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Starting out....
For the past 25 years I have been collecting antique and vintage quilts. I have assisted in documentation days for my guild and local museum but at the end of the day the owner of the quilt always...
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Visits to Antique Malls
One of the items on my list of to-do's is to become a regular visitor to the local antique malls. There is a concentration of them in our downtown so this weekend I wandered through two of the largest....
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Quiltin' on the rivah
Yesterday I went over to my friend Maggie's house to stitch. She lives right on the "rivah" as they say around here (try saying river without moving your lips and you'll be close...)Anyway, I sat...
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Six month countdown....
After a couple of suggestions from other bloggers I am going to try and keep this blog going again. It also came to my attention that the AQS test is just 6 months away (yikes!) and that I could use...
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The things ya learn...
I know that in our appraisal class last April in Paducah they said to be prepared for some unusual experiences...I think I may have a good teaching point for them next year.A few days ago I got a call...
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Quilt Show Study
Texas Quilt Museum Display...Drunkards path with starsNumber one thing learned at Houston this past week...large shows are the best for seeing a wide range of antique/vintage quilts. It was amazing....
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Committed...
This morning I wrote the check and sealed the envelope - I'm committed to taking the appraiser exam in April in Paducah. I had already done the important things - study, get my application excepted,...
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Lecture Preperations...
String Star, Cape Cod Mass, circa 1920Thursday I am giving a talk to the Aiken County Town and Country Club. About 50 people have signed up which according to the coordinator is a good turnout.(Small...
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Town and Country Program
Thursday I did a Program on Quilting Collecting to the Aiken Town and Country Club. What a great group of women and what wonderful quilts they brought with them!The night before the program I started...
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