Foodie interlude: pancakes

Shawni and Craig have arrived from Nassau and no better way to celebrate than Fred making his legendary pancakes. Wimbledon mens final in the background. Fabulous plump blueberry's and yoghurt all the way from the Tillamook Cheese Factory.

All good and a lovely way to celebrate the 4th of July weekend.

Quilting interlude: a peep back into the 19th C

Museum in the old school building!

Tillamook, Oregon and exploring the charming quilt museum. 

The centerpiece of the current exhibition is a quilt called Crown of Thorns made in 1883 by a 16 year old quilter - the quilting is so fine, about 12 stitches per inch. It is a vibrant beauty and perfectly preserved, must have been a showpiece quilt and hardly ever used.

I browsed through the textile files, looking at the bits and pieces of silks, brocades and cottons and thinking would love to work with these little gems.

A fragile delicate quilt and the quilting is amazin

My favorite, tiny little 1 inch squares and such funky colors from fading over the decades.