When I flora the quilt store inwards Jamestown permanently closed, nosotros drove to nearby Sonora where I flora this 1 rattling much opened upwards for business.
Here's how it looks, approaching from the parking lot.
Walking through the front end door, it looks similar this:
To my left was a room where I pose eyes on this panel earlier seeing anything else. Oh...I intend I'm going to similar it here.
Below the truthful cat panel was this cute petty critter.
This was patently the room for juvenile fabrics.
To my correct was a dainty waiting expanse for husbands. It wasn't specifically designated, but it would work. That quilt on the far wall is from a BOM called Quail Hollow. Very pretty. I googled briefly looking for a link to the pattern. The solely 1 I flora was on eBay. There may hold upwards others.
Below that, I knew you'd desire to meet this treadle sewing machine.
Walking into the primary business office of the store, at that topographic point was the common corner alongside patterns as well as notions. I ever hold off at both, especially at the notions as well as rulers, to meet if there's some newfangled affair that I don't already have. The longer I quilt, the harder it is to discovery something I don't already have.
On the wall behind me was this pocket-size quilt. I had to hold off closely at it to meet how it was made. If you've ever quilted alongside a group, you've in all probability done 1 of these "ugly" cloth challenges.
It's sort of all woven together similar a lattice pie crust. (Have yous noticed how dessert is almost ever on my mind?)
Moving on, at that topographic point were lots of cutting fatty quarters...always appreciated.
In a dorsum room, I flora this sale cart. There was cipher hither that peculiarly caught my eye.
Turning dorsum though...look at this dainty brilliant classroom. There were windows behind me as well as thence at that topographic point was lots of natural light.
On the far wall was this quilt. It kept me entertained for at to the lowest degree 5 minutes.
It was similar looking at a doll house, as well as many of the details were 3 dimensional. The quilt, clothesline, as well as clothespins were all 3 dimensional. Also, notice the petty sewing box inwards the upper lefthand corner of the prototype below. I convey 1 only similar that!
Here, the items on the tabular array were all 3 dimensional.
And here, the curtains as well as items on the counter as well as on the wall were all 3 dimensional.
Walking dorsum into the primary business office of the store, it looks similar this.
This was a pocket-size store, but alongside a bully pick of fabrics.
She had some beautiful batiks.
Turning approximately as well as looking dorsum the other way, it looked similar this. I dear all her display pieces. Notice the vintage milk tin close the middle of the prototype below. My gramps was a dairy farmer, as well as he had lots of milk cans similar this. We had 1 for quite a land that nosotros used every bit a planter for a houseplant. Somewhere along the way, nosotros allow it go.
I powerfulness convey been inwards the marketplace position for some of the patriotic prints several months ago, but that projection is finished now.
What made this store special was the collection of vintage miniature sewing machines on display. I showtime saw this one:
If you've been next this spider web log for a rattling long time, yous powerfulness recollect when I made the Vintage Miniature Sewing Machines quilt, as well as this machine was a business office of that quilt.
Here's my embroidered version. Middle block 2d row inwards the quilt above.
Looking at the onetime spider web log postal service when I started the embroidery, I had a petty paragraph most this machine. It said the information that came alongside the block tells me that the Singer xx dates from 1910 as well as it was the showtime toy machine that Singer produced. It is recognizable yesteryear the blueprint of the handwheel, which is referred to every bit an "x-wheel" or "four spoke". Later versions of this machine had diverse numbers of bike spokes, thread road numbering systems, thread tension regulators, as well as differing grooves for the tabular array clamp.
And at that topographic point were as well as thence many to a greater extent than petty vintage miniature machines here:
I'm non certain most this 1 below, but I intend I may convey had this same machine when I was a petty girl. Being a military machine family, nosotros were ever on the move, as well as sometimes things disappeared from motility to move. This sewing machine was 1 of those things that I had until I didn't. My woman rear in all probability got rid of it at some point. I wishing I had it now.
This side yesteryear side 1 was truly a wooden replica, standing most 5 inches tall.
Below were her vacation fabrics.
There was something for everybody here.
As I was waiting for her to cutting my fabric, I stood looking approximately as well as noticed this panel. I took these side yesteryear side 2 pictures every bit I walked out the door.
So I picked upwards a fatty quarter of this 1 every bit my regional print. It sort of made me intend of the things I'd seen inwards the local area.
And this one...it should brand a fun binding. Those stripes are most the size of pocket-size rickrack.
It was a fun petty shop. I chatted alongside the possessor for only a few minutes most her concerns over coronavirus. She was supposed to convey a class that day, but 5 of 7 people had canceled, as well as and thence she canceled the whole thing. She was worried most the viability of her trouble concern should the virus hang approximately for every bit good long. I tin imagine pocket-size quilt shops similar this 1 volition hold upwards difficult hit.
Just to cheer myself up, I took this selfie alongside my kitty when nosotros got home. He was solely every bit good happy most this. You tin nation yesteryear that happy seem on his face.
By the way...don't endeavour this alongside Sadie. She'll rip your confront off earlier yous convey a conduct chances to react.
Okay, as well as thence we've been truthful to our discussion today. It has rained the whole live-long day...rain, rain, pelting as well as to a greater extent than rain. Mike went out briefly to pick upwards a couplet of things from a local hardware store as well as saw a sign that said there's a span out on 1 of the highways out of town. Now nosotros ask to banking concern stand upwards for our road to brand certain nosotros don't acquire that way. We are hither until Tuesday, as well as thence there's no rush, but nosotros ask to pay attention. Also, I watched a video from Alton Brown only a few minutes agone where he gives an entertaining utter most hand-washing. I learned some things, as well as got a chuckle out of it. You tin see it correct here.
Also, I watched Dr. Sanjay Gupta on the Late Show alongside Stephen Colbert a few nights agone (sans studio audience). He reminded us non to forget to launder our thumbs. I convey to admit, I paid attending the side yesteryear side fourth dimension I washed my hands, as well as my thumbs definitely got small shrift. So, wash, wash, wash, if yous don't heed hearing me audio similar your mother. Those are words of love. Stay well, my friends.