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The Country Register of MaineJanuray-February-March 2020; Vol. IX #1
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Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3North Anson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Augusta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Windham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Sanford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Kennebunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Online & Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
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Meet our Cover ArtistKaren Cruden, from Latham, New
York, draws on her love of the “little things” in life as a major inspiration for her art. This combined with her style of folk art and you have Karen’s whimsical and sometimes humorous spirit of art. She grew up with the love of art all around her. Her dad was an
accomplished artist who instilled this love in Karen’s heart. Karen’s parents started Art Colonie, a school for the arts, when Karen was quite young. Through the years, Karen also taught classes there, taught art in public schools and offered private lessons. Karen now runs Art Colonie School of Art. “We seem to inspire each other”, says Karen of the children. “I find myself looking at the world through their imaginations.” With much of her inspiration coming from the innocence and carefree spirits of the children she has taught, she also draws from “words people say, a look in an old book and certainly the events that surround all our lives”.
When one views Karen’s art, a feeling of warmth and cheer abound. The imaginative process of blending heart and artful hand allows Karen to bring to you a warm feeling of delight. It is Karen’s hope that through her paintings “you find laughter, hope and love in my collection of life’s little moments that I have created for you!”
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In the Bleak Midwinterby Ann Marie Stewart
The New Year arrives devoid of the color, clutter, and chaos of December 31. The holidays are over. Life is quieter. Muted. What is to come?
The split second between 2019 to 2020 was merely a change in year, marked by a new number. And yet, what is to come—this wintertime of hibernation— is a uniquely beautiful time. A sabbatical.
Fields lay dormant. The stark arthritic branches reach to the gray sky above. The world is awash in neutrals. Black, white, and brown sheep dot the brown fields, awaiting greener pastures, the ewes awaiting the birth of baby lambs.
This is the pregnant pause. This interlude is the Sunday of your soul. A day of rest. An interval between Advent and Resurrection.
Wait. Listen. Cherish the quiet. Reserve time and space to recharge. Making New Year’s Resolutions can wait, premature without a time of reflection. Instead, use this pause to rest and reset. Pull the blanket of winter over you and savor the opportunity to renew friendships over a cup of tea. Fuel your heart by the warmth of the fire. In this hiatus from holidays, hunker down with the hardback you’ve always hungered to read. Relish a calendar with few holidays except the simple continuation of an advent of loving one another.
Appreciate the colorless. Paperwhites and pussy willows on the mantel. The monochromatic elegance of black and white and grey. Contrast of color and seasons helps us appreciate the change to come when spring will return with rich responsibilities and reward. Soon you’ll plant something new in the ground. But for now, what about your heart and soul?
Observe the beauty of the borders set before you. The separation of day and night, light and darkness, summer and winter, spring and fall, so you can fully appreciate what Solomon 2 proclaims:
For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come.
In this muted midwinter intermezzo, till the soil of your soul to prepare a rich harvest of song for seasons to come.
© 2020 Ann Marie Stewart. All rights reserved
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by Annice Bradley Rockwell
Unexpected OpportunitiesAs wintertime asserts its formidable grip
there is always beauty found within nature’sartistic hand. Our landscape is oftenblanketed with snow and a familiar line oftrees framing a farmer’s field now standsstark and proud against a cold winter sky.Our country back roads are beautifullybanked with snow as we make our wayhome and as we come in from the coldthe warmth of our home’s interior makesus feel grateful and it shelters us from even the fiercest blizzard blasts.
In fact, our days that keep us home provide us with a sense of solitude that comesto us only in this season of winter. Mother nature gives us unexpected opportunitiesto pause and our days spent indoors give us moments of deep peace and reflectionthat often lead to sparks of new ideas and creativity that we crave.
A Memorable Winter’s EveningIn winter after all of the Christmas decorations are put away, our homes can be a
blank slate again so that we can happily recreate. Our furnishings can be rearranged,lighting can be artfully added to provide enhanced ambiance on a dark, cold winter’sevening and special antiques given to us by a good friend at Christmastime can allbecome part of our winter arrangement.
