Tidbits

Friday evening, I went to an antique show with my Sis-in-Law. It was a fun show... small, but with so much to see, it took us a couple of hours of browsing before we made it to the last booth. We came home with a few treasures each, and managed to make it onto a local news show.
 
Jen can be spotted at 1:03, leaning over a table looking through a tray of typewriter keys; she's the one with long hair and a grey sweater.

Then, at 1:39, I leave my spot a little further down the table, to walk over and show her something. About halfway there, I realize that the news camera is pointing in my direction, and get a sheepish grin on my face.

At 2:19, my feet, legs, and the bottom of my bag are featured as backdrop to a Little Toidy, then pan up... there's the back of my head.

A moment of fame for the farmgirl!

Speaking of moments of fame... check out the new listings in my friend Nora's etsy shop. A Mama/Daughter/Dolly modeling adventure for the Twist girls! Nora does beautiful work... immaculate sewing technique and perfect seams... way better than I could ever do on my machine, let me tell you. She has just ventured out into the world of selling online, with a selection of aprons, pillowcases, and project bags. If you are in the market for any of the above, I highly recommend her work! She is in the process of making a custom apron for me, based on a favorite apron in my pantry, but with some sampler-themed fabrics. I can hardly wait to show it to you!

And finally... I give you a moment of cozy-ness... just me, wool socks, slippers, coffee, and a toasty fire in my new woodstove.

If only I didn't have a mile-long to-do list today. I'd sit right there all. day. long.

A Visit to the Sandy Historical Society Quilt Show

Our town is quite small. You wouldn't expect to walk into the high school gymnasium and find a display of over 170 quilts, now would you? But this is the craft of choice in our area, and it was packed out with a lovely variety of handiwork.

From the truly humble upcycled denim masterpiece I made for my Boy (I use the word humble in the best sense. I really am proud of this piece, while also realizing that it is by no means an example of true quilting craftsmanship; its not even quilted!).

To the sweetly creative and personal quilt made by my Mama for my Girl (click the picture for a closer view... that's me in the kitchen decorating a cake!).

There were lap quilts...

bed quilts (love the fabric prints and colors in this one the best of them all)...

embroidered quilts...


intricately quilted quilts...

funky what-in-the-world quilts...

machine appliqued quilts...

and itty-bitty-dime-sized pieces hand appliqued to quilts...




there was even one rather primitive quilt (a rare decorating style in the West) that I know many of you will love...

As with last year's visit, my Budding Photographer took his camera along and captured a few favorites...





And the most incredible quilt of all, once again, I neglected to capture with my own camera... most likely because I was being shooed out of the way by a certain Boy so that he could get it for himself. I'm not usually one to gravitate toward art quilts, but the mastery of technique amazes me, and this one was just too whimsical and delightful to NOT notice. I'm pretty sure it got Best in Show, or whatever the Grand Prize ribbon is called at such places.

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A Boy's Visit to the Sandy Historical Society Quilt Show

Rather than take my HUGE digital SRL camera with me along with both kids and all of their paraphenalia to our local quilt show, we brought my old point and shoot digital camera, which now belongs to a certain pre-schooler.

Other than the first image (I giggled when I saw this tshirt worn by another attendee, and was brave enough to ask if I could take a picture- I'll be using that quote somewhere FOR SURE!),

the photography was all his... photos taken of his favorite quilts and well, some other things...








I must comment about that last quilt- it was AMAZING! Completely made from *tiny* hexagons, and Every SINGLE corner was PERFECTLY aligned. The reproduction vintage fabrics used for the colors had tiny characters that she used in repetition, and on each medallion, they were perfectly arranged, radiating out from the center. My words don't do it justice, and I wish I had taken a few photos myself so that I could show you this work of art. I didn't even take the time to write down the quilter's info, but I did place my vote for her quilt as my favorite in the "People's Choice" category.