Don’t look now but somewhere very close to you a gnome watching you! Gnomes have escaped the garden and can be found everywhere—from pjs to Christmas decorations to our Quilt Etc. Sale.
This summer when we visited the Omaha Botanical Gardens, a gnome scavenger hunt was in progress. Thirty-six gnomes of all sizes were scattered about the gardens, some more hidden than others.
Children scurried about with paper and pencils hunting for the different gnomes and noting the mischief in which they were involved–and learning some very important conservation facts.
My husband was embarrassingly fascinated by the charts designed to help you pick a “gnome name”.
So, if I use my maiden name instead of my married name, I am “Juniper Raindrop of the Glen”. Each family member received a text with their “gnome name” from Juniper Toadflax of the Garden! Hats off to the marketing division of the Omaha Botanical Gardens–gnomes added degree of whimsey to the morning visit.
The Quilters at First have had some gnomes sneak into our October sale!
Janis professes to dislike gnomes, but two of the gnome projects are from her sewing room!
This table runner with the gnome tending his flowers is truly a “garden gnome”! He must have magical powers to be able to separate the flowers from the weeds with his hat covering his eyes. The background fabric is a print resembling a newspaper. The table runner is 14″ x 46″ and is for sale for $60.SOLD
This holiday pillows has three gnomes sporting long white furry beards, wooden bead noses and extraordinary hats. Expertly appliquéd wool felt gnome bodies are on a snow flake background. A Christmas holly print frames these characters.
The pillow measures 13″ x 14″ — and is for sale for $50. SOLD
Judy N embraced the gnome movement by choosing a flannel panel of two sleepy gnomes napping.
Soft blue and brown add to the high “cuddle factor” of this large baby quilt. In fact the 58″ x 64″ quilt is large enough to grown with the child and would make a perfect curl up on the couch quilt. Machine quilted, it can be laundered often. Both front and back are flannel. $150
One never knows where these mischievous little people will be next. Visit the Quilts Etc. Sale in October and do some gnome searching.
Quilts, Etc. 