With candles glowing in our favorite wall sconces, a fire alight in our fireplace and afireside meal of roast pork, scalloped potatoes and homemade apple chutney to sharewith a few of our close friends makes our winter evening one to remember. We canappreciate the beauty in these slower, treasured winter moments and it leaves us feelingblessed.
Winter’s Deeper AppealCountry outdoor activities in winter take on a different, deeper appeal as well. Morning
hikes in crisp, cold air awaken our senses and tempt us to stay out of doors just a littlebit longer. The magnificence of a hiking trail in winter is something to be soulfullytaken in as you surround yourself with nature’s striking silence.
This winter season indulge in the slower, more deliberate pace of nature. Pause tojoyfully accept the unexpected blessings winter can bring. And take pride in the resilienceyou naturally feel after a snowstorm brings you a new, breathtaking perspective thatonly nature can provide.
–Annice Bradley Rockwell is an educator and owner of Pomfret Antiques. She is currentlyworking on her book, New England Girl. [email protected]
Pink Quilt Block PatternBlock size 12” finished (12 1/2” unfinished)For each block, you will need:• Pink- 32 assorted rectangles, 1 1/2 x 2 3/4”• Dark Pink- 4 squares, 2 3/4”• Scrap for applique (about 6” square)• White- 8 1/2” square• Medium Pink- scrap for applique (about 6”
square)• Embroidery floss- dark pink• Fusible webbing, washout embroidery
marker, pink thread for machine applique• Basic sewing suppliesSew the assorted rectangles together (along
long edges) into 4 rows of 8. Your rows shouldbe 8 1/2” long. Press toward darker fabrics.
Sew 2 of the rows to opposite sides of whitesquare. Press towards scrappy row.
Sew Dark Pink Squares to ends of remaining2 scrappy rows. Press toward Dark Pink Squares.
Sew rows to remaining sides of block. Presstoward scrappy rows.
Trace smaller heart and “hope” onto RIGHTside of medium pink scrap using washoutembroidery marker. Embroider letters with achain stitch or split stitch with 3 strands of floss.(Increase pattern size to 8” x 11”)
Trace large heart (increase image size on acopieronto paper side of fusible webbing. Cutout, leaving about 1/8” border around the heart.Iron onto WRONG side of dark pink scrapaccording to manufacturer’s instructions. Cutout heart on line. Remove paper backing.
Following manufacturer’s instructions, iron large dark pink heart to white square incenter of block.
Cut a 6” square of fusible webbing. Iron to WRONG side of medium pink fabric(with embroidery), making sure that the fusible webbing covers the entire area of theheart. Cut out heart on line (which you drew on fabric with embroidery marker.) Peelaway paper backing.
Iron the embroidered heart to the center of the dark pink heart. Use pink thread tomachine applique around both hearts.
Trim block to 12 1/2” square.
by Jacquelynne Steves
Kissed Quilts by Marlene Oddie
An Old Favorite Pair of JeansInternational Quilt Market in Houston just
happened in October and one of my designswas featured in the Island Batik booth. Thisis the quilt—a reverse value edition of myHugs and Kisses pattern. The fabric collectionis called Faded Blue Jeans and so I called thisquilt Old Favorite. Don’t we all have an oldfavorite pair of faded blue jeans?
If you were around in 2009 when I startedmy quilting and design business, then you mayremember the original, which had a dark ‘O’and a light ‘X’ behind it. It was done inlavenders and purples and it just felt gentlerto have the ‘x’ be the lighter value. The intentof that quilt was for a mother to affirm a daughter through some emotional times. Asubtle hug and a kiss with the ‘o’ and ‘x’ symbolized this affirmation and love sharedby the mother to her daughter. In this new collection’s blue colorway of fabric, the ‘x’is dark and an ‘o’ is light.
As an ‘efficiency’ person (trained as an industrial engineer), I especially like a designwhere I use all of my cuts of fabric in the quilt—an efficient use of my resources. Thisquilt is one of those happy designs! Strips of four lights, four darks, a light light and adark dark will make the center. Add border yardage, which could be part of the centervalues or not, finishes it off. This could easily be sized up or down just by changing thewidth of the initial strips and getting larger blocks.
