The second quilt hanger

I am a quilter. I have made dozens and dozens and dozens of quilts on my lifetime, all shapes, sizes and styles. A lot.

At one point I taught quilting classes in my area. I also had a line of original quilt patterns that sold nationally. 

My kids have long ago laid claim to some of my larger quilts. Each was given an allotment of their favorites. A tremendous amount also are on beds or in the common areas at my house. 

Somehow, hanging the quilt for my mom (last week’s post), lead to me pulling out my substantial collection of wall sized quilts.  

My husband helped me take quick photos of these mid sized quilts to text to the kids, who each sent me a private list of their favorites. I then divided who got which by myself. Since no one saw anyone else’s list, there was no squabbling. They each got a pile, it was simple. 

And that lead to quilt rack hanger number two, at middle’s house. 

That is a long black curtain rod (below). We chose the one on the left, smaller knob at the end is required to fit against the wall. 

The hooks are from Lowe’s.

I sewed the tabs on this one. 

Quilt hanger, simple inexpensive

My mother received a quilt in the mail from a dear friend and wanted to hang it. 

We looked at quilt rack options. It was hard to find anything long enough. They were super expensive. 

We figured out a $13 solution and it was done and hanging in one week. 

My mom sewed the tabs. She had the fabric.  I helped her figure out the math and how to attach each tab in the front and the back so the quilt hangs evenly. 

That is a curtain suspension rod which youngest used in college. 

The three hooks are from Lowe’s (the $13). Black screws came with the hooks. We had plastic anchors for the screws, none of the hooks hit where there was a stud. 

It was a sad day, but the solution was simple

One Saturday I was cooking a Green Chef bag as an early lunch. 

I grabbed my salt and pepper grinders and my hands could no longer do them. I have arthritis, my hands are the most impacted. 

It was this type of store bought grinder -

I was pretty sad. My list of things I can no longer do, grows a little each year. 

I called my youngest and she happened to be near her large mall, she stopped by William Sonoma and ordered a battery set for me as an early birthday present.

They come prefilled, including batteries. 

They are automatic, turning them upside down, starts the grinding. There is no button or twisting. 

The clerk told youngest that they have carried this style for years, it is very popular, and they sell a lot to special needs people (like people with arthritis).

Three Genealogy podcasts

https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/announcing-generations-cafe-genealogy-podcast/

Amy Johnson Crow started a genealogy podcast (link above) in 2018. It does not appear to be active now, but the archive (72 episodes) is fantastic, in my opinion. Her sound quality is excellent. Her topics are helpful and she has a nice, simple presentation style. If you are just getting started in genealogy or would simply like a refresher, this is a good place to go. 

Amy Johnson Crow has one book available - 

Her website lists workshops in 2022, I am not sure if that is continuing. 

After you finished this series, my next suggestion would be a mother daughter team, Diana Elder and Nicole Dyer, podcast -

https://familylocket.com/the-research-like-a-pro-genealogy-podcast/

There are 240+ podcasts in this series as of this writing. These podcasts are longer and more detailed. They do an outstanding job. 

This pair offers webinars and classes. They have two books - 

An excellent British Genealogy Podcast - 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/journeys-into-genealogy-podcast/id1541830347

Great guests, great topics, great accents. This podcast has about 50 episodes and has been running since late 2020.