My Grandma and I made not one, but two trips to
Harriet's Treadle Arts while I was in Denver. Lots of machine quilting inspiration all around.
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| Drunkard's Path on the right. |
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| Love the indigo blues. |
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| 30's Repro heaven! |
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| Lots of "mini" inspiration if that's your thing. |
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| Searching for pinks for Miss K. |
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| Browsing books is always fun, and Sunbonnet Sue is a favorite! |
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| What a pretty way to display vintage and reproduction quilts. |
Grandma took machine quilting and machine applique classes from Harriet "back in the day" and then taught me. A few years ago, thanks to Grandma, I attended a "boot camp" style Machine Quilting retreat with Harriet and learned a LOT. This kind of quilting is practical and artful, with an emphasis on the quilting line, not the thread - the quilts never have that thready "scribbled over" effect. Hurray for monofilament thread in the needle, cotton in the bobbin!
While in Denver I photographed Al's and my Grandma's quilts. I am working on those blog posts... stay tuned!
