Lois began quilting a year or so after I did, only Lois started doing her own thing immediately. She joined the Porterville Quilters in 1983, and helped found Valley Oak Quilt Guild in 1986. I joined Valley Oak in 1987. That's when I first met Lois.
At 91, Lois is no longer quilting. She may not be active with needle and thread, but she still attends the Porterville meetings and has a lot to give. She was the first quilter I met who didn't need permission not to follow a pattern. Design your own quilt? Not a problem. She was an art quilter, before there was such a thing. Such an inspiration!
I felt her special day was in need of something tangible, so I made her this postcard:
Silly Blogger. It shouldn't be tipped like that. :(
The card was made from trimmings of my "Texture" postcards made in early December.
From the meeting, we went on to Calico Mermaid. I would say it's a new quilt shop in Porterville, but I think it's already been there 2 or 3 years. I was so busy digging through her button collection that I forgot to take pictures. Lovely store!
From there, we went to Totally Tina's Fabrics, another "new" quilt shop in Porterville. She's also been in business for at least a couple of years. In fact, she's been in business long enough to relocate! It was there that I saw this on display:
Isn't it fun?! Tina said that it was an on-going art project for her kids when they got bored. They were handed the button box and a hot glue gun. Love it!
She also had a selection of loose buttons for sale that I had fun digging through. I came home with lots of new-to-me buttons from both shops.
All in all, it was a delightful way to spend the day. Thank you, Itty Bitties!!
2 comments:
What a fun day! Thanks for sharing your beautiful postcard and the curious mannequin.
Sounds like you have a great day!
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