50 State Quilt

In 1997 Ruth Frank, WI, started a project on Q-Xchg of making a 50 state quilt. Participants made 50 blocks of their state and sent them to her. She sorted and sent each person one block from each state. What a job that must have been. I made 50 blue crabs for Maryland. My daughter, Nancy Fons Farrell made 50 North Dakota blocks. I finally got mine together and will put on some borders and have it quilted. I promise to do it this year. We are snowed in in Maryland today, so I will get started.
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I have a Longarm, machine that is

I took the plunge and bought a longarm quilting machine. It's a Janome 1600P with a Grace Frame. I've had a great time setting it up thanks to Jill. who I bought it from and who had most of the Grace Frame put together. All I had to do was set it in my quilting room, add a few screws and it was set to go. I tried a practice piece and soon got bored and decided to put in a small quilt. I can't wait to start quilting. Had a few mishaps with thread breaking, but I think it is sorted out and when I've finished I'll post a picture. This was a Christmas present to myself and I was very excited. I was almost as excited as my grandson who got a Transformer, whatever that is....

More Winners

Jim and I are the grateful winners of three quilts at the Quilt Bingo in Bowie, MD. See more below.

Quilt Bingo Winners

Here is another beauty that Jim won at the Quilt Bingo in Bowie, Md. on Sunday, October 18, 2009. We are in quilt heaven.

We hit the Jackpot

Can you believe it. Jim and I went to a Quilt Bingo in Bowie, Md and hit the jackpot. We won THREE quilts. I still can't believe it. A friend of mine says I now have my Christmas gifts bought. The quilts were made by members of the Southern Comforters Quilt Guild, Bowie MD. Hope you like them as much as we do.