So many of us rely on the Internet to get updates on show dates, often to find that quilt shows have been cancelled or have changed venue or dates. There is a new (?) website that offers listings of shows by state and also international dates: http://www.QuiltersResources.net
Another reliable site is Quilter's Travel Companion website: http://www.quilterstravelcompanion.com
We received sad news that A Quilter's Gathering Quilt Show is suspending further shows as announced on March 29, 2016. The show, founded by Marie Geary and the late Jeanne Glenfield, has been around for 27 years and was always one of the great venues to see quilts in New England. For further information, please visit: http://www.aquiltersgathering.com
A major show coming up next week is the MQX show at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester, NH: http://www.mqxshow.com/MQX/East/QuiltShow/index.cfm
We hope to see many of our friends at the upcoming shows this season, a time to meet and greet, appreciate the work of other quilters, and stock up on supplies for those quilts that exist solely in our imagination! See you there!
Patricia Cummings
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Splashers in Redwork
I love to re-capture the past and in so doing, have made a number of reproduction splashers, those pieces of cotton, linen, or linen/cotton that hang on the wall behind a washstand with a pitcher and bowl. Today, splashers are seen in museums but not usually in homes. With the advent of plumbing, they became antiquated and simply not needed.
Today I will share two splashers that are companion pieces. The designs were found in a late 19th century (1800s) catalog of mail order patterns. With today's technology, I was able to increase the designs to the sizes needed for my project.
Splashers often say "Good Morning" or "Good Night." For the splashers shown here I used a high-quality linen-cotton fabric (60/40). The "girl" splasher looks very similar to one that is sometimes on display at the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth, Vermont. It can be seen in the "Homestead" in Abbie Coolidge's room or at least it was shown there at one point in time. The trickiest part of doing this project is all of the "couching" stitches for the tendrils. I was pleased with the final result.
Today I will share two splashers that are companion pieces. The designs were found in a late 19th century (1800s) catalog of mail order patterns. With today's technology, I was able to increase the designs to the sizes needed for my project.
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| Splasher reproduction in Redwork embroidery by Patricia Cummings |
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| Splasher reproduction in Redwork embroidery by Patricia Cummings |
Splashers often say "Good Morning" or "Good Night." For the splashers shown here I used a high-quality linen-cotton fabric (60/40). The "girl" splasher looks very similar to one that is sometimes on display at the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth, Vermont. It can be seen in the "Homestead" in Abbie Coolidge's room or at least it was shown there at one point in time. The trickiest part of doing this project is all of the "couching" stitches for the tendrils. I was pleased with the final result.
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