Davies Manor Quilt And Fiber Arts Show

First time visitor and you bet I will be there next year. The show was held in November 2010 a bit late
posting . Davies Manor is the oldest log and chink house in Shelby County. It was filled with antique and vintage quilts and tops from pre-civil war  through 1960.
On the plantation grounds is Hillwood, a barn where all the action was with quilts, demos, sewing and vendors. At Hillwood and in the Manor house visitors could vote on their favorite quilts. This trip inspired me to join a quilt guild. Don't know which one yet. I have several quilt buddies who have invited me to join in with them.  I learned what a  pie safe was see photo below. Found out they were used during this era (civil war) to store leftover food, mostly sweets. If you look closely there are teeny tiny holes in the doors to allow to circulate.

                                          Davies Manor Plantation
             

             Ina, the docent standing at the pie safe in the kitchen of the manor house
                                        
          

                      Moses cabin filled with Underground Railroad quilts
                                  

        Spinning Loom in the Gotten Cabin with spinners and weavers doing their thing
                                       

Peace, Love, and Art
Angela
                   

Wings of Grace- White Dove Release

In loving memory of our dad, a brother, uncle, cousin, and friend. Charles L. Flowers.

Sunrise August 3, 1923-Sunset April 10, 2011

                                             Preparing for  release

Release of the Trinity and poem "The Final Flight"

                                        

Release of the Spirit

                                                     Me and Ms Aleda

Peace, Love, and Art
Angela

Thursday Nite or Die Quilt Bee

Going through my quilt pictures I came across these photos of our quilt bee. I joined in 1999 but the group started long before then. It had a very interesting history brought together by two churches, one black one white. We met for about 4 years every Thrusday night for retreats, quilting, show and tell and fellowship. We didn't die no way!  Health crises, moving, family, stress and day to day life brought our group
to a halt.
  
                                         
                 

                                Carolyn, Marion, Lynn, Me, Myrt
                                Margaret, Marilyn, Debbie

                                  Angie, Marion, Margaret, Chess

                                   Marilyn,  Kim, Kathy, guest

                                  Marilyn's leg's how pretty

                                 Marilyn demonstrating techniques

                                Kathy and future quilter

Peace, Love, and Art
Angela