Had a nice visit to the Wisconsin Quilt Museum today. They had an exhibit of Double wedding rings, lace and wedding dresses.... I was very drawn to the Wedding dresses and hand work involved... Which I think is funny, since I had NO LACE on my wedding dress anywhere... LOL!
I love that the Museum is a renovated farm! So pretty!
Afterwards I wandered up to the Cedarburg Strawberry festival... EVERYTHING was made out of strawberries... ;-) even Strawberry Bratwurst! Anyone? Anyone? LOL! I got away with jsut a strawberry lemonade... ;-)
Fun, HOT day!
Have you ever taken your quilts in for Quilt Documentation Day in your state?
I would love to know when there was a Quilt Documentation day in CA! I have one in particular that I'd like to take in. Love all of the photos, just amazing!!! Thanks for sharing.. sounds like you're having a great summer. :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lovely day. Interesting museum. I also love that wedding dress!
ReplyDeleteI've never taken mine in but have a few that I've inherited. Would love to do that! How cool that there was a quilt inside a quilt!
ReplyDeleteI am enjoying the trip your making! I have never taken a quilt to documentation day, I hope NJ does another one someday and it leads to another quilt history book of NJ. I have 2 quilt history books from Wisconsin. one from 2001 and another from 2008 wonder if they are working on another?
ReplyDeletedid they open the quilt up to see what quilt was inside??????
strawberries with real whip cream my favorite!
Kathie
Sounds like you had a great trip to Wisconsin ~ lovely photos of the lacy wedding dresses and quilts.
ReplyDeleteI've had two quilts documented by Bill Volckening here in Oregon through the PMQG. One is a modern quilt that I won in a raffle from PMQG and the other is a quilt that my Great Grandmother made around 1865. Really interesting how they can tell when a quilt was made just by the colors of the fabric.
I assisted with a quilt documentation day...really a fun and interesting experience!
ReplyDeleteWow - that looks like a great place to visit. I want to see what's under that quilt too...
ReplyDeleteI have 2 Amy Butler quilts that I love!
I haven't heard of Quilt Documentation Day in CT - but maybe I will look into it.
My collection is growing...
Hi, it was so nice to meet you on Sunday, and so fun to see my picture here! I'm the gray haired old lady in the turquoise top, trying to (gently!) peek through an open seam to see the quilt underneath. From what we could see, we decided it was a basket quilt with appliqued handles, made in blue print and solid yellow, probably from around 1910. The owner is thinking about separating the top from the quilt--the back is an absolute mess with batting hanging out.
ReplyDeleteWe documented 31 quilts this weekend, to add to our total of over 8000 done since 1985. It's always a wonderful experience, with lots of great stories.
We hope to see you in Wisconsin again soon!
Sylvia! It was very nice to meet you! What fun to watch you guys at work... That quilt was fun to hear about! I couldn't reply to your email as it was a no reply" can you send me your email address?
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I'm so glad you got to visit the museum. My sister leaves near there and I've been up to visit her TWICE and both times the museum was CLOSED!! Next time, I'm checking out the museum hours first before making plans!! lol Glad that you're enjoying the midwest. I think that first wedding dress would look super on you.
ReplyDeleteQuilting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
What a great exhibit! Three of my favourite things - vintage quilts, wedding dresses and Amy Butler. Looks like a wonderful time!
ReplyDeleteI was surprised to see my humble childhood crazy quilt from the museum's documentation day on your blog about your visit there. What an honor. I thought you were a reporter for a local paper. LOL I am a BHG AP&Quilting subscriber and enjoyed reading your 2 articles Mix Master & Seeing Stripes.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great experience having my quilt documented at the museum. Everyone was helpful during the documentation process. For the past ten years I didn't know if I should take it apart or not ?? Now I can, yea. The plan for the quilt top my grandmother made is to repair seams, launder, new batting (thin? or fluffy?)and backing. The underneath hidden part is what really fascinates me. Carol
Victoria Findlay Wolfe said...
DeleteHi!! Your comment is a "no reply" so I couldn't respond to your email. Have you already taken off the top? Do tell, was it a basket quilt underneath? Exciting!!! Email me back with your email address! -Victoria
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