The fabric collection isn’t due in shops until 2020 but my pattern is available nowand can be picked up on my website digitally or you can order it to be mailed. I’veposted a variety of versions—including a scrappy one that used 2 ½” strips in myFacebook photo album ‘Hugs and Kisses.’ Let me know by January 31, 2020, whatcolors you would make this in to be entered for a free pattern.
–Marlene Oddie ([email protected]) is an engineer by education, project manager byprofession and now a quilter by passion in Grand Coulee, WA, at her quilt shop, KISSedQuilts. She enjoys long-arm quilting on her Gammill Optimum Plus, but especially enjoys
designing quilts and assisting in the creation of a meaningful treasure for the recipient. Patterns,kits and fabric are available at http://www.kissedquilts.com. Follow Marlene’s adventures via
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by Barbara Floyd, Founder
Goodness, our 30th year celebration has become 31 years and in that time period I celebrated my 80th Birthday with a trip to my hometown in Breckenridge, MN, and visits with a cousin, my brother and a life long friend and steady pen pal as well as a roommate from my first years of teaching. While in the lake country, I made sure I got some tastes of Walleye and a stop at the famous
Shields Hardware stores in Fargo.
What I am going to do for this column—since I have only gotten through the year of 1996—is skip way ahead to what is happening in The Country Register world at the end of year 2019. My collection of copies of the paper stops with the Dec. 2011-Jan.2012 issue.
That was the beginning stage of my trying to partly retire…eight years ago this coming February. The first step in that process was to sell the five publications I was doing to two of my employees—Barb Stillman, who was the office manager and did so much more, and Lolly Knoecky, our in-house designer, artist, pull it all together person who got the publication to the printer on time and kept up with the technical ever-changing print world. None of the above happens without a good proofreader and so our long time proof reader/copy editor Nancy Williams has continued with Barb and Lolly these past eight years as well as many years prior.
At this point, we were publishing The Country Register in Lolly’s home state of Nebraska, as well as in Oregon, Washington, and Arizona plus The Antique Register in Arizona. That’s a lot of deadlines every two months. Soon after this transition, Barb and Lolly took on the California/N. NV Country Register and also the N & S Carolinas. Even after Lolly’s husband got transferred back to Nebraska and they moved, they still manage to work together long distance. In January 2019, Barb and Lolly acquired the licensing rights for The Country Register newspapers, both nationally and internationally. That currently includes 44 states and five Canadian provinces.
So, today I look at our publishers' list from that year 2012 and compare it to our current list and see some changes. On the other hand, I find it amazing as I see the number of names that are on both those lists, many for a lot more years than that. It represents many deadlines and dedication and it speaks well for how much this paper has been loved by readers across the USA and Canada.
It certainly speaks for the advertisers who see the value in our readership because they are the ones who make it possible for you to receive this fun newspaper free and give you so much pleasure with their delightful shops and events. Thanks to all of our loyal readers for this past 31 years. Together the publishers, advertisers and readers have made a strong team!
Look for a recipe or two from me in future issues. The kitchen has always been my hobby and happy place. The Country Register will always be a part of my heart and fondest memories.
Barbara Floyd enjoys her downsized lifestyle in Phoenix, AZ and her visits to see children, grandchildren and a great grandchild in Tri-Cities and Walla Walla, WA, Cumming, GA, and Ft. Wayne, IN. She created and volunteers to put together Love of Junk, Walla Walla’s Vintage Market on her oldest daughter’s farm in Walla Walla, WA, each June. This event will be moving to the Walla Walla Fairgrounds for June 12-13, 2020! She can be reached at [email protected].
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My Grandmother’s Quiltby Jeanette Lukowski
I often refer to myself as a “pedestrian-level” quilter—rather than the experts whomI meet in quilt stores around the country—because I tie my quilts. So how, I havewondered many times during the past year, did I get the honor of reconstructingone of my grandmother’s 9-patch crap quilts?
