Quilting time

When I deliver Meals on Wheels in Folsom, I pick up the meals (or at least meet the delivery truck) at 48 Natoma, a senior/community center which attempts to do a lot of things for the community. Besides serving Meals in seniors in the center and being the drop off point for Meals on Wheels drivers, the center is a small art gallery with 5 or 6 different exhibits throughout the year. The current exhibit is best described on their linksite which you can visit by clicking on this photo of a quilt.



Current Exhibit: "Not Your Grandmother's Quilt"
January 16 - March 6, 2009


I found the quilt that greets you upon entering quite captivating.


This little nook in the gallery defies the exhibit name. Not only does it exhibit quilts which may indeed be just like those your grandma made but it also has a treadle powered sewing machine just like grandma probaby used in making that quilt.


Next to it is a modern sewing machine. Arrayed around this machine are quilts that really do fir the theme. Modern techniques of sewing and quilting are shown up close and personal. I didn't get pictures of all the quilts. If you're in the Folsom area and have some small amount of time on your hands, drop by 48 Natoma .

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And speaking of quilts, our youngest son and his wife have been spening some weekends with us working on a quilting project. This is a picture of a recently completed top for their first quilt. Each of the patters, emblems, monologue comes from a black t-shirt that Steven used to wear regularly. Having just lost 40 to 50 pounds, some of these t's just don't fir Steven any more.


Now that they're finished one they are in the process of designing a second one. This one has a Star Wars theme, most of the shirts coming from Lissa's collection.