Barbara Winfield’s Quilt Wins Best Of Show
BETH WHITMAN PTTZER
Cumberland Co. Correspondent
Mechanicsburg (Cumberland
Co.) Barbara Winfield was
thrilled when the quilt she made
took “Best of Show” at the Farm
Show. She smiled as she said, “I
was really pleased... It’s special to
get recognition for something
you’ve made.” The artistic pattern
of rose and blue strips garnished
with a flair of green makes it easy
to see why this quilt was a winner.
The worksmanship and stitches
are equally as beautiful.
Barbara has been sewing and
quilting for years. In previous
competition, Barbara had other
people finish her quilts. This past
year was the first time she did her
own final stitching on the quilt she
made for Farm Show competition.
Barbara works full-time. She
estimates that it takes six months
to make one quilt She doesn’t use
any special tools for her creations.
She quilts on her lap, starting in
the middle and working to the out
side to keep it nice and flat Her
dog lays on the end of the quilt
while she is working on it
Barbara has been fascinated by
quilts since she was a small girl.
She enjoys every step of the pro
cess that goes into making each
quilt. She especially likes working
with the design, colors, and pay
ing special attention to the work
manship. When asked what some
of her tips were for quilting, she
said she is meticulous when she
measures, sews, presses, and clips.
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She also found that her sewing and
tailoring background helped teach
her clipping, pressing, and stitch
ing skills.
All 100% cotton fabrics are
used for the design and backing of
all of her quilts. Barbara begins by
prewashing all of the fabrics and
has found it helpful to buy only
brand name fabrics. She enjoys
taking a trip to Lancaster once a
year for the backing and fabrics.
A bigger picture of Barbara
Winfield shows a nurse at Mecha
nicsburg Area Intermediate
School for 14 years. She has four
adult children and three grandsons
whom have been gifted with
quilts. The married children have
each received a quilt as a wedding
gift She’s hoping to be able to
quilt for her first granddaughter in
March.
Barbara designed and quilted a
beautifully detailed child’s quilt
for her grandson Matthew last
year. Coloring book shapes came
to life as dozens of fabric
appliques on a primary-colored
pieced quilt She used a bike, dou
ble bus. plane, train, balloon, and
dairy truck as some of the shapes.
The dairy truck has special signifi
cance in her family as her husband
works for a local dairy.
A hobby that began as a child
making doll-clothes has bloomed
into a beautiful expression of col
or and design. Barbara enjoys the
artistic expression of quilt-making
and finds it to be a wonderful way
to relax.
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