Nelson

I thought I'd share some photo's of Nelson, British Columbia,
and talk a little about the photo's and quilts already posted.

The bottom photo I believe is the Coke Quilt.
(It was made in 2002)
That was made out of liscenced Coca Cola fabrics,
(sorry don't know who made them.)
This quilt was made as a Christmas gift for my father-in-law.
He and his friend at the time collected Coca Cola Memorabilia.
They were thrilled with the gift.
Since they're not together anymore
I don't know who has custody of the quilt.

The next one up I believe is John's Quilt.
(It was made in 2003)
I hadn't intended it to look so western.
One of the fabrics in the quilt, has a golfing motif on it.
It was made for John's wedding.
He is my husbands cousin.

The Irish Chain Quilt...
(made also in 2003)
It was also made for a wedding gift.
When asked about colors the bride liked
I was told that she loved the dark reds...
I had always wanted to do a double Irish chain quilt,
thought this was the perfect oportunity.
Even though it comes across as a red and white quilt
the reds are very scrappy.
I used a lot of different reds in this quilt.
This one was for my niece Malissa.

Heather's Quilt
(made in 2000)
The year we moved from Boise, Idaho out to Nampa, Idaho.
I let my daughter Heather have some say in decorating her new room.
We went shopping to pick out fabrics,
She picked out a couple of great Japanese prints
I stirred her towards some lovely batiks for fillers...
I had to talk her into a couple of the pieces,
she was in love with many of the prints...
She tells me she still loves the quilt and wants it
when she's done with University and ready to set up house.

A side note...
I get things done quicker when there is a deadline
such as a birthday, wedding, Christmas, etc.
I tend to think I have plenty of time
and so take plenty of time
when I am doing things for me
or for fun- so to speak.

The new pictures added-
Current Projects...
Include the items I am working on here.
I did talk about them in a previous blog.
I did label the items.
A-is that book bag I was making- in conjunction with teaching my grand-daughter how to knit.
B-is that sweater I started-in which I was leaving out the bobbles.
C-a greatsock yarn, Wisdom Yarns "Chicago" color 232. It's 75% wool 25% polyamide
I picked it up here in Nelson at "That Craft Store"
address- 534 Josephine Street email- thatcraftstore@telus.net
to me the yarn has a denim look, I was thinking about making something for my grand-son
the brother to the one who's learning to knit. He's a bit envious of the time I'm spending with
his sister. Of course if I make the one something, the other will want something also.
So we shall have to see. The yarn has enough to make a pair of adult socks. So who knows.
D-is that cross stitch picture, but you can see there's not much done yet.
it's harder to work on in front of the TV. It needs more concentration, and I need a lot of
light to see the pattern correctly.
E-Some really great batik's I picked up at Shannon's Fabric's
tiny little fabric shop, but a great sellection of batik's. They're located at 562 Baker Street.
which happens to be the main down town street in Nelson. They didn't have an email address
listed.

I included photo's of the shops, both "Shannon's" and "That Craft Store."
The top photo is looking up Baker Street in Nelson.
The building on the corner was built in 1900.

This town was featured in two movies that I know of, maybe more.
One is "Roxanne" starring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah.
The other is "Gold Diggers, The Secret of Bear Mountain"
with Anna Chlumsky and Christina Ricci.