Classes were done, cars were packed and I had a long drive home... but this was going to be a two-part drive. Leaving Williamsburg around 6pm and driving 600+ miles straight through would have me arriving home in the wee hours. After 4 days of sewing and late nights I was tired and found a room to lay my head after about 200 miles. The next morning was dreary, but I had another 400+ miles to go to get home. I was heading into storms and heavy rain driving through the mountains of southern Virginia. So, when it was time for a break I looked for an interesting place to stop. I discovered a pair of antique malls with hundreds of vendors each and pulled over to explore. I am also searching for a Featherweight. I have been wanting one for a while, and Mom recently expressed interest in owning one also, but haven't had any luck finding one yet. Both malls were filled with a vast array of quilts and tops, most hand stitched, in a variety of patterns and fabrics, and a several sewing machines (but alas, no featherweight) . There were many interesting-to-me and unique items, remaining relics of days gone by, but they will be for tomorrow's post...except for just this one:
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| A real feed sack! I've seen the fabrics before, but never an actual sack. I can only imagine how excited women would be to go to the grain store with their husbands in search of just the right sack fabric for their project! LOL! |
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| log cabin |
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| red baskets on white |
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| 9 patch |
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| Grandmothers Flower Garden |
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| large 9patch |
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| quarter fan |
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| feedsack squares |
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| I thought this one was quite unique and intriguing. I'm thinking it might be some kind of wedding ring variation, but I cannot figure how it was put together. |
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| Churndash | |
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| simple red and white |
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| Pieced baskets |
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| look at the quilted in flower on these baskets! |
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| dresden plate |
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| I loved the blend of grays and magentas and reds in this string quilt! |
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| feedsack stars |
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| 9patch on point |
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| I love how the maker put most of the lighter churndash blocks in the middle and bordered them with the darker blocks. I think she may have switched the blocks on the bottom left.. see how the lighter one is in the border. |
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| lone star |
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| Pieced baskets |
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| Pig |
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| I still have my doll just like this one! |
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| dresden plate pillow |
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| one-eyed quilted bear |
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