When Quilts Come Home- REPOST

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This is  a cool story from September 2024!

I had this adorable mostly madder partial quilt top in my Etsy store and sold it recently to Betsy Chutchian. Here is her message to me after the top arrived including the photo below.

Top arrived! Thank you Lori. Do you remember where you bought the top? I have a long row of the very same quilt. I saw your section and had to have it. The funny part is I took my part to Terry Thompson’s fabric camp in the 1990’s. She pulled out what looks to be your section. I crept up behind her and held up my row. When she glanced over, the look on our faces was priceless, can’t find that photo. I bought mine in Fort Worth, Texas from a Colorado antique dealer and hers was purchased in Kansas. Small world. Both parts are shown in Gone to Texas for Crowfoot chapter. I’d love to know where you bought the top, or anything else you might know if it’s history. Thanks again! Betsy

From the Gone to Texas book. 

Isn't that wonderful?!

I purchased this partial top from collector Lynn Evans Miller before the pop-up shop. I believe she used to live in MO but now she resides in Arizona. Did she purchase it from Terry Thompson? I guess it is possible.

From Betsy:

There one more bit to the story…at that fabric camp, Terry jokingly said whoever dies first, should have it written, that part should go to the other. We both laughed and commented on it for many years through a number of fabric camps and quilt markets. She had such great knowledge of quilt and fabric history. Of course, please blog about it. It’s always been a great story, now better, that the quilt found me. How random? Or just meant to be??

Lori says: Meant to be for sure!

Here are a few photos of the fabric since I know we all enjoy seeing close ups.

Ohio's Miami Valley Quilts- REPOST

I love revisiting amazing antique quilts and am so thrilled I got to see these in person!

This is a repost from September 2023

Because I made this quilt in 2016 I was really looking forward to seeing the exhibit of Ohio's Miami Valley quilts at the International Quilt Museum! 

Here is my finished quilt:

Karen Beigh and I did this one together and she was instrumental in designing our quilts!

These were the books we used. 

Sue Cummings book does not have patterns but inspiration. 

Anita Shackelford does have patterns in her booklet.

I don't have much to say about these quilts so I'll let you enjoy! They were really incredible!

Loved the quilting!

So doggone cute!

My favorite of the exhibit.

Love the hand quilting! 

Laurie's favorite. 

I feel extremely fortunate to be able to see these in person. 

Have an amazing week!

 

European Patchwork Finale- REPOST

This is a repost from October 2015. I'm heading back to Alsace and will be posting snippets in the Facebook group but not on my blog. Feel free to join HERE.

I saw some great antique quilts for sale by Jane Lury "Labors of Love". I'm not sure why she wasn't in the vendor area. It didn't seems like the antiques had a big following as this is an artsy kind of show. I knew my blog readers could appreciate the antique quilts.

When we left Alsace we went to........

Germany for a quick beer. Then on to:

The Museum of Printed Textiles in Mulhouse. It was amazing!

Look how tedious and complicated printing fabric used to be!

This was the center square where we parked for the museum. What lovely old buildings.

After that we made our way about 420km through France back towards CDG airport.

We stayed the night outside of Reims, which is champagne country. Of course, we had to try it!

The next morning we made our way back to the airport, dropped our car off and continued our adventure in Iceland. But you saw those photos yesterday That concludes my adventures to the European patchwork Quilt show! Thanks for your enthusiasm and kind words. It was very memorable!