One fun exhibit at the Birmingham Quilt Festival for all of us Jane Austen fans, was this exhibit by Jane Austen's House Museum.
It included this quilt, by multiple artists, "Stories in Stitches: Reimagining Jane Austen's Quilt".
"A community sewing project commemorating the life and legacy of Jane Austen on the Bicentenary of her death."
Jane Austen House Museum is now on my list of places I want to go :)
How would you like a quilted Grandfather Clock?
This three dimensional piece, Hickory Dickory Dock was made by a young quilter (10-13) Izzy Wheeler and was "Highly Commended"!
The beautiful box below, Jurassic Treasure, was made by Lotty Wheeler (also in the Young Quilter, age 10-13 category) and also "Highly Commended"! What a talented family!
Tea Anyone??
How about this quilted tea set, including quilted yummy treats?
Tea for Two, made by Susan Gray
Quilt Creations category
As you can see in the photo above the Vendor Mall was quite crowded! I did manage to find a couple of things though that I could fit in my suitcase, including this kit for a hand embroidered glasses case from France. (I hope it includes some English instructions! 😬)
And a kit for this adorable Bobbin Pincushion with sheep on it!! It reminded me of Ireland :)
Of course I picked up some thimbles along the way from Highclere Castle, Windsor Castle and two from Norway - the one on the right has a Troll on one side and a Viking on the other!
The spool of Belgian lace is what I picked up at the quilt shop I discovered in Stavanger.
Some fun threads, above, and a hand made Christmas ornament we picked up in Stavanger.
I found some cute books in Norway that were translated into English
that we brought back for our granddaughter :)
Fun, fun trip! Now I have some more projects to work on!
We were served yummy treats like this by our fun and wonderful waiters.
A bit of trivia that we learned on the Galley Tour:
On a single cruise, the "shopping list" usually consists of between 110 and 115 tons of food that must be delivered to the ship.
Average amount of salads served daily - 1600 lbs.
Average amount of pastas made daily - 500 lbs.
Average amount of assorted pastries prepared daily - 6000
Average amount of butter used daily - 400 lbs.
Average amount of coffee consumed daily 470 gallons
Average amount of dishes washed daily 70,000
Wow!
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