2009 Quilt Show - Shiner, Texas | Scissors Need to be Sharp!

Bring your Scissors to Hayward Erwin - Scissors sharpened all day, each day during Shiner Heritage Quilt Show.

Hayward Erwin, The Scissor Guy from Riverside, Texas, will be at the Shiner Heritage 2009 Quilt Show,“Spring Into Quilting,” March 20-21. He sharpens all manner of scissors and other tools for a small fee, so be sure to bring yours with you when you come.

Erwin retired from teaching in 1997, and began traveling and sharpening scissors and other tools, and works his "hobby" full-time.

Some customers who have met him at various shows or places mail their scissors to his home for sharpening. Owners pack the scissors in several layers of bubble-wrap, and then package them. He uses the same packaging to mail them back.

He currently follows a select route in South Central Texas, and his customers have learned when and where to expect him. Erwin even goes as far as Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma and Louisiana, offering his services at local quilt shows, cloth shops, upholstery stores and window-treatment shops.

On a good day, he can sharpen up to 120 pairs of scissors, although he noted that pinking shears are the hardest type to sharpen. He uses a Foley Bell Saw, made by a very old company by the same name.

He is very careful with family heirlooms. He loves the stories and people behind the scissors; their history, if you will. That's what makes his job so special to him; hearing the stories behind the various tools/scissors he sharpens. So, if you have a good story that goes with your scissors, tell it.

The Scissor Guy
Hayward Erwin
P.O. Box 944
Riverside, TX 77367
936-581-2454

Shiner, Texas, Quilting Show 2009 - The Quilt Car!

Come join the fun!

Linda Rigby, President of the Shiner Heritage Quilters, hands the keys of the special quilt car to Marilyn Parker, President of the Shiner Chamber of Commerce for "a spin around the town."

Pictured l to r: Front row: Diane’ Lott, Irene Cerny, Marilyn Parker, Linda Rigby; Back row: Loretta Krejci, Iva Harbers, Carol Pratka, Deloris Gaus, Rae Nell Janik, Betty Kloesel and Tammy Frietsch. Both organizations have planned activities to welcome the spring season to Shiner.

The Shiner Heritage Quilters are sponsoring a quilt/needle art show on Friday, March 20th, (9 - 6) and Saturday, March 21st, (9 - 4) at the First United Methodist Church Activity Center. The show includes quilts, needle art, a special Bible-themed exhibit, vendors, the Scissors Guy, quilting demonstrations, a donation quilt, a challenge block display and food/drink concession. Admission is $3.00 each day.

The Shiner Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a trade fair located along the main street of downtown Shiner on Saturday, March 21st. A citywide garage sale is also planned. Call Bernice Jalufka, 594-4180, for additional information.

The Edwin Wolters Museum, 306 S. Ave. I, will have an "airing of the quilts" on Friday, March 20th (8 - 5) and Saturday, March 21st (8 -4). The beautiful and historic antique quilts and needle art collections, plus bonnets and aprons will be featured.

Shiner will be bursting with activities for the first day of spring. You're going to love it!

Texas Quilting Show in Shiner

Look, the Texas Highways site is promoting the quilting show in Shiner, TX, later this month.

http://www.texashighways.com/index.php/component/content/article/55-events?event=31849

Need quick break later this month? Go to Shiner and see their quilt show.

Oh, yes, the Shiner Chamber of Commerce is having a big garage sale and Trade Fair that same weekend. Check it out.

A lot is going on that weekend! Go to Shiner so you don't miss it!