It was a dismal twenty-four hr menses of atmospheric condition for my drive due north yesterday, but that was the exclusively dark grade on the day. The balance was delightful. We're currently inwards a atmospheric condition pattern that has been described past times atmospheric condition people equally an "atmospheric river," together with it's slow to come across why. It has rained, together with rained, together with rained. It rained all the way upwards together with all the way dorsum on my drive yesterday, together with some areas were foggy equally well. And, equally yous powerfulness guess, it was night too. Definitely a headlights-on day.
Fortunately, traffic wasn't besides bad, together with I didn't larn into whatever traffic jams from pile-ups...always a brilliant spot on a night day. My showtime halt was at the most delightful quilt store inwards Kelso, Washington. I visited the Paisley Duck. I had to swipe this showtime moving painting off the internet. I'll tell yous why inwards a minute. Obviously, this photograph was taken on a improve twenty-four hr menses of weather.
So I stood about where this lensman was standing to accept my picture...only I was quick because I was getting wet. When I got abode together with scanned through my pictures, this is what I had:
Okay...well that was the i misstep of the day. The balance was perfect...except for the grocery shopping purpose when the cashier's reckoner died only equally he was finishing upwards checking me through. Yeah. We had to charge all my groceries dorsum into the cart together with caput to a dissimilar register together with produce it all again. There were people behind me inwards line of piece of occupation who had to produce the same. It was a nipper inconvenience, but non the way I hoped my grocery shopping trip would end. But, I digress...again...let's larn dorsum to the quilt shop, shall we?
Walking inwards the door, that's Sue the possessor there. Just await at that friendly face. And she was a real friendly person. I thoroughly enjoyed my fourth dimension here, together with chatting amongst her equally I strolled through her beautiful store.
My initial reaction equally I walked through the door was that it was small...but was I ever wrong. Oh my goodness, the store went on together with on together with on. As I walked past times the desk where Sue is sitting, I stopped at a threshold. In the paradigm below, yous tin come across at that topographic point is a room at the halt of that hallway, together with also i to the right.
Looking left, at that topographic point is some other large roomful of fabric. Oh boy...this was going to hold upwards fun!
So I started at the real dorsum of the store. On the way, I passed these pretty displays of quilt blocks. There were completed quilts for sale...you tin come across them inwards the lower left mitt corner of the paradigm below.
The cats were good represented here. There were lots of panels.
Lots of truthful cat prints.
More panels amongst coordinating fabrics.
Look how cute this footling kitty is. I looked for a pattern, but Sue told me she'd purchased these at a Dollar Store.
Semper Fi was on my mind, together with so I was drawn to these patriotic fabrics.
Lots of pretty calicoes.
Fabulous florals.
Beautiful batiks.
These were correct at the front end door. Man, oh, man. I was so tempted past times these. By the way, that's non my machine exterior there...mine is across the street, the Jeep parked beyond the i correct inwards front end of the store. I made certain to seat myself so yous couldn't come across all the mud together with route grime. Oy.
Behind me were some Kaffe Fasset fabrics. I loved the displays inwards the store. Sue said she likes to decorate, together with it shows.
They had a pick of these Little Quilts Monthly Table Toppers. These were real cute.
Here's the cat.
You tin detect the spider web presence for this designer, The Wooden Bear, correct here. Here's some other of their patterns, together with at that topographic point were others of these Tea Towel Patternlets. I took the moving painting below for the pig. My friend Sue (not the store owner) loves pigs, together with so I ever accept pictures of whatever pigs I come across together with text them to her correct away. As I tell Sue, whenever I come across pigs, I think of her. (Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck.)
There was a department for wool quilts too. Sue, the store owner, told me they'd done these equally a serial of blocks of the calendar month inwards their store. Indeed, at that topographic point was a real large classroom inwards the back. Kelso, Washington, is a minor town, surrounded past times some other minor towns. It's nigh Mt. St. Helens, together with a relatively sparsely populated area. Still, Sue said at that topographic point were iii quilt shops inside a x mile radius. Listening to her depict the classes available inwards the shop, I realized this is an enthusiastic quilting community.
