Unexpected Quilt Exhibition

Happy Saturday
to All the Spool Quilters

This is a post from Reno and I as yet can not post pictures so you will all have to trust me when I tell you I made 4 spools on my trans pacific flight. No quilting since arrival 2 days ago.

The Reno Art Museum is in the last 2 days of an exhibition of Quilts of Gee's Bend. I managed 45 minutes to do a reasonable walk through. It is a utility quilt tradition that has survived and at times thrived since the Civil War.

I attempted to add a photo from the
net but my skills are not up to it. So if you want photos google gees bend quilt photos Lots of sights and interesting quilt history.

I am trying to find a pre-paid Internet USB when I'm successful I will post photos.

Happy Crafting Terry

String Quilt and Fashion

String quilt blocks are a great way to use up spare strips and offcuts from backings.

These 16 blocks are quilt as you go method. The wadding also scrap is pinned onto the back and strips stitched through all layers and squared off. These blocks are for a charity lap quilt when finished.

The off cuts from the string blocks are the lead into the real story.
Grand daughter Awen asked for the scraps and some thread.
Never let a chance go by.
At age 7 her creative spirt is not detered by any so called rules.
A good thing too

Because Awen and I were able to share a rare and wonderful experience.

My beautiful necklace made by Awen. Photo by Awen.

Grama and Grand daughter in their new wearable art.

Thanks to some off cuts from some scrap blocks.

A wonderful time to treasure.

Terry