Showing posts with label Clawson Michigan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clawson Michigan. Show all posts

Friday, October 5, 2018

A Community of Quilts An Old Fashioned Church Pew Show

The Clawson United Methodist Church in Clawson, Michigan is holding the Community of Quilts, an Old Fashioned Church Pew show this weekend. Around 200 quilts are displayed on pews in the sanctuary and chapel.

Quilts of every kind! Quilts made by grandmothers in the last century and new Modern quilts.
Pieced quilts, appliqued quilts, embroidered quilts!

Many were machine quilted by Barb Lusk, whose medallion quilt with an eagle center is seen below. Barb is a church member and organizer of the show.


Many of my local quilts friends contributed to the show.


I contributed two quilts. One was the Biblical Block Sampler, seen below in cranberry and green. It was made by the Hillsdale Quilters--the gals I learned to quilt from-- and gifted to my husband in 1998.






The embroidered yellow roses quilt was made by my weekly quilt group friend's mother.



The other quilt I contributed was the Japanese Kimono girls. The blocks were made by the Hillsdale Quilters and given to me. I set them in this quilt and hand quilted it with traditional Sashiko patterns.
 There were Halloween quilts and witch quilts.



A display from the Remember Me Quilt Project included quilts made to remember victims of gun violence.
 There is also vendors selling their handcrafted goods.

Saturday, April 30, 2016

Sinclair Antiques



We visited a new antique mall in Clawson. Sinclair Antiques is right next to our local bakery/bread/pizza/sub/shop, Julian Brothers.  The building dates to 1947 when it was a Sinclair gas station.

There is a couch and tv in the lobby for spouses or kids who get bored! But who will get bored--there is something for everyone.
 This Erector set has it's original Hudson's label marked $50.
Bring TR home for $400
There is a 1915 bust of Teddy Roosevelt! If I had room I'd bring TR home with me! What a marvelous conversation piece he would be!

There was a lot of vintage clothing, including shoes and fancy Edwardian white shirts, dresses, and skirts.


And several quilts.
this wonderful quilt top was used behind a display 
$95 hand made quilt
$125 kit quilt Little Red Riding Hood


 
 And dolls.
 The owners are lovely people. Coffee and a plate of cookies were provided.
I will be back.