This quilt, titled "Gone with the Flow" was created by Sheila Crowe, and was our absolute favorite. It was in direct view of where we were located so had a chance to admire it all day. It is a hand quilted piece from a postcard design. You can see the postcard picture above to compare how similar it looks but when you get up close it has so many more features which makes it so unique. It is more of a multi-media quilt as it has other textures added such as real feathers used for the hair.
This is the main part of our display. It was our first showing of our new interchangeable jewelry and we are still working out the best way to show it off and were interested to see how it was going to be received. The response from our customers was very good and we received a lot of positive feedback.
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| Dave taking a moment out during set-up. |
Donna and her mom Elsie of Donna's Yarn & Craft were also there and set up right next to us. They had lots of knitting and crochet type samples there to provide plenty of inspiration for some fun projects.
The photo below is one idea that Donna has been working on together with Mary Anne, who is another local polymer artist. Mary Anne hand sculpts all these adorable little kids buttons. She is a a retired veterinarian so you can see why she does the animals so well. These are decorations combining crochet or knit flowers and using Mary Anne's buttons for the centres. I forget what they all represent but perhaps you can figure out some of them -- There is a Black-eyed Susan, a Ger"bear"a Daisy, Dogwood, and I think those little babies are cabbage patch kids. These are a fun idea to add to a child's sweater or add to their slippers.
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| Polymer buttons created by Mary Anne, Kamloops, BC |
The spring season was off to a good start for us and we have several more shows coming up over the next few weeks so will keep us busy for a while.
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