40th Annual Quilt Show

Sauder Village

"Pomegranate Holiday"

 

My "Pomegranate Holiday" won a beautiful Pink Ribbon, Third Place Wall Quilt:  Applique & Machine Quilted at the Sauder Village Quilt Show this past week!  I designed this wall quilt as I was brainstorming ideas for a holiday accent in our dining room.  I added dimension to the pomegranates by layering wool and cotton applique.  Accented with beautiful glass beads, the centers of the wool applique are cut out to reveal the cotton layer underneath.  Sauder Village is located in Archbold, Ohio.  What a beautiful quilt show!!

Sauder Village

40th Annual Quilt Show

Debbie Wick with her

Maggie Grace's Garden Quilt

Designed by Di Ford-Hall

The quilt show was absolutely beautiful!  I was so happy to win a "Blue Ribbon" for all my hand stitching!  I had always wanted to make an English paper pieced hexagon quilt.  When I discovered Di Ford-Hall's Maggie Grace's Garden, I fell in love with her design and began working on my quilt in October 2014.  I designed my own color scheme of old-fashioned reds, greens, and creams, even fussy cutting some of the fabrics!  It took over a year to make!  There are approximately 318 berries!  In October 2015, I had the honor of meeting Di Ford-Hall from Australia where she signed a special label for my quilt!  I have made many friends who volunteer many hours in preparation of one of the largest quilt shows in the Midwest.  I grew up in the small town of Holgate, Ohio, and went to school in Archbold, Ohio, my junior and senior years of high school.  It is only a few miles from Sauder Village.  I am home now in Elmira, New York, thinking of my hand quilting designs for my entry for next year!