Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: President's Day Escape!

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

President's Day Escape!

What's a girl to do when the mail order is done, the inn laundry all taken care of, and finds herself with time on her hands?

Well - we don't have to guess, do we?

Of course there were a few errands that needed to be run - the whole reason for heading to town was to pick up some groceries we were out of and needed.

But when that puts me in the vicinity of antique malls and thrift shops with time on my hands - I say go for it!

I eye always searches for the quilty stuff first. Quilts, quilt tops, sewing notions, sewing machines - evidence that generations before me others had the same penchant for patchwork.

The driving force of my life!

I often tell myself that if I had met these makers during their time that we could have been friends.

Today those quilts and machines are a bit more scarce than say 10 years go - but they are still out there waiting to be uncovered and discovered.

Someone had a love/hate relationship with triangles!

A quick glance will tell you that many of these triangles took a turn to go their own way. I love it!

That chartreuse amongst the blues! FUN!

And a very 1930s backing to give us a date of when this was quilted in large Baptist fans.

A Framkin treadle!

I thought the cabinet was pretty unique!

The decorative doors open to reveal the drawers.

Super giant rolling stone blocks!

Eeeep!

Someone gave this Singer 127 a paint update - LONG AGO! Singer machines did not come in this color - especially in 1923.

The shuttle is there.

You can see how long this paint has been intact with the crazing on the finish.

Sorry about the blur -

But that IS a singer badge -

And the serial number dates the machine to 1923.

INTERESTING!

Yoyo quilt on the wall.

1930s/40s fabrics.

Instad of making this quilt from dressmaking scraps, this one was made with planned yardage. That's something I don't usually see in depression era yoyo quilts because they take SO much fabric to make.

Taken from a weird antle - I could barely make it through this aisle.

There was nowhere to lay it out.

But aren't those long triangular sashings interesting?

The embroidery was so well done, and the quilting was beautifully close. Can you imagine stitching all of those French knots in the flower centers? Not me!

So what did I come home with?

A sturdy basket perfect for bringing my lunch and other items back and forth from home to the QPO, another iron for the Quilting Quarters at the inn. (They are left on about 18 hours a day and need replacing every couple of months.) and a pressed glass divided dish I'm going to put long arm notions I need kept at close hand in. It will pretty up my space and keep things corralled.

And I didn't take pictures of those!

All in all it was a good day out - even with the gentle rain.

This morning the sun is shining. Housekeeper Susan will be working her magic and we'll be getting the inn ready for the Lincoln Quilt Guild gals and their arrival tomorrow afternoon.

Did you enter the Gift-Away? Drawing happens 2/27/23!

I'll be drawing for two lucky winners to each receive a Butterfly Kisses PDF pattern AND a gorgeous True Colors fabric roll from Cotton to Quilts!

This solids color roll is just the ticket to pump up your solids collection and add some pizazz!

To kick all of this scrappy fun off big time, I've placed Butterfly Kisses at 25% off in both the the Quiltville Store and the Quiltville Etsy Pattern Shop through 2/28/23.

And of course Chilhowie is also 25% off through 2/28/23 in both the Quiltville Store and the Quiltville Etsy Pattern Shop.