Up on stage, photo by Siobhan Furgurson from her Yankee Quilter blog |
A big line formed for Show & Tell while I was over talking to Australian quiltmaker extraordinaire Margaret McDonald. My friend Mary Bywater Cross said I should go last in Show & Tell so everyone would stick around. Another person whose name I didn't get, came up and insisted I go first because some people had to leave. When I returned to the table to pick up the quilt and saw the line, I wasn't sure what to do. I slumped down in my seat, and let the folks running Show & Tell decide what they wanted to do with me. After three people showed quilts, the Show & Tell crew waved me up on stage.
Chintz Medallion, c. 1820, Achsah Goodwin Wilkins, Baltimore, Maryland |
I'll admit, originally I did want to cause a stir by sharing this quilt during Show & Tell. I just didn't realize how much of a stir it would be. The following day, I had an opportunity to share it with a small group of people who had a specific interest in it, including the Triplett sisters, Merikay Waldvogel, Debby Cooney, and Barbara Brackman. We all gathered in the Triplett's hotel room and viewed the quilt, along with two incredible chintz quilts from the Poos Collection. My quilt was so large we had to drape it over two beds. As you can tell from the picture below, I was in heaven. That's Debby in the background, with the quilt draped over her lap, looking a little dreamy-eyed.
In the end, it wasn't much ado about nothing. Just the opposite. We all believe we're looking at a quilt from the Achsah Goodwin Wilkins workshop, and that's a beautiful thing. I was thrilled to share it, even though the mayhem at Show & Tell did catch me a little off guard. Next time I go to the AQSG Seminar, I may have to keep my plans for Show & Tell a little closer to the vest. Either that, or hire bodyguards!
Let's see now.....a good looking guy, 3 women in a hotel room.....he leaves them all 'dreamy-eyed', and no one thinks twice about it! Yep....only in the quilt world! lol
ReplyDeleteThere were actually five women in the hotel room, LOL! And me...
DeleteAnd yes, only in the quilt world!
Too funny!!
DeleteI helped coordinated security for a president once so I could volunteer...but that didn't involve keeping quilters away when they have they mind set on something....they can be scary!
ReplyDeleteWhen I realized how important it was to all of them, it was a little scary. That's why I whisked it away so quickly after showing it.
DeleteTriplett Sisters.....love it... and am glad that they got to see it up close and long....know that we will hear more about this quilt in time. Perhaps some day I will be in the right place at the right time and see it as well.
ReplyDeleteThe Triplett sisters were honored to be included in the discussion, and again in Williamsburg! K Triplett
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