{"id":2150,"date":"2014-08-14T17:41:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T00:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=2150"},"modified":"2014-08-14T17:41:08","modified_gmt":"2014-08-15T00:41:08","slug":"so-you-want-to-make-a-winning-quilt-2014-masterpiece-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/14\/so-you-want-to-make-a-winning-quilt-2014-masterpiece-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"So You Want To Make A Winning Quilt? 2014 Masterpiece Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tMargaret Solomon Gunn <\/a>won $5,000 from sponsor Moore\u2019s Sewing Center<\/a> for her Masterpiece entry, Big Bertha<\/em>. \"Masterpiece\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Margaret started sewing when she was young, mostly making clothing. She made her first quilt about 25 years ago when she got her first sewing machine.\u00a0 Over the years, she didn\u2019t quilt much except for making a few for gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2007, she decided to try quilting again by using her scraps to make a donation quilt for Project Linus.\u00a0 And guess what? She got hooked on quilting once more!! Between 2007 and 2010, Margaret made over 100 quilts for Project Linus (and they didn\u2019t decrease her stash hardly at all!!)\u00a0 Five years ago, Margaret bought a long arm and began a business quilting shortly thereafter.\"Project<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big Bertha<\/em> was inspired by Margaret\u2019s love for taking old patterns and modernizing them with bolder fabrics. She began the Dresden plates in the summer of 2011. By the time she had all the plates hand pieced\/appliqu\u00e9d, she noticed that there were Dresden quilt-alongs all over the quilting blogs.\u00a0 This really bummed her out as she likes to make unique quilts for shows. She ended up sticking the project in a box for nearly a year.\u00a0 One day, when Margaret was looking for something to work on, Big Bertha<\/em> was the one closest to being ready to quilt, so she pulled it out and started to work on it again. It took four months to complete the top. \u00a0The quilting was done over an eight week period, taking nearly 175 hours.\u00a0 Big Bertha debuted at its first show in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What did Margaret learn from creating Big Bertha<\/em>?\u00a0 \u201cI never want to make another quilt that is this large!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was Margaret\u2019s reaction when she found out that she won the Masterpiece prize?\u00a0 \u201cQuite surprised!\u00a0 It was the single largest prize I had ever won.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did she do anything special with her prize money?\u00a0 According to Margaret, \u201cLooks like Uncle Sam will get a nice chunk, but basically no, not really.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Margaret\u2019s next project? \u201cI always have several show quilts in the works\u2026one in the design stage, one in piecing\/applique, and one half quilted!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations Margaret Solomon Gunn for winning the Masterpiece category, sponsored by Moore\u2019s Sewing Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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