True to form, it's only two months into our 2010 Saturday Sampler and our quilters have already made this year's project a great success. We have great, full turn-outs at both our 9:30am gathering and our 10:30am gathering. Suzanne has been ordering new fabric collections, the girls have been cutting more kits, and the customers have been enjoying all of it. This month in our Saturday Sampler gathering, two quilters showed some beautiful finished pieces that had everyone inspired and committed to finishing their UFO's. The two quilts pictured below are from very opposite ends of the quilting spectrum. Are you prepared to be inspired?
Ms. Gwen Colson participated in 2008's Saturday Sampler, and she liked the blocks so much that she decided to create another quilt, in another colorway, in fabrics that she selected from Suzanne's. She used Suzanne's 2008 Saturday Sampler finishing pattern to make the basic layout of the quilt and added a feathered star to the center. What a beautiful result, Ms. Gwen! Everyone is so impressed with your vision for finishing these blocks in such a pretty and unique way.
And, as was mentioned above, here's the opposite end of the quilting spectrum: our very own Jennifer showed off a bright and contemporary paper piecing project. This was her very first finished quilt... can you believe that?!?? Jennifer made this quilt for one of ther three sons, who requested a bright orange, purple, turqouise, red, yellow, green, black, and white color palatte. Jennifer and her son sketched together on a sheet (or perhaps many sheets!) of graph paper to decide on this final design. She combined cuddle soft material, batiks, and traditional cotton fabrics to create the finished quilt, and she joked that her son insisted on sleeping under it at night before she could even sew the binding on! Great job, Jen!
As we like to remind you here frequently, we always welcome our quilters to share their finished quilts, works in progress, and even their inspirations and ideas. We can all learn from you as much as you can learn from us! It's always fun to look on and "Oooo" and "Ahhhh" at the beautiful quilts and sewing projects that you're creating!
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