I’m Late; I’m Late for a Very Important Date

A few years ago, when the shop hop’s theme was favorite movies, Piper’s Quilts chose The Wizard of Oz. There was a bicycle with a stuffed dog in the basket leaning against the porch of this restored Victorian home in Sugarhouse. A pair of ruby slippers with striped socks still in them stuck out from beneath the porch, as if the shop had just been dropped on a witch. In the front yard, someone had made a huge tornado out of dried grapevines. This year they chose Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, and the decorations were much more subdued. I did appreciate Lori Holt’s lovely quilts that graced the front porch. Inside, most of the muted tones I’d seen in previous years were replaced by brights in large, loud prints. These colors seem to be “in” right now, but they’re not really my cup of tea.