional lives to chat about, quilt industry news (did you see the new “fill in the blank”? I have to get it!), new methods one or another of us may have picked up, etc., but mostly we talk about our families. What’s the latest with each of their kids? The joys of being a grandma. The funny thing a husband did. The lovely thing a husband did. Plans for vacations. Plans for house remodels. Plans for retirement.

We’ve been lucky that over the last several years we’ve been back to the quilting retreat where I met these lovely ladies. In fact, we’ve been back too many times for me to count.

They are my closest friends, and, in many ways, family.

And so Quilting Days = Happy Days.

Posted in Friendship, Quilting | Tagged quilt days, quilt retreats, quilting friends, quilting sisters

Sauder Village Quilt Show Awards Dinner

Color Me Quilted Posted on May 2, 2015 by LyndaAugust 23, 2016

Last night was the Sauder Village Quilt Show Awards Dinner, held at the Heritage Inn at Sauder Village. It was a really fun evening, featuring a talk and trunk show by Bill Kerr, this year’s guest teacher. It was not just interesting; we were able to see (and touch) his quilts. Bill and his wife, Weeks Ringle, of Modern Quilt Studio, collaborate on their quilts and we were given a peek into the process they use to come up with ideas and see the quilts through to completion. It’s always inspiring to see and hear from other quilters (in this case artists!) and I’m always influenced in one way or another.

Sauder Village Quilt Show 2015 Prior to Bill’s presentation there was a slideshow of the winning quilts and first place winners were each presented with a plate made by the Sauder Village potter – Mark Nafziger. Each year Mark designs a plate for the winners; this year he has based the center design on a Modern Quilt Studio design.

To say I’m thrilled to have one of these plates is an understatement! It will have a place of pride in my quilt studio. When I get frustrated with a particular design I can look to it as a reminder that hard work pays off.

I’ll be going back to the show tomorrow for one more look and to pick up my quilt, and I’ll look forward to seeing all the beautiful quilts at next year’s show. Check the Sauder Village website for more details on the 2016 Quilt Show.

Posted in Quilting | Tagged Lynda DeTray, miniature quilt, pineapple quilt, sauder village quilt show

Pineapple Delight

Color Me Quilted Posted on April 29, 2015 by LyndaAugust 23, 2016

 

Pineapple DelightI’m so pleased that my miniature pineapple won first place at the Sauder Village Quilt Show. It was unexpected and a thrill! Pineapple Delight is 14 1/2″ x 14 1/2″ and was foundation paper pieced. It was pieced with #aurifil 50 wt. cotton thread. It kept my seams bulk-free and gave me the precision I wanted.

Every quilt has a story and here is this one’s: “Knowing that I enjoy working on small blocks, my friend and quilting buddy Kathy Clark challenged me to create this miniature pineapple quilt. The kit Kathy gave me called for making either three or five inch foundation paper pieced blocks; I chose to go with three and a half inch blocks instead. Pineapple Delight, to my mind, contains all the best things about quilting: it was a gift from a quilting friend; it challenged me to take my skills to another level; it is scrappy and traditional; and I made it at the Sauder Village Quilt Retreat, where I met Kathy several years ago.”

I did a quick once around the show tonight and there are so many lovely quilts to see. If you’re in the northwest Ohio area it’s a must see! I’m looking forward to spending more time at the show later this week.

Posted in Quilting | Tagged aurifil, Lynda DeTray, miniature quilt, pineapple quilt, sauder village quilt show

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