On Tuesday I headed to the American Folk Art Museum to see their "The Year of the Quilt" exhibit. The museum is fairly small - the exhibit consisted of about 25 quilts. There were several absolutely gorgeous applique quilts in the collection. I took a lot of pictures (it's one of the few museums that actually allows non-flash photography) and also bought the new book they have released that shows their quilt collection. The book weighs a ton - I am probably going to regret purchasing it after hauling it through all the airports tomorrow!
Today I was in the Boston area and finished up a bit early, so I checked the GPS for quilt shops. I don't know how I lived without a GPS! Much to my delight, I found that I was only about 15 miles from the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA, so I jumped on the highway and headed that direction. One of the exhibits currently on display is a collection of antique blue and white quilts. I loved them all!!! I need to add a blue and white quilt to my "someday" list.
One of the things that really captured my interest in the shop was a collection of out-of-print books they are selling to benefit the museum. They had several of Elly's books (including two copies of "Spoken Without a Word" for $300 each). I picked up a really wonderful applique pattern book by Pat Andreatta and one of Pat Campbell's early books. There were actually two books by Pat that really caught my attention, but I decided I needed to exhibit at least a little self-control and leave one behind. I had never heard of Pat and am looking forward to trying to find out a little more about her.
I'm headed home tomorrow and am looking forward to Wool Club on Saturday. Nola is issuing a challenge - I can't wait to hear what it is!
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