The Quilters of West Wing

At the beginning of each year, I pick one well-loved program to binge-watch during tax season.

Last year it was Midsomer Murders….

138 episodes of murder in Midsomer County, England….

At 90 minutes each, it is needless to say, I didn’t finish until well after tax season was over!

This year I have gone with “The West Wing”…..

155, fifty-minute episodes of political goodness!

During my “No QuiltCon Mini Retreat”, I chose to continue the binge watching.

And, of course, the episode featuring quilters came on. Here is the scene…..

White-haired quilters are meeting with the Vice-President while he ignores them and continues talking to the aide present in the room.

Two things bother me about this scene….

FIRST, the quilts are outstanding, and he should be amazed at the work!!

SECONDLY, not all of us are white-haired and bespeckled!! Some of us cover up that white hair with Clairol Natural Instincts!!

Having said that, I am reminded of walking past the “Lost and Found” desk at the International Quilt Festival and seeing a HUGE pile of reading glasses….

Apparently, we often wear glasses, but obviously can’t keep track of them.

JUST A BIT OF FUN FOR A THURSDAY IN MARCH!!

Another Brit-com quilt

A few weeks ago, I posted a photo of a quilt from one of our favorite “Brit-Coms”, Father Brown…..

One of my readers, Nonie, commented that she had made a quilt based on a quilt from another Brit-Com, “As Time Goes By.” Nonie’s quilt was inspired by this scene….

…and this is her version….

This is what she had to say about it…..

I try to do all my own quilting. I like a variety of quilts, colors and styles and like trying different ideas and methods. I probably have a dozen tops waiting to be quilted! I have watched As Time Goes By so many times I think I have it memorized. I fell in love with the pinwheel quilt on Lionel and Jean’s bed in the London house. So I decided to make one of my own. This quilt was almost my first big attempt at feathers. It is almost King sized and stays on our bed. British TV is wonderful and it is fun to spot quilts in the shows.

You can see the great feathers that she added to the borders…..

Thank you Nonie, for sharing with us…..

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THIS conversation reminded me of one of my quilts inspired by the same show.

In my case, the quilt is based on the picture in the background here….

Here is MY version…..

“As Blue Goes By”

So, how about the rest of you? Have you made quilts based on TV sightings? If so, I would love to see them!!

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Thank you…….

Quilts on the Telly

I don’t know about you, but I LOVE when quilts make an unexpected appearance on TV shows.

I mentioned this before, but Michael and I love watching British Cozy Mysteries. Our latest obsession is “Father Brown”, a character based on books by G.K. Chesterton.

Father Brown is played by Mark Williams, well known for his role as Mr. Weasley in the Harry Potter series.

The death count in their village is astoundingly high….it is a wonder that there is anyone left to attend Mass at the Father’s church.

While watching an episode recently, I yelled “QUILT”, and Michael quickly grabbed the remote and paused so that I could take photos. He is WELL trained!

Look at the fun Log Cabin quilt displayed on the table!!

I ALSO like the feather design on the stair newel post….