Welcome to the blog of Scarlet Sampler, the newest raffle quilt for Nebraska State Quilt Guild. This quilt was made during late 2015 and early 2016. It will be given to one lucky winner in July of 2017. Its dimensions are 81" x 99".
Please note: All of the background fabric is the same white, a Kona Cotton Solid from Robert Kaufman in the color Snow. The photos have shadows, but the quilt does not.
The team responsible for the quilt is Jan Wilson from Red Cloud, president-elect of NSQG; Diane Harris from Bladen, Keri Wilson from Kenesaw, Debra Bauerle from Imperial and Glenda Herz from Lawrence. Scarlet Sampler was quilted by Kris Vierra from Lincoln.
We first met in the early fall of 2015. We discussed a number of ideas and eventually decided on a sampler quilt in shades of red. Since Nebraska celebrates its 150th birthday in 2017, we decided to make our state's history and heritage the focus of the quilt.
There are 149 blocks on the front of the quilt if you count creatively. (The small Four Patch blocks each count as one.) On the back is the 150th block: the beloved Nebraska Windmill. This design by Bud Dunklau earned first prize in the Lincoln Quilter's Guild's 1977 Nebraska Block Contest. It became the official state quilt block by virtue of a legislative resolution.
We hope you will like this quilt as much as we do. It has been a labor of love, a learning experience and a test of our stamina. We hope its eventual owner will treasure it.
Please note: All of the background fabric is the same white, a Kona Cotton Solid from Robert Kaufman in the color Snow. The photos have shadows, but the quilt does not.
The team responsible for the quilt is Jan Wilson from Red Cloud, president-elect of NSQG; Diane Harris from Bladen, Keri Wilson from Kenesaw, Debra Bauerle from Imperial and Glenda Herz from Lawrence. Scarlet Sampler was quilted by Kris Vierra from Lincoln.
We first met in the early fall of 2015. We discussed a number of ideas and eventually decided on a sampler quilt in shades of red. Since Nebraska celebrates its 150th birthday in 2017, we decided to make our state's history and heritage the focus of the quilt.
There are 149 blocks on the front of the quilt if you count creatively. (The small Four Patch blocks each count as one.) On the back is the 150th block: the beloved Nebraska Windmill. This design by Bud Dunklau earned first prize in the Lincoln Quilter's Guild's 1977 Nebraska Block Contest. It became the official state quilt block by virtue of a legislative resolution.
We hope you will like this quilt as much as we do. It has been a labor of love, a learning experience and a test of our stamina. We hope its eventual owner will treasure it.
Beautiful, beautiful quilt Diane, the tickets will sell quickly I am sure so I am glad I purchased mine the night it was unveiled.
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