Congrats to Tutu

Dec 04, 2005 17 Replies

Hi Everyone



Five of us drove down from New Westminster today [suburb of Vancouver] to La Conner to check out the Dear Jane display at the Quilt Museum.



There are some gorgeous example of Dear Jane quilts. A friend pointed out that two of the quilts on adjacent walls were made by the same South African quilter. One was in blue and white and the other in brown and white prints.



I didn't read the name cards, but thought they were very lovely and wished I'd brought my digital camera along to take pictures.



Long story short, tonight when I was reading through the program I realized they were Tutu's Quilts. Girl you did a wonderful job tackling not one but two of them I recalled that you had done the blue one, but don't remember any discussion about the brown and white one. Well done, take a bow.



If anyone in Washington, Oregon, or B.C. get a chance to visit the museum, get there before December 31st. It's open Fri, Sat and Sun the remainder of the month.



Their website is

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The Gaches house that is the museum is well worth the price of the $4.00 admission.


Yes, indeed. They are stupendous aren't they? Well done, Tutu. . In message , shhdesigns writes

I'd love to see them! Tutu, would you have any pics? Thanks for letting us know about Tutu's quilts Sandi.

I was lucky enough to see the blue and white one in person at the Fort Washington show last year. I took pictures that you can see here

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It's even more amazing that this one was her FIRST quilt! Do we have any pictures of the brown and white one??????

I got to admire Tutu's work displayed at PIQF last year -- or was it the year before? Absolutely fabulous!!!

Anne in CA annerudolph AT comcast DOT net "It's not having what you want; it's wanting what you've got." -- Sheryl Crow

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shhdesigns wrote:

Thanks Alice for sharing those photos. They are magnificent quilts!

Carole Champlain, NY

I put a couple of small pics up at webshots ... think the link might still work

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Still hoping to win the National Lottery so I can get to see the two quilts in the US before they come back home at the end of the year! Cheers for now Tutu Cape Town, South Africa

Your quilts are wonderful! Can't imagine how much time and talent it takes to make such intricate quilts.

They're magnificent, Tutu! :)

Thank you Tutu for the pictures. They are magnificent. I can't believe you made two Dear Jane quilts. Wow, that is quite the undertaking. I also took a sneak peak at the wedding photos. Nice wedding!

Carole Champlain, NY

But I did, just now, I didn't know until I got home and read the brochure! At least you can come up for another visit before they go! But hurry, they leave on the 31st!

Thanks for sharing the website Tutu, I'm going to forward it to the friends who made the trip with me. Was the brown one your second all time quilt?

Wow - what wonderful work Tutu! Just amazing! I couldn't even begin to guess at the number of pieces in those quilts.

Sharon (N.B.) ...................................................................

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