tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post8850493028162845873..comments2024-03-27T23:09:18.304-04:00Comments on Fun With Barb: Land of LincolnBarbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08619642267222624728noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-68522715218504476152011-04-25T17:32:53.116-04:002011-04-25T17:32:53.116-04:00Gosh, you had such great fun in IL, and PA and NY!...Gosh, you had such great fun in IL, and PA and NY! I wish I would have been there! What a blast you must have had!Quilts And Pieceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043640520513261597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-1115320547927942212011-04-24T15:08:15.636-04:002011-04-24T15:08:15.636-04:00I am so happy for you, that you got to go....
Than...I am so happy for you, that you got to go....<br />Thanks for sharing your photos!Sandra Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369992819437905498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-76358701852274302662011-04-21T12:15:39.308-04:002011-04-21T12:15:39.308-04:00Yes...LOVE the basket quilt and got warm and fuzzy...Yes...LOVE the basket quilt and got warm and fuzzy feeling looking at those ghostly birds..HA! I wonder if maybe the birds were meant to be crows????...but sort of eagle looking too!!Browndirtcottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259939643695340109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-33176299210001372022011-04-19T09:27:17.310-04:002011-04-19T09:27:17.310-04:00I love those Amish quilts too. Was lucky enough to...I love those Amish quilts too. Was lucky enough to see an exhibition of them years ago. much better price on the book by going directly to the author, Jan Wass, website. that applique quilt is a hoot - yes, those look like ghosts to me too.Tonya Ricuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778059489713831067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-44313874211470212542011-04-18T14:23:51.963-04:002011-04-18T14:23:51.963-04:00Love the basket quilt. And the other one is very s...Love the basket quilt. And the other one is very specialbaukjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699277788480772380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-37697978797167723842011-04-18T12:11:22.662-04:002011-04-18T12:11:22.662-04:00What a fun trip! It must have been funto see the A...What a fun trip! It must have been funto see the Amish quilts in person?<br />So sweet to see Hanna's siggy block.<br />I LOVE the applique quilt. I hope you make one. Those birds are fantastic!Ann Championhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08142572469569643507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-38793950951373883972011-04-18T09:10:27.088-04:002011-04-18T09:10:27.088-04:00I live downstate in Central Illinois, where it is ...I live downstate in Central Illinois, where it is finally spring, as well. We had a LOOOOONG winter. I bought that Amish book and love it. I'm only about half an hour from Arthur and Arcola and visit the Amish shops there often. I love their goodies and the quilt shops. I highly recommend that book. Beautiful pictures and lots of them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530415077187323894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-2144921078448673652011-04-17T11:37:28.799-04:002011-04-17T11:37:28.799-04:00Oh thanks for sharing those quilts ...I bet the ha...Oh thanks for sharing those quilts ...I bet the hand appliqued quilt started out with one maker and ended with another who just wanted to finish it. thank goodness she did so we can all enjoy it.<br /><br />Happy sewingKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430521425239584348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-73659682186275583162011-04-17T02:40:05.251-04:002011-04-17T02:40:05.251-04:00The photos are so lovely, what a great part of the...The photos are so lovely, what a great part of the country. I'm so glad you got visiting rights to the quilt. The antique one is charming and very improvisational looking.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045225648259636672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-46144633369516910152011-04-16T14:33:47.704-04:002011-04-16T14:33:47.704-04:00So near and yet so far! Sounds like you had a grea...So near and yet so far! Sounds like you had a great visit and packed a lot in. Let's see...if Mary turned 70 in 2000, that would make her....Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035433796631359696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-53836483707498135002011-04-16T07:58:38.753-04:002011-04-16T07:58:38.753-04:00Welcome back - sounds like a fun trip. That's...Welcome back - sounds like a fun trip. That's a pretty basket quilt. Love the ghost birds.Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-6345303160331400302011-04-16T01:22:50.606-04:002011-04-16T01:22:50.606-04:00I've never seen a basket quilt I didn't li...I've never seen a basket quilt I didn't like, and this one is extra special. That's a perfect spot for signatures. <br />The bird-bat figures are interesting. They certainly make the quilt an original. <br /><br />I'm a born and reared Midwesterner. My favorite time of the year is now, when spring returns in all its green glory. You came back to visit at a great time.Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255216150275846123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-19098893752552467072011-04-15T18:43:20.915-04:002011-04-15T18:43:20.915-04:00It all sounds and looks wonderful! What an intere...It all sounds and looks wonderful! What an interesting applique top - I imagine the maker was disappointed to see what happened to her green fabric - I wonder how fast it faded. The birds are very fun :0) The whole quilt is very whimsical looking.<br />The basket quilt is lovely as well. Your daughter's signature is very sweet.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07413787362860014295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-26349688548353283382011-04-15T16:41:31.355-04:002011-04-15T16:41:31.355-04:00The ghost eagles are a hoot! The flowers kind of h...The ghost eagles are a hoot! The flowers kind of have a spiderweb shape. Glad you had a good time with friends. What a beautiful basket quilt!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045447993210042025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-79934407212115944842011-04-15T14:54:23.439-04:002011-04-15T14:54:23.439-04:00Welcome home!
