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AA Day in the Field A special edition quilt for Ardmore - November 2004
At the 2004 WCA Specialty in Ontario, CA, the quilters were approached and asked why they had never done a field themed quilt. Well, we're always up to a challenge, but we had a problem, the 2005 Quilt was already in production! The challenge was put out to the group and several of the members agreed to contribute another block or two in a relatively short period of time! The field quilt was born! This quilt depicts the weim doing what it was bred to do. Each block is different, some comical, some serious, but they each tell a story about our love for the natural ability of our breed. This quilt was given away at Ardmore in November of 2004. So, in 2004, this small group of dedicated quilters put out two beautiful quilts!! We pulled it off, but not without some trouble!! A new quilter was used to do the quilting (stitching the three sections - top, backing and batting) together. When we got it back, it was beautiful, but lumpy!! The quilt did not lay flat and had numerous puckered areas. Once the winner was chosen, we gave her the choice of having it re-quilted on her own or letting us keep it and have it redone. She said she would wait until it was right! Taking out all the tiny stitches that were put in by the first quilter is no small task. It took two kind Illinois volunteers, Carol B. and Joanne R. hundreds of hours to remove the quilting. Once it was removed,we sent it back to Sally, the best machine quilter in the world (or at least we think so!). We sent along new backing and sashing fabric in case she needed it. Sally took the top apart and put in new sashing as the old one had too many little puncture wounds in it to survive! When we received the quilt back from the second quilting, all of the quilters who saw it were in awe! This is a simply amazing quilt and once again, our Quilting Sally saved the day!! The quilt winner did not actually get possession of the quilt until late 2005.
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