tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912299820318509857.post5905398860938266750..comments2023-06-16T10:49:20.320+01:00Comments on stitch&bake: Book Find in KeswickLyn Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00557236694461718364noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912299820318509857.post-60480578008028221582010-10-25T19:25:41.287+01:002010-10-25T19:25:41.287+01:00The dress is shown in the book and it is exquisite...The dress is shown in the book and it is exquisite. Here is a link I found if anyone wants to see an Amy quilt in the flesh.<br />http://www.quiltmuseum.org.uk/collections/contemporary/amy-emms-quilt.htmlLyn Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557236694461718364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912299820318509857.post-56384175973449058312010-10-25T09:11:44.586+01:002010-10-25T09:11:44.586+01:00She was just a kind, sort of confident but very u...She was just a kind, sort of confident but very unassuming lady from up the Dales. :o) Guess she must have been about 80 something then? I was showing collector cloth dolls which she was very taken with and I was bowled over with her quilting. The wedding dress for her daughter (?) was there centre stage!Rosalindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583572682553511173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912299820318509857.post-55835270361258755332010-10-24T23:05:35.180+01:002010-10-24T23:05:35.180+01:00Lucky you, it always amazes me how you can bump in...Lucky you, it always amazes me how you can bump into legends and they are just wonderful folk. Did she reveal any special likes and dislikes? I imagine she would have a strong personality but I could be wrong.Lyn Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00557236694461718364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912299820318509857.post-56771295861721912982010-10-24T22:49:51.301+01:002010-10-24T22:49:51.301+01:00She was a wonderful lady!
I had pleasure of spendi...She was a wonderful lady!<br />I had pleasure of spending a whole weekend with her in 1987. We had adjoining stalls at a craft display and just chatted nonstop for 2 days. That was long before I discovered quilting but I was gobsmacked at how fast she worked.I didn't realise that I was talking to a legend.<br />She reckoned 3 weeks for a large double quilt!!!!!!!!!!Rosalindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583572682553511173noreply@blogger.com