We had a overnice too leisurely hateful solar daytime yesterday. Mike establish a roadside stand upward that looked pretty promising for scoring around avocados, too therefore nosotros took off inwards the morn to notice it. Honestly, I don't intend the kitties fifty-fifty desire us hither disturbing their morn naps. Sadie was purring loudly when nosotros left.
We drove due south to Fallbrook. When nosotros got off the freeway, nosotros could consider avocado trees growing on the hillside across the intersection, too nosotros knew nosotros were inwards the correct place.
This stand upward is opened upward year-round, nosotros think, too seven days per week. I aspect we'll survive dorsum hither in 1 trial to a greater extent than earlier nosotros caput dwelling for Oregon.
Here's how it looks from the outside.
Inside...be nevertheless my beating heart. They had both Hass too Pinkerton, which was a diversity unfamiliar to us. After talking amongst the storekeeper close it, nosotros decided to laissez passer on them a try. They were bagged upward inwards both ripe too unripe packages, too therefore nosotros got 1 of each. Also, nosotros picked upward around tangerines too around blood-red grapefruit. Our diet carte du jour is gear upward to adapt all of it over the side yesteryear side few days. Yum.
After that, I wanted to notice this quilt shop. I read the Temecula Quilt Co. blog, too I've participated inwards around of her challenges, too therefore it was fun to consider her shop.
Here's how it looks from the outside.
Walking through the front end door, it looks similar this.
I'll tell you lot what...that bed looked therefore cozy, I considered flopping downward for a nap correct too therefore too there. And aspect at this quilt at the goal of the bed. Do you lot consider the truthful cat inwards the middle? Well...let's only tell I knew I was going to similar it here.
This is a store for traditional quilters.
The walls were adorned amongst traditional quilts, too at that spot were traditional quilt patterns for sale.
The fabrics were pocket-size scale traditional too civil country of war mode prints.
It's non a large store, but the cloth was beautifully displayed too of high quality.
There was much to similar here.
I met the proprietor, Sheryl, who was soft-spoken too friendly. Sheryl must survive the queen of the mini block, too her quilts were on display here. Absolutely amazing. I genuinely brought Mike within to demo him.
There were enough of pocket-size quilts on display, but the ones inwards a higher identify too below were total sized quilts made from itsy-bitsy blocks. Wow. Fantastic precision travel here.
Look at these tiny hexies too manus quilting.
And I loved this signboard behind the cash register. She had a around wooden yardsticks labeled amongst the advert of the store.
And I knew you'd desire to consider this footling featherweight.
So I ended upward amongst a yard of this one...it form of reminded me of woven Navajo rugs. Could survive a pretty binding.
For my regional print, I picked upward this one. It was therefore example of this item shop. The scale at that spot is close nickel-sized hexies. This 1 came inwards 2 colors.
Also, I've had a yen to meliorate on my accuracy too brand around quilts from itty bitty blocks, too therefore I picked upward her "Mini a Month" postcard collection. Each postcard has a quilt blueprint on the back, too most of them brand upward to survive a quilt close 12 inches square.
This is the postcard for March. I powerfulness genuinely interruption out the sewing machine too travel amongst around of the scraps I convey to brand upward a mini earlier nosotros caput for home. It's been a hassle machine sewing inwards the RV because I convey therefore footling space. This powerfulness survive something I could tackle. Besides, the Irish Gaelic Chain is 1 of my favorite traditional patterns.
Also...when inwards Rome...she had close a one-half dozen of these footling booklets amongst mini quilt patterns too doll quilt patterns. I settled on this 1 for inspiration.
So, give thank you lot you, Sheryl. I genuinely enjoyed coming together you lot too seeing your shop. For the remainder of you, produce halt inwards if you lot notice yourself inwards Temecula.
After that, nosotros had around luncheon at Great Harvest Bread Company inwards Temecula. This flick was hanging on the wall.
Who sees a quilt there?
Today Mike's sis is coming over from Fullerton. She e'er comes over when we're inwards town. We'll convey luncheon hither inwards the RV too and therefore we'll in all probability consume dinner at a novel Mexican identify that's appeared downward the street since our final visit. It has around pretty proficient reviews, therefore what the heck?