crazy

About a month ago, we had one of those "Keep Portland Weird" moments. The" NW's Largest Garage Sale" takes place a couple times a year at the Clark County Event Center, and it's a huge event. Initially we did not know what to expect, but we wanted to leave before we set foot inside the exhibit hall. Parking was a free-for-all, it was a long walk to the venue, it was very crowded, and the pickings weren't all that great. Fortunately we did find one gem- a shiny, satin crazy quilt.

The event center was wall-to-wall people, and we felt like we were in one big line, which languished up and down the narrow aisles. The moment we realized we wanted nothing more than to immediately leave the building, there was the quilt. It was all folded up and didn't look like much, but I could tell it was something. The sellers had no idea. We settled up with a minimal amount of small talk and quickly left.

We didn't realize how large the quilt was at first. It is 78" x 104", but being relatively thin, it looks deceptively small when folded. It was probably intended as a bedspread or for other decorative purposes. It is mostly satin, possibly with some silk in the mix, and it has no batting. We didn't learn anything about who made it, but it came from someone here in the Pacific Northwest, and now we are offering it in our Etsy shop. In excellent condition, looks like it was rarely used, if ever. To learn more about it, click here.