Month: July 2008

Soda Bottles Begone

I spent a GREAT hour or so with my SIL at Quilting Adventures in Richmond, VA (www.quiltingadventures.com) on Sunday. Since I was there last time Joyce has moved the shop next door to a much bigger space and it is gorgeous. It has the feel of a cool, calm space.

One thing that is great about QA is that Joyce only sells products that she loves. One of them is a new batting made from soda bottles. It is a light green color from the bottles that are green (like Sprite). It feels soft with just a tiny bit of stiffness. The packaging tells the purchaser how many soda bottles were kept out of landfills per the size of the batting. I'll let you know the name and manufacturer soon.

NEQM

I went to the New England Quilt Museum yesterday. There was an exhibit of antique quilts from the Gerald Roy/Paul Pilgrim collection. Many of the quilts were Amish style-solids in patterns such as Ninepatch, row quilts with elaborate quilting. The quilting was gorgeous. Lots of complicated feathers.

Sadly, there weren't very many quilts shown; 30-40 at the most. The lighting was really low. Too low, actually. We could barely see the quilts to be honest. Very sad. I hope this is a brief lapse.