I was very excited yesterday evening, as I headed over to Kelso for Abbey Quilters' monthly meeting. Why? Because we had a VERY special guest speaker ....... the wonderful, fabulous Ricky Tims. I had been at three of Ricky's big shows in the past, but this would be quite different - a small peformance in front of an audience of about eighty. For those of you who don't know who Ricky is, he is a talented musician, composer ...... and quilter. He entertained us with stories of his life and his beloved Granny, he played the piano for us ..... and of course he had quilts to share. When we were able to take photos at the end, I only took some details of the quilts, as I knew I wouldn't be able to get good photos of them, but you can see his work, and read more about him here and here.
But first here is the man himself ....... when I asked if I could take his photo, he not only said yes, but he put his trademark hat on
Then he asked if I would like to have my photo taken with him ........ I promptly handed the camera over to Katy, who told Ricky he was very honoured to have his photo taken for my blog, as it would meaning joining the august group (which includes her), who have appeared there!!
Charlie asked me to take a photo of her and her delightful Mum with her smartphone - oh dear, total failure, I couldn't make the thing work, so used my camera and emailed the photo to Charlie!
Ricky chatted, posed for photos, signed books, talked about his work ...... and all this while being decidedly under the weather with a chest infection. I took lotso f notes during his performance, and had meant to write a much longer post, but I have been out all day* and am simply too tired, so I'll tell you more tomorrow, and for now leave you with the little details from his quilts.
This is Ricky's latest quilt - it is just amazing that we were allowed to handle it and take photos!
*I left home before 9am, to drive down to Longframlington (a 90 minute drive) to Anne's shop, to deliver the quilt top. I'll tell you all about the day tomorrow, after the rest of the Ricky story!