Day trip to LaConnor, WA: Eating outside at a restaurant at Pier 7.

Mom.

Aunt Jeannette.

Dad.

Cute things in the Quilt Museum store.

Buttons.

A tiny knitting bag; I think it was crocheted.

Thread catchers.

Japanese balls.

Pin cushions that look like chocolates.

Touring the Quilt Museum

The knowledgeable and friendly museum curator! Yes!

Aunt Jeannette, Kathy, Dad, and Mom.

Dad and Mom.

Kath explaining the quilt to Dad.

Second floor of the Quilt Museum.

Japenese-style quilt.

Another Japanese motif. The rabbit in the moon.

A wedding dress and . . .

A quilt with pictures of all the women in the family who wore the wedding dress.

This fruit quilt is on the landing between the second and third floors.

On the third floor is this beautiful little turret room.

A plate in the floor of the turret room commemorates the historic house the hosts the museum.

Dad, Aunt Jeannette, Mom, and Kathy in the turret room. That is a mural on the ceiling and top part of the wall.

On the third floor of the Quilt Museum.

Dad is looking at some quilst that commemorate 9/11.

Notice the lady in the background has a white glove on. The museum provides those for people who simply must touch the quilts.

Mom and Aunt Jeannette.

Quilts on the third floor.

Seals, sea lion, and whale. The bubbles in the water are buttons.

Seals with bubble buttons.

Moon through the tree branches. The leaves hang from the branches. The spaces behind the branches are actual holes in the quilt.

Tulip-themed quilts.

Third Floor Quilts

Tulips.


There is writing in this quilt. The quilt stitching writes words.

A book quilt!

Misc images from the Quilt Museum.

The Quilt Museum in LaConnor, WA.

2008 Walk to Defeat ALS

Rachel and Lou/Dad

The scene at the Village Green

Friends and family

Jan and her 'rents

2008 Walk to Defeat ALS

Kathy and James

Two Kathies

Friends

Mom/Fran