Back From the BIG City!

Well, we did it! We left at about 8:00 this morning and although it was sunny, the roads were really icy in places. The temperature dropped about 25 degrees overnight and the wind was gusting so the flash freeze that was in the forecast did indeed happen.

Rain, snow, ice, wind...did they manage to put a damper on my shopping? Absolutely not! I think the quilt shop knew I was coming because they had lots of new fabric on display and if you can believe it, almost everything had my name on it! Really!

Nearest the door and first into my basket was a bundle of 10 fat quarters for a redwork quilt that's on my "to do" list. These didn't even have to call my name. They just jumped into my basket even before I had a chance to say hi to Michele the shop owner.

Next on my list was more Mettler embroidery thread to add to my ever-growing collection. This has become my thread of choice for applique. I believe there are about 55 colors and I think I now have about half of them. In order to avoid duplication, I take my list of numbered colors with me and add my new ones to it. I also bought some ric rac and long needles for some pin cushion projects that are on that same "to do" list.


Then...my ultimate weakness...Civil War fabrics! These are only a very few of the new collection that just arrived and they were definitely calling out to me to take them home. How could I possibly refuse? Did I stop there?


Absolutely not! This fabric was literally screaming at me and three yards later, my basket was getting kinda full. Can you imagine a border done with this fabric? I think I'm about to swoon.


And last, but certainly not least...two yards of this wonderful taupe-y Civil War fabric from the same collection.

We had a nice lunch on the way back and even managed to take the dogs for a walk. Shopping in the BIG city makes me happy but it sure tires me out. Happy stitching!