Happy First Day of Fall–I thought you would never come! And it is raining–not much but after this summer, any is welcome! A month from today-October 22-will be the second and last day of the annual Quilt Sale. Wow!
We have been busy sorting and pricing items for the sale…..and resisting purchasing for ourselves–but fellow quilters have brought in some really amazing projects. I look at the literally hundreds of items and laugh to myself. Every November after the sale, we meet and plan for next year. Every year we make a list of what sold well and what we need for the next year’s sale. And then we completely ignore those lists! Quilters are a creative group and they must make what their “muse” suggests. And like magic we have a wonderful diverse group of projects despite the lost lists.
Our diversity of projects is mainly due to our diversity of quilters. Some of us appliqué–others avoid appliqué as they would avoid COVID, some love to embroidery–others ask how we did that, some of us search Pinterest to see the latest trends-others don’t use computers at all! All this results in a wonderful mix of items for you.
Diane T is our newest member and she brought an entirely different skill set and projects to our group.
The bibs are just last week’s contribution. Most have flannel on one side. The smaller triangle ones are good for wearing out and about–they are $7 and the larger ones are $10.
Diana also made these bucket hats in adult sizes. There are several fabric choices –$15 each.
So glad Diane joined our group–none of these items were on my “lists”. She is also working on adult size bibs–more later.
Peggy scours Pinterest and discovered “loveys”—those sooo soft mini blankies have a stuffed toy head and ribbon loops sewn in the edges of the body for fidgeting and loving.
She has gifted a lovey each to two sweet girls in our Church family. They give them a thumbs up! No two are alike. $25 each. Was this on our lists last November? Nope SOLD
No one mentioned 3-D Santa’s last year, but Vicki fell in love with these handcrafted Santas in two sizes. SOL
Vicki is known for her scrappy quilts—and this year, her Santas. The large Santas are $25 each and the smaller Santas are $20. SOLD
We are constant surprised by the generosity of friends and acquaintances. This year we have been given vintage quilts and brand new quilts. The striking peacock quilt is from a friend’s sister’s estate—-she wasn’t fond of it but hoped we would find a good home for it.
A bit of metallic thread adds to the exotic feel created by the rich purples and blues. This small lap quilt is for sale for $100. SOLD
Last November we had no idea what we would might find at an estate/garage sale in the coming year! Phyllis rescued these orphan blocks bought by a friend at an estate sale by designing a large twin or full size quilt top–the blocks were made with men’s shirt fabric. The blue “kite” shaped pinwheels add continuity and motion to this 77″ x 92″ size quilt.
Want a quilt for a guy…or do you like the muted vintage look. It is only $175. SOLD
Robert Burns, the Scottish poet, wrote the line “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men.” ..our motto might be “the best laid plans of quilters …” But this tendency insures the Quilts Etc. Sale will never be “the same ol’ same ol” but have new and suprising offerings each year!
Quilts, Etc. 