To quilty engineers, scientists, Pi lovers everywhere,
Happy Pi Day!
I am a chemical engineer and got my degree at Carnegie Mellon University (known to be a super nerdy engineering school). We did not have many of your typical college parties, but holidays like Pi day (March 14th for 3.14) were always huge celebrations.
Students spent most of the night writing out the thousands of digits of pi on the sidewalks all through the campus. I always try to celebrate pi day now with a celebration including some pie.
A number of years ago, I made a pi quilt for my engineer husband containing 49 paper pieced digits of Pi and I thought that I would post it again for the occasion. You can find the Paper Pieced Numbers and Pi Quilt pattern in my shop if you would like to make your own.
Go have a piece of pie today to celebrate Pi Day :)
From one quilty engineer to another Happy Pi Day to you also!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I hope you had a great pi day!
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Happy Pi Day!
ReplyDeleteHappy Pi day, I always enjoy this little quilty celebration!
ReplyDeleteI made that quilt for my nephew when he graduated from high school. He loved it! He has just been accepted into a PhD program in physics. Thanks for making this pattern!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was teaching one of our math teachers had pies brought in and had lessons on dividing pies. She then shared the pies with us. Neat quilt
ReplyDeleteI remember when you made this quilt and love it; what a fun gift!!
ReplyDeleteI have this pattern to make for my mechanical engineer son after he buys a house. There's no room in his apartment. And he graduated from Carnegie Melon in 2010! (and he was totally into Buggy and goes back for Fringe reunions often.) I should make it for my niece though; she's not an engineer, but she was born on Pi Day.
ReplyDeleteHope you had a happy Pi Day. My physicist husband lost track of time this year (work has been nuts for both of us) and we completely forgot to celebrate.
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