Thanks to the mother who taught me to sew my own clothes when I was about12 years old, I was ignorantly bold enough to think I could quilt when I spotted aproject I liked on display in a fabric store during a deer-hunting-widows-craft-fairweekend twenty-five years later. No rotary cutter or single plastic template to myname, I first traced the required fabric shapes onto cardboard, then used the samelead pencil and pair of scissors to transfer the designs onto the five fabrics used inthe 40x40 wall-hanging.
Flashing-forward another twenty-five years, I’ve discovered I’m a bit morecautious in my quilting than I was when I first started. While I still rarely rely on apattern for my quilt projects, I have a rotary cutter, mat, and two plastic templates Iuse regularly as I create my many quilts with squares and rectangles. So why beso hesitant to branch out? I think I’ve just generally lost my confidence (in anumber of things, I’m embarrassed to admit).
My aunt felt I was agood quilter, though,when she asked me if Iwould be interested indoing “something” withher mother’s (my grand-mother’s) quilt “at thecabin.”
“Sure!” I boldlyexclaimed when asked—because I selfishly justwanted to see the quilt I vaguely remembered from nights when I was a “guest,”sleeping on the sofa-sleeper in my grandmother’s living room.
I received the bag transporting the quilt in March 2019; I took photographs ofthe quilt on my living room floor, carefully measured and recorded the details ofeach square, block, and bit of sashing, then carefully snipped the pink yarn tieswhich had held the quilt together for decades.
Since neither my aunt nor I had a plan in mind, I became somewhat frozen withresponsibility and indecision after snipping the yarn ties. While I knew the backfabric needed to be replaced (there were two large stains in the middle), I wasn’tsure whether to replace only the portions of each 9-patch that was worn through,or replace 9-patches and sashing that was shredding, or turn each of the sturdier 9-patches into a singular throw pillow, or...
Rather than making a decision, I carefully snipped the fabric from the back, andpeeled it away to uncover the mesh-and-stuffing which had formerly been battingfor the quilt. Yuck.
My next move was to see what survived a spin through the washer, and thenthe dryer.
I purchased replacement backing-fabric from a quilt store in town in April, thenpacked up the whole project a week later because I was moving to a new job1,500 miles away.
In November, I finally committed to a course of action. Step 1: safety pins were placed in the middle of each of the ten 9-patch blocks needing to be replaced, and fabrics were selected from my scrap stash to complement my grandmother’s scraps (as each of the thirty 9-patch blocks were different). Step 2: cut the horizontal rows apart through the middle of the sashing. Step 3: move the “good” 9-patch blocks towards the center, and arrange the new blocks for color balance.
Using the original back-fabric in strips to re-connect all sashing and blocks, ittook me 2 days to re-assemble to the quilt top—and a third day to re-tie the quilt(with new polyester batting for a moisture-prone lake cabin).
I share this tale because the New Year often fills quilters’ lives with longwindows of time indoors. The projects we’ve worked on to give as gifts for theholidays are completed; the days of being out-of-doors working in gardens mightbe several months away.
The bold young woman who created a wall-hanging from a project she sawhanging in a store in November 1992 went into hiding; the woman who was toonervous to destroy a family heirloom discovered a new chapter for her grand-mother’s quilt by throwing the quest-for-perfection out with the sawdust-likebatting she discovered between the layers of grass-green fabric.
My grandmother’s three great-grandchildren will again be sleeping under herquilt at the cabin this summer thanks to their grandmother (my aunt) who gave mea chance to take a risk—all in the name of quilt restoration.
© Jeanette Lukowsk 2019Jeanette is a mother, grandmother, teacher and author; she is inspired by the lives of strong women.
Everyone Loves Pyrexby Dave Emigh
Perhaps it’s not appropriate to say thateveryone loves Pyrex. However, it is safeto say that (most) everyone knows what itis. In fact, when you hear the word Pyrex,a visual image instantly comes to mind.
