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Seamstress Angie Herrington, right, and Athena Buxman show off quilts made from ski racing bibs worn by Buxman’s son, Johnny Buxman, during his ski racing career.
Story and photo by Heather McGregor, The Glenwood Springs Post Independent
GLENWOOD SPRINGS – The international ski racing career of local businessman Johnny Buxman was all wrapped up under the Christmas tree, in the form of memory quilts made from dozens of his colorful ski race bibs.
The quilts, four altogether, are gifts from Athena Buxman, 92, to her son Johnny, and from Regina Buxman, Johnny’s wife, to her father-in-law, John Buxman.
Turning the stacks of bibs that were stored in a trunk into quilts, which can be displayed on a bed or from a rack on the wall, has been Athena’s dream for years.
This year, with the help of Regina and seamstress Angie Herrington, of Silt, the dream finally came true.
Quilts, said Athena, “are more visible to people” than creating a scrapbook. And a quilt “represents warmth,” she added.
Most importantly, the quilts document Johnny Buxman’s years of ski racing, starting at age 16 when he was named the youngest member of the U.S. Ski Team. Buxman raced on the World Cup circuit and won spots on the prestigious world championship teams in 1982 and 1985, while spending the summer months training on glaciers in South America.
What a great idea. Anyone around here done that with their old race T-shirts?
Read more about Buxman and the quilts.
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