Auction Quilts

Today my husband and I went to an auction. We had never been to this place, so were not sure what to expect. Got there early so we could preview items. There were 4 quilts up for auction.

This first quilt I had the winning bid. It is definately a "kit" quilt. What do you think 1950's or 1960's? The dots are all there for quilting. The person appliqued it all in white thread. The quilt and the binding is all done by hand. It is in excellent condition. I don't think it had been used. I think the quilt was made for a double bed. This second quilt is believe is from the 30's. It has no batting inside and is all done by hand. There is a some repair work that is needed. In one place, all the hexagons are gone. They would have all been the same fabric. Otherwise it is in good condition. This one is a double bed size, but extra long.

I was please to have won the bids on each of these quilts. There were a few other things I bid on, but was not as successful. Darn!!! It was a fun thing to do on a rainy afternoon.

Quilt Bee

Last evening was my time to host our quilt bee. The show and tell was fabulous. Linda made these first 2 tops. They are the same pattern, but each is made with a different set of fabrics.
They are stunnng.

Marcia and Bonnie purchased the same charm pack last February with the challenge that each had to make a quilt by this February. They unvailed their projects last evening. Again, same fabrics, very different results.

Lyn has Edyta Sitar's quilt "Dresden Star" done except for borders. At our quilting bee weekend she got all of this together. It was a quilt I had planned to work on too. She is way farther along then I am. Good Job. It looks so fabulous.

This is another quilt Lyn is finishing up. She just got it back from being quilted. She is is putting on the binding. The batiks are wonderful.

This is another quilt Lyn is finishing up. It is a wedding gift to be given soon. The shades of green with the black and white fabrics is stunning.

Our quilt bee meets once a month at one of our houses. We like to get together to share ideas, and we have show and tell, and of course to catchup on what is going on in our lives. We like to plan road trips to shows and of course shops. We also love to eat. Lyn can always find the great restaurants when we are on the road. We all look forward to our times together.