Sunday, 4 May 2008

Two Tonya fans side by side

I just got back from the Barnswallows Quilt Show in Morden, MB, and these two letter quilts were hanging side by side. It's a long way from Paris to Manitoba, but thanks to Tonya's blog, two Manitobans had the same inspiration for making letters. On the left is my genealogy quilt, and on the right is Joyce's Good Morning quilt. Another of my quilts was hanging beside hers in another part of the show.

This was a surprise, but not much. I knew Joyce lived near Morden, and I also knew we were likely to be the only ones with lettering in small quilts, and then there's just the pragmatic serendipity of how the space works out. Those of you who hang shows now how much of a puzzle it is. But it was fun, and I think both quilts got more attention because they were side by side. And as you can see from the comments, we did get to meet and chat for a bit.

5 comments:

Joyce said...

Our quilts looked very nice together. I'm sorry I met you just when my son and his friends from France arrived. Maybe we'll run into each other again sometime and have more time to chat.

Sharon said...

Isn't the internet a wonderful thing?? The quilts look great! And Tonya is a treasure, isn't she? I, for one, am so glad she shares with us all!

Tonya Ricucci said...

Wheee, oh boy! That is sooo fun to see. This is the first time ever to have two letter quilts side by side other than my own. Definitely proud of you both!

Clare said...

Did you both know this was going to happen or was it a surprise? If the latter what a BIG surprise!

They look great together.

Elaine Adair said...

Two very clever quilts. Thanks for posting them!

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