Day 12---A Day with Eleanor and Ricky

One of Eleanor's favorite quilts,
an antique Eleanor Roosevelt wreath

Awaiting Eleanor
We haven't killed each other yet.

Eleanor's grand entrance
In costume, of course

Pat and I decided to go to Eleanor "Quilt in a Day" Burns' show, which is held in a park outside the main area downtown, so shuttle riding is required.  She is set up with three tents, with the fire department serving a bbq pork sandwich which turned out the be pretty good.  Eleanor presents a very good show, and we were in stitches (laughter, not cotton thread :-) ) the whole time.  The presentation was Quilts of the First Ladies, and information was presented about several first ladies who had quilt patches named after them, interspersed with sing alongs, techniques, and quilts both modern and antique.  A fast paced show with good sound, lots of humor, and an audience of maybe 400-500, (plus the temperature was cool, no humidity) we throughly enjoyed ourselves.  After some more shopping at the tents at the Park, we took the shuttle to the Eleanor Burn's warehouse, and finally back downtown, where we caught the Country Heritage bus back to the hotel.  Let me tell you, quilt shows are not for the weak, it's exhausting work!

Dinner at Max's

After a way too short rest, we were back on the bus for a trip downtown, where we were dropped off for dinner before the Ricky Tim's show at a wonderful auditorium on the river front.  We shared the dinner with a delightful group of ladies from the San Francisco Quilt Guild.  The food was wonderful, very tasty and well presented. In addition we had a waitress who was very much on the ball, which helps immensely.

French Onion Soup

Planked Salmon on wilted spinach
Wasabi sauce and herbed potatoes

Ricky Tim's Quilts

Pat and I had no idea of what to expect from the Ricky Tims show.  I had heard singing cowboy, and I have seen some of his quilts, but other than that, nothing.  Were we in for a surprise!  The man is so multitalented.  He trained as a musician in St. Louis, and composes and plays the piano wonderfully well.  He can even sing, although that is not what he does best, which is piano and quilting.  The first quilt in the middle row is his first quilt, and he moved on from there.  So many different types of quilts, so many techniques, some of which he developed himself ( see Convergence, 2nd from right in top row) were truly awe-inspiring and humbling.  Could I ever make anything like that?   Truly eye-candy.