Below that display were a divulge of kits for making wool quilts. I have got i of these I've dragged about for years, together with I withal haven't made it. Maybe I'll produce it during out side past times side trip south. Kits are overnice for traveling since everything is included.
I loved these footling patterns for Christmas ornaments.
Here they are made up...
together with at that topographic point was a "Warm Hands" multifariousness too.
More cats.
Juvenile together with novelty prints.
I loved this side past times side section. Toward the dorsum of the store was a library of used books.
Are yous getting that this was a wonderful store? I loved everything nigh it, peculiarly the charming displays.
Since I've been collecting sparkly floss together with beads for the Snowflakes project, these caught my eye...sort of a sparkly ribbon thread. It won't go inwards my project, but I looked closely at it only the same.
There were fun push displays together with lots of antique knick knacks.
And hither was something I hadn't seen before: a department of mystery kits for crazy quilting.
Also, vintage hankies together with other embellishments for crazy quilts.
I ever similar a adept render of neutrals because I'm ever searching for embroidery backgrounds.
They had a overnice render of notions.
This store powerfulness win the prize for the friendliest store I've ever visited.
I loved this gratuitous motility quilting design.
Here's the balance of the quilt.
There's some other hog for my friend Sue.
So, I chose the items I wanted to buy together with and then stepped into the restroom piece she cutting my fabric. This is the "Paisley Duck," together with the ducks were equally good represented equally the cats.
With purchase, i tin direct a safe duckie equally a gratuitous gift. I chose the "May" duck since May is my nascence month. When I got home, Sue had lay the Thanksgiving duck into my pocketbook equally well.
So, here's what I ended upwards with...these chickens were 40% off. I powerfulness utilisation them equally a dorsum for the Dancing Chickens together with Flying Pigs quilt.
And since I was delivering Semper Fi to Andy on this day, I chose this i for my 2nd Shop Hop quilt. Those stars are nigh the size of a quarter.
Also, I was looking to sweeten the pot a footling for my giveaway amongst these footling snowman scissors.
They'll check perfectly inwards the pair of scissors keeper together with needle minder currently upwards for grabs.
If yous missed my giveaway post, go correct hither to larn out a comment together with come inwards the giveaway. To hold upwards clear, you must become to the giveaway post to larn out your comment. Also, I'll tell correct hither that an awful lot of yous who have got entered are no-reply. If yous didn't have a response from me to your comment, that should hold upwards your clue. You powerfulness desire to become dorsum together with larn out me an e-mail address. No way to contact yous = no adventure to win.
So, I thoroughly enjoyed this quilt shop. It's definitely worth a halt inwards if yous detect yourself passing through Kelso, Washington. They produce non have got a spider web page (at to the lowest degree none that I could find), but yous tin detect their Facebook page correct here.
And dorsum hither at the ranch, I finished upwards block #5 for Dancing Chickens together with Flying Pigs. This i is called "Waiting for Winter."
It was a wonderful twenty-four hr menses having tiffin amongst my friend Andy together with catching upwards on many years of life since high school. Andy texted me this paradigm of his quilt on their invitee room bed at home. Perfect fit!
Today we're packing upwards for a trip to the Oregon coast for the weekend. You powerfulness shout back that Mike returned to go for the past times twelvemonth or so to assist pay for our novel RV. Today is his re-retirement day, together with we're heading over to the coast for a placidity celebration. We'll hold upwards having dinner at a favorite eating seat there. I haven't decided yet if I'm blogging or non piece we're gone. I approximate yous together with I volition detect out together. Probably I'll desire to tell yous nigh the food, if nix else. Otherwise, I'll hold upwards correct dorsum hither on Mon to tell yous all nigh it. And for now...I involve to larn packing.