Silver Threads Quilt Show at Creede, Colorado

Today we went to the Silver Threads Quilt Show.  It was named after the Silver Thread Scenic Byway that passes around Creede and north toward Lake City.  The Byway was in turn named after the silver mines that dot the area, past and present.

The quilt show was held in a community center like no other: it was blasted right out of the rock wall. There are 10,000 square feet of floor.  Read about it here:

Underground Mining Museum

One of the old cars that will be in the Cruisin' the Canyon car show tomorrow.

I told Larry to stand and look at the quilt, so my picture would show perspective, and people would be able to tell how very big this quilt is. He *looked* at it, all right. He looked at it so closely and thoroughly, I'm surprised he didn't go cross-eyed! There's always a clown amongst us.

I noticed that when a few ladies went out one of the doorways into the hall leading to other big rooms, a few of them yelped and scampered sideways.  I had to go see what the cause of this was -- and this is what I found.

I could've brought my Sunbonnet Sue quilt and had it appraised! This lady was doing appraisals.

This two-spotted stinkbug was on the seat of the pickup when I opened the door to get in. I was glad I noticed him before I clambered in and ker-plunked meseff down atop him! I sweet-talked him onto a plastic knife, and vewwwwy, vewwwwwy ca'fully (à la Victoria, age 2 or thereabouts) escorted him to a nearby flowerbed.

1936 Sunbonnet Sue Quilt, Finished

Finally, a sunny day, so I could lay the 1936 Sunbonnet Sue quilt on the back deck and get some photos.  The quilt measures 87" x 87".  I used #40 Omni thread on top, #60 Bottom Line in the bobbin, both in pale yellow.  The batting is Poly Dream.  There are 68.5 hours in the quilting alone.  I forgot to keep track of the hours in the piecing.

The main label is done.  There are 18 more small labels to make, one for each of the Sue blocks.  You can read about these vintage blocks here:

Vintage 1936 Sunbonnet Sue Blocks

A couple of days ago when I was putting binding on the quilt, I left it on my sewing table to cut the hanging sleeve, turned around -- and found Teensy cuddled up in it, sound asleep.

As I was taking pictures this afternoon, I noticed that the Double Rose of Sharon Hibiscus was still blooming profusely, so I trotted down the steps and got a few shots of hibiscus blossoms, too.