March is National Quilt Month. If you have had the good fortune to have quilters in your life, like a grandmother, mother, favorite aunt, or dear friend, this is a good month to honor the warmth and fond memories these women brought to their families.
My research about National Quilt Month brought me to the National Quilter's Association website , where I discovered that our own dear Ohio was honored last year, with the Ohio Star pattern (with a twist) as the featured project.
From National Quilters Association's website:
For the 22st anniversary of National Quilting Day, we have chosen this pattern, an Ohio star with a simple Mariner’s Compass center designed by Martha Ethridge, to share with your group or guild to use to celebrate National Quilting Day, March 17, 2012. Our colors blend with those of Rebecca Barker’s poster used for the 43rd Annual NQA Quilt Show. You should be creative with color combinations used to build your own Pointing the Way quilt. Then share your quilt and tell us about it. Mariner’s Compasses were used to guide sailors and it is possibly one of the earliest named quilt designs in America. So make your compass star and share it with others. Even the annual show in June is featuring Mariner’s Compass quilts this year.
Download the PDF
If you are interested in Martha Ethridge's pattern, I tested the PDF link and it is still active.
Marcheta *stitch in time
If you are interested in Martha Ethridge's pattern, I tested the PDF link and it is still active.
Marcheta *stitch in time
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