Todays short video No 1.Video 2.
Author: Pam Holland
I travel the world teaching and talking.
Photographing and writing,
Sharing experiences
What a way to go.
It seems ages since I posted…. but to be honest, I’ve been rather busy. My goodness where do I start. The first couple of days were rather quiet here. Classes were full however, and then suddenly today it all exploded.The lines to get in to the show wound their way like snakes down the pavement….
Trial movie I manage to get the movie up…. so later on this evening I will share views of the show.
It’s frustrating, I actually did a video and tried to upload it to my web page, but with the new system in apple it’s not assisting me today… This little guy knew how to keep cool. It’s been a real busy day. First I went for a walk in the sun, just a little reflecting…
15 hours traveling yesterday….. I made it to Long Beach at around 2.00 am MN time and the big feather bed was really inviting.So tomorrow I will share the events of the Quilt Convention at Long Beach.
American Folk Art Photos A new Album of photos of the USA …… as I see it.
Vintage Crafts.
In the three posts below, I share some of the wonderful things that I found today in an antique shop today.
Vintage Crafts 2.
A small crochet bag 1930. It’s just 2" wide. A 1930’s pinny. This fabric has been re-produced and we can buy the same pattern fabric today. "The making of patchwork quilts is one of the most picturesque of the the folk arts. It is the only one of the home-craft arts that has withstood the…
Vintage crafts 3
I found and an old quilt top in an antique shop today….. you know, my heart beats a little faster when I find something like this…. It’s double bed size and a traditional star quilt pattern which was popular in the 1830’s It’s never been used of course because it isn’t quilted… it probably sat…
Vintage Crafts 4
There are many vintage crafts that go hand in hand with quilting. Once you begin to look at the history of quilting….you find other treasures that need to be investigated… Today I came across a few vintage and antique gems. The first was a hand crafted rug…it’s actually a knitted sweater, cut into 1" strips…