The other day, I was looking around my studio and realized that I have a number of treasures that I adore!! And that I enjoy looking at every day!
These are my oldest treasures. The first is a sewing kit that came with one of my treadle machines. The treadle is about 100 years old, and I’m guessing that this case is around the same vintage. The 2nd picture is my mother’s button box … The 3rd is a calendar from my cousin … we were born in the same year, but he figured I was conceived the previous year, so he kept the ’55 calendar and gave me the ’54 one. It makes me smile!
These are items that we purchased on our travels …
These are a few of the “secret” gifts that I received at various retreats …
In 2015, I went to a retreat where Bonnie Hunter was teaching several classes. I took the Smith Mountain Morning class and I finished this block. Bonnie graciously signed it … and it is a real treasure!
The first is a pin from a friend … There are NO Mistakes in Art!!! So True!! And the 2nd are 2 birds from Laura, a friend that was working on a Sue Spargo quilt, and didn’t know what to do with them all!!! I feel honoured to have 2 of them in my studio! The nurse’s cap is from a reunion in 2006! A small replica of what we had to wear! After graduation, I never wore my cap again! And the Winnie the Pooh lunch kit was a university graduation gift from my sister (I was 50!). It lives in a travelling tote and is used frequently!
The little zipper bag was bought at Victoria Falls in Africa and my daughter brought the fabric coloured magnetic letters when she returned from Cambodia.
Gifts from my cousins … they both quilt, but one also paints …
Treasured hand made cards …
This Stained Glass window hanging was made by a dear friend … she was my roomie in nursing school … we were in each other’s wedding parties …
What treasures do you have in your sewing space?
Quilting Gail 
I have a wooden sign that my sister gave me that reads, “Don’t Needle the Quilter!” You’ve got loads of treasures. Jealous of the Bonnie Hunter autograph and the beautiful quilty stained glass work. Lots of memories for you — including your sister’s lunchbox gift! Lol!
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Thanks, Sue!! I love the “Don’t Needle the Quilter!” So cute!
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Gail, these truly are treasures! We didn’t have to wear our caps during clinicals, or even at graduation, but a few of us decided to do that in honor of Ms. Ida Moffett, whom Samford’s Nursing School was named for. That’s the only time I ever wore my cap! Thanks for sharing your treasures with us! I really love that sewing kit you received with your treadle machine too!
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Thanks, Brenda. We had to wear our caps all the time, except when in the OR or the Psych unit. There was 1 red strip for 1st year, 2 for 2nd and 3 for 3rd. None for when we graduated … I highly disliked them!! Although, I did roll my hair in curlers and tuck it under my cap! Thankfully, the instructors (especially the nuns) never found out! LOL!!!
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Oh, how wonderful to share your treasured items! I enjoyed that!
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Thank you very much!
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You have some beautiful treasures in your sewing room!
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Thank you, Kate!
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