Monday, March 28, 2011

Spectacular Stash

I took a few hours off from Blue Ribbon Designs this afternoon to spend some time with my husband...he has been gone on his yearly bass fishing trip to Texas and had returned home over the weekend. Since he has been on a ten day vacation and I have been working and taking care of things at home, he promised me upon his return that he would take take me to a semi-local quilt shop. So, this afternoon, we headed out...we stopped and had lunch on the way....and then he was kind enough to let me shop for about 45 minutes. He had given me a gift certificate to this shop for my birthday...and it had been burning a hole in my pocket since the middle of February. It is just over an hour away, so it was nice to spend the drive catching up, just the two of us...plus along the way we saw two eagles, a large group of deer, multiple hawks, and even a few turkeys. Once there, I was in complete heaven...and yes, I managed to spend my gift certificate plus a little more. I found some fabulous trims and hand-dyed jumbo rick rack - all by Moda...I fell in love with the button trims and there multiple colorways to chose from...but at $10.99 a yard, I just picked a couple. I also found some FABULOUS cotton quilting fabrics and a new ruler for paper piecing....plus I got a couple yards of fabric (not shown) for some applique projects in the future. All in all, it was a nice afternoon....and quite inspiring!


14 comments:

  1. What a fantastic shopping trip and a wonderful haul!

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  2. I love the trim with the mini buttons on it! I hope one of my local shops has that...I'll have to go hunting for it soon...

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  3. Really unique trim, would be beautiful on small pillows too.

    Debbie

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  4. Great stash but can't believe you didn't tell us where this shop is or the name of it! OK share and share more! Love the trims....pj

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  5. What a fabulous outing you had, Belinda! Looking forward to seeing what you create using the trims and new fabrics.

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  6. You are so blessed - Great stash !!!

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  7. pj - My apologies, I can't send you a message to answer your question, as you are a no-reply blogger and your email address isn't listed....so, if you are reading, here is the info on the quilt shop:

    Quilts & Other Notions
    209 West Montgomery Street
    Creston, IA 50801-2316
    (641) 782-8874
    They do not have a website...

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  8. It's always lovely to get new stash - so much nicer that you were able to spend some time with your DH along the way too!
    Love the button fabric.

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  9. Love the button fabric and even more so the 'red sampler' one. Shame they do not have a website - I'm in the UK so not likely to be passing by Quilts & Other Notions!

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  10. What a fantastic shopping trip. I would have been in heaven coming home with all those trims. I wish our stores had things like that.

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  11. Can you share the maker of the red sampler fabric? I love that!

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  12. Lynn - I do not have a way to contact you, as you are a "no-reply" blogger...therefore I am ansewring your question here in hopes you will see it:
    It is a discontinued fabric - it is from The Sew It Book Collection by the Vintage Workshop - designed by Any Barrickman for RedRooster Fabrics.

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  13. Wonderful stash additions! I love all that trim. I wish I could find such lovely things around here.
    Sounds like it was a perfect day with your husband.

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