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Sherry

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Nov 23, 2009, 10:09:16 AM11/23/09
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We went to see the musical production on Sunday. It was lovely. And of
course quilts
were a big part of the props. I couldn't help thinking how important
quilting was in so
many ways to the pioneer families. The first thing that was gifted &
loaded onto the wagon when
Laura married and left home was a beautiful quilt.

Everybody of course wanted an autograph or a picture with Melissa
Gilbert. Well, except me.
I just wanted to jumjp on the stage and say, "Let me have a better
look at that quilt."


Sherry

Polly Esther

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Nov 23, 2009, 10:12:49 AM11/23/09
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LOL, Sherry. That's good. Polly

"Sherry" <wrote, in part> Everybody of course wanted an autograph or a

picture with Melissa
> Gilbert. Well, except me.

> I just wanted to jump on the stage and say, "Let me have a better
> look at that quilt."

Leslie& The Furbabies in MO.

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Nov 23, 2009, 10:39:54 AM11/23/09
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The Laura Ingalls Wilder house and museum is located about 20-30 miles from
me. Gee, I've never been there yet. I think I need a road trip.... surely
they have quilts there???

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

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Listpig

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Nov 23, 2009, 3:01:18 PM11/23/09
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None that stand out in my memory, but it's worth the trip anyhow, if you're
a Laura fan....

--pig


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teleflora

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Nov 23, 2009, 7:05:06 PM11/23/09
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The mother of our (fairly) local quilt shop owner is a retired teacher and
she does a program based on Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Little House books.
She has made small quilts based on those talked about in the books and does
programs at guilds and schools in the area.

We had her back to our Guild last week, where she presented her new program
based on Louisa May Alcott.

Really fun.

Cindy

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Sherry

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Nov 23, 2009, 10:52:14 PM11/23/09
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On Nov 23, 9:39 am, "Leslie& The Furbabies in MO."

<quilteac...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The Laura Ingalls Wilder house and museum is located about 20-30 miles from
> me.  Gee, I've never been there yet.  I think I need a road trip.... surely
> they have quilts there???
>
> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
>

Oh, you should go! Even if it's just some day when you're bored and
just want to
go somewhere. I'd love to go. IIRC, the website shows quilt patterns
for sale
"from the day." I do remember in the books someone was always working
on a "nine-patch."
I read those books as a kid, and even re-read them not too long ago.
Just to
put things in perspective!

Sherry

Sunny

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Nov 24, 2009, 1:31:58 AM11/24/09
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Oh Leslie, I would definitely go if I had the chance. I loved the
Little House books. And yes, quilts did play a part all through the
stories. When Mary was losing her vision she would sit on the porch,
facing the sun, with a warm quilt tucked around her legs.

What great memories....reading those books. And I read them to my
sons, until both rebelled and said the stories were too slow and
boring. Drat.

Sunny

Maureen Wozniak

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Nov 24, 2009, 8:52:07 AM11/24/09
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On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:09:16 -0600, Sherry wrote
(in article
<0e7eb743-9666-473d...@g31g2000vbr.googlegroups.com>):

>
>
> Everybody of course wanted an autograph or a picture with Melissa
> Gilbert. Well, except me.
> I just wanted to jumjp on the stage and say, "Let me have a better
> look at that quilt."
>
>
> Sherry

LOL!

Maureen

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