oh this quilt of Marys is wonderfu...Welcome home!<br /> oh this quilt of Marys is wonderful! love those eagles, LOL!!!!!<br />the basket quilt is beautiful<br />how sweet that Hanna signed one! ah memories, isn't that what its all about. Glad you went HOME and had fun with your friends.<br />Kathie who needs that Illinois amish book!antique quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379983489980682690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-78940739815554509682011-04-15T14:41:04.061-04:002011-04-15T14:41:04.061-04:00Me again, is Mary your friend of "Fun with Ba...Me again, is Mary your friend of "Fun with Barb and Mary"???Judy in Michiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10663734488593757109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-2369351719955152112011-04-15T14:03:32.088-04:002011-04-15T14:03:32.088-04:00Looks like you are having a whole load of fun.
Gr...Looks like you are having a whole load of fun. <br />Great Basket quilt.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919240469331985688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-89859499990021702982011-04-15T13:39:01.916-04:002011-04-15T13:39:01.916-04:00I must be living in the midwest in an alternate un...I must be living in the midwest in an alternate universe! It is not that springy looking in my little corner of Michigan yet! What a lovely looking resort! That basket quilt is so sweet, and I love the antique top with the ghosts, LOL! That would be so pretty recreated...I think you should do it! Maybe instead of red and green, you could do it in black and orange and keep the birds as ghosts!!<br /><br />In stitches,<br />Teresa :o)Teresa Rawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198469746467771421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-73414336614333562732011-04-15T11:29:44.354-04:002011-04-15T11:29:44.354-04:00Hey, ya never know -- those just might have been m...Hey, ya never know -- those just might have been meant to be ghosts! Aren't old quilts interesting? I love the mix of machine and hand stitching. It certainly breaks all the "rules" that we used to be told about quilting. (Which, happily, there don't seem to be any rules anymore! ) Glad you had a great trip!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-613211204092654962011-04-15T11:06:53.400-04:002011-04-15T11:06:53.400-04:00It looks like such a nice place to stay. Thanks fo...It looks like such a nice place to stay. Thanks for sharing the quilt with all of us and I am glad you were able to take a trip and visit friends.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06788501040456075846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-50762510524296859492011-04-15T11:05:12.220-04:002011-04-15T11:05:12.220-04:00Do you have an idea regarding the date of Mary'...Do you have an idea regarding the date of Mary's antique quilt? Would it be the end of the 1800s?? I love that part of Illinois - we would visit Woodstock often. Thanks for the memories!Judy in Michiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10663734488593757109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-83977269570630004112011-04-15T10:21:52.557-04:002011-04-15T10:21:52.557-04:00I grew up in Northbrook and love to go back and vi...I grew up in Northbrook and love to go back and visit the Midwest. Everybody here on the east coast says, "...but the Midwest is so flat..." I love flat.ann hermeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068868213248274695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-14855028482282127702011-04-15T09:52:06.049-04:002011-04-15T09:52:06.049-04:00It sounds like a very nice trip Barb! Love the &qu...It sounds like a very nice trip Barb! Love the "ghosts: on Mary's quilt! Too funny!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-53830011437382842472011-04-15T09:50:16.877-04:002011-04-15T09:50:16.877-04:00Welcome Home!! It sounds like you had a wonderful...Welcome Home!! It sounds like you had a wonderful time. How fun to revisit a quilt that your little girl signed so long ago :0)<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6259558187936840360.post-38166413952914033852011-04-15T09:19:23.405-04:002011-04-15T09:19:23.405-04:00I just love basket quilts and this one is wonderfu...I just love basket quilts and this one is wonderful!Me and My Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470153447120413738noreply@blogger.com