Every October my mother hosts “A Barnful of Quilts” at her farm in Waxhaw, NC~ a celebration of fiber arts and crafts. The barn was filled with gorgeous quilts hanging from the rafters, blowing in the breeze. These pictures truly don’t do it justice. Here is the post about last year’s show: Barnful of Quilts 2008.
The snippet below is from one of my mom’s quilts~ a true work of art…
The old-fashioned Bake Sale rakes in the money by selling lemon bars, cakes, pecan pies, and every kind of cookie you can imagine!
Here is wonderful Folk Art by Alisa Deshields, who researches history for authentic toys and dolls that she can reproduce. Contact Alisa at primmerchant@comporium.net.
Need just the perfect piece of jewelry to wear with everything? Constructive Designs by Pam Wittfeld~ an award-winning artist, who makes earrings, necklaces, and bracelets with fine metals and beads. Click here to see her website: Constructive Designs.
Cathe Hawley makes beautiful purses, wallets, and accessories out of recycled materials~ even reclaimed vinyl billboards! It really is amazing how creative Cathe is! You can find her business here: Things She Carried.
Isn’t this sweet: 3 generations of women, enjoying the quilt show…
Below is beautiful handmade clothing by Susan Cowan Welch~ soft chenille sweaters and wraps with one-of-a-kind pottery buttons…
Here is Soft Pottery by Barbara Warholic~ incredible sewn fabric pottery with intricate stitching. The colors were amazing!
The featured artist this year was Fletcher McNeil, seen below talking with a young adoring fan…
Fletcher McNeil began quilting when she was 65… and that was a few years ago… what an inspiration! Below is her beautiful work.
This absolutely gorgeous bowl was made by Stewart’s Village Gallery~ Have you ever seen anything this beautiful?
Wow~ what a great day!
by whit
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