My image is of the primary coloredmixing bowl set with the yellow, green, redand blue bowls that my mother had. Forothers, it might be the measuring cup (withthe red markings) that looks more like asmall glass pitcher. Whatever visual imagecomes to mind, it is likely to be family related.
Pyrex branded glassware has been arounda lot longer than you might imagine. In theearly 1900s, the Corning Glass Worksdeveloped industrial glass that was resistantto sudden extreme heat and temperaturechanges. Corning then used this glass toproduce clear Pyrex glass cookware in 1915.
In 1947, Pyrex introduced the first colored kitchenware. It was the primarycolored mixing bowl set that I remember. That was the beginning of the coloredkitchenware that is so popular today.
Corning Glass had an excellent marketing program that included changing thecolors of their Pyrex products to match the times. In 1956 they produced pink,turquoise and yellow colored products. Those remain some of the most popularcolors today. Orange, greenand gold were introduced in the 1960s.
Pyrex marketing also included the production of a promotional line. The majorityof the promotional pieces were produced from the mid-1950s through the mid-1960s but the line continued through 1983. Each piecewas only available for alimited time. It was released in the spring for the “wedding gift-giving season” andin the fall for the “holiday gift-giving season." The fall release often featured holidaythemes such as snowflakes or pinecones.
These promotional items seem to be primarily serving type pieces or casseroles,especially the type with a divider in it. They featured unique colors and designs that werenever used again. This has made the promotional pieces popular with collectors.
We maintain an extensive inventory of Pyrex glass kitchenware at Shady LawnAntiques. Therefore we interact with shoppers that have a wide variety of reasonsfor purchasing Pyrex.
There are those who are looking to replace a broken piece or to fill out a set.Others purchase Pyrex for purely family-related nostalgic reasons. Recently wehave seen an uptick in those who feel that using glass is a healthier option thanusing plastic. Then there are those who have extensive collections.
The condition of the piece is the primary consideration for these collectors. They arelooking for complete designs, with minimal scratches or wear, and especially want brightshiny colors. They also like to have “complete sets." That is, they want to have thelids for the pieces that originally had lids, such as casseroles and refrigerator dishes.
At least initially, collectors seem to be searching for patterns that they rememberfrom their youth. Since Pyrex changed their colors and patterns over time, eachgeneration is looking for different pieces. Then they branch out into collecting thedifferent Pyrex themes.
We have seen collectors who focus on specific design patterns, colors or on arange of similar colors. Sets of mixing bowls are also popular, most likely becausethey nest together. Recently there was an individual who was looking for only thehalf-pint covered casseroles in different patterns. She was developing a consistentlysizeddisplay that didn’t take up a lot of shelf space.
There is, in fact, much to love about Pyrex. You can cook in it and it also looksgood when it is used as a serving piece. The glass is durable and the color is, too,unless you wash it in a dishwasher. Additionally, my grandmother used a Pyrexmeasuring cup and a large Pyrex bowl to mix up batches of cookies. Who doesn’tlove cookies along with a dash of nostalgia? Dave Emigh and his wife Jill are the owners of Shady Lawn Antiques in Walla Walla, WA, perfectly located in the
1870s wood frame creamery buildings that Dave’s great-grandfather purchased in 1897. A professionallytrained woodworker, Dave, along with his son Nick, specialize in the restoration of oak furniture. Shady Lawn,
in its 25th year, has become a regional destination for oak furniture and is also known for a well-curated displayof country, rustic and rare and unique “small” antiques. Glimpses of the ever-changing Shady Lawn inventory
can be seen on Facebook and at www.shadylawnantiques.com
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Hodgepodge
2. WINDHAM Willow Tree Primitives
3. NORTH ANSON A Maine Farmhouse Gift Shop
4. KENNEBUNK, WELLSColes Corner Gift Shop
Hearth & Soul
Outta The Box (New School)
5. SANFORD The Country Hen Shoppe
Mardens
6. FARMINGTON Cardinal's Farmhouse Sampler
7. DEERFIELD Countryberries
8. CHESTER A Knitters Garden
9. CONWAY Tin Roof Primitives
