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Teapot Obsession ~
Virginia Anderson |
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| How did one quilter,
Shoreline's Virginia Anderson, become so obsessed with
making quilts featuring teapots? Here's how she
tries to explain something that puzzles even her! |
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| "I had already made two
quilts with teapots on them - but without any particular
'commitment' to the theme - when I had a visit from one of
my cousins, in 1993. She showed me two teapots she'd
just bought, one for herself, one for her soon-to-be-wed
daughter, We put them on my windowsill...my, they
looked so nice! |
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"A couple of days, later, my
husband and I made our first visit to an antique mall, where I
began looking for teapots. I only wanted a few.
They could have cracks or chips, I didn't care, as long as
they displayed well - and were cheap! I found my first
on that day and before long I had acquired eight or nine. |
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| "Then
I discovered a book on the Hall China Company, founded in East
Liverpool, OH in 1903 and still producing china today.
The Hall colors, weight, look, simplicity and wide variety of
designs really appealed, so I decided to specialize in their
products. |
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"I began collecting
Hall China teapots, Drip-O-Lator coffeepots, also made by
Hall, and Shawnee teapots, the latter made by a company that
sold through dime stores and went out of business in 1954.
"Somehow, over the
past 11 years of collecting, the number of pots I own has
grown to 311. All the windowsills are filled; we've had
to build more shelves as the collection continues to happily
grow. We combine travel to quilt shows with antiquing
opportunities...who knows where this obsession will lead?
"My teapot quilts
are just an extension of the whole thing - now I collect every
teapot-quilt pattern I come across! I enjoy adapting
them and also enjoy creating new designs on the theme.
Often my teapot quilts are the only such at a show and thus
unique. |
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We are pleased to
present just a sample of Virginia's many teapot quilts for
your enjoyment. |
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