Nothing but blue skies….

Saturdays used to be my favourite day of the week.  I would toodle down to Victoria, meet up with my two youngest daughters and just hang…we would shop, garage sale, mall shop, consignment shop, walk along the beach, go to a movie, have lunch…we would just hang.  In June, with University finished, they moved –one to Ottawa and one to Vancouver….you want your children to fly the coup and to be happy but….you also want things to stay the same.  I have an empty nest….so onto the next phase of my life…

Now on Saturdays I keep busy.  It is my day to DO something.  If I stay home, I mope and we can’t have that- so off I go!  Yesterday, with camera in hand (you just never know…) I drove off to Victoria.  The day started off rainy but by lunch the sun was out and the skies were blue…. it was a nice, warm beautiful Saturday!  So what did I do?  A little of this- Yes, I found my husband’s old shirts at a Thrift Shop-and they were marked down to 99 cents!!  Ha Ha!  So they are now washed and waiting to be cut into blocks (thanks Crazy Mom….just what I need – another project!)

I also went to The Satin Moon – a quilting store right in the heart of Victoria.  I only go to The Satin Moon a couple of times a year as there is always a problem with parking.  It is a lovely shop with quilts hanging and huge large windows, so that you can see everything in natural light.

As I entered the shop there was a quilt hanging with large hexagons made up of Asian Prints.  I am really into hexagons these days!  It was just gorgeous- all hand pieced….I had to have it!  Here is a picture of it- sorry it’s at an angle but it was hanging in the window….. short of climbing into the display window, this was the best I could do…

I love the way there is a frame around each smaller hexagon.  If you look closely, some of the inside hexagons are bigger for added interest.  I LOVE this pattern and can’t wait to make it!

Just one more picture before we move on into the store….

Yes, I bought the pattern and it seems easy enough and would make a good ‘Snowbird’ project for the 5th wheel.  I sure won’t have a shortage of camping projects this winter!!

Now for the rest of the store….I’m not much of a photographer, as you can see-  Nice cement pillar.  The shop was very busy and I had to take the pics around the customers.  A lot of tourists come to Victoria and if you are a quilter you would definitely walk over to the Satin Moon.

They carry lots of Asian and batik fabrics.  Plus they have a Christmas section, children/baby section,wool fiber section, tons of embellishments and lots of books and patterns.  The staff is fantastic- very friendly and helpful.  A great quilting shop!

This wall consists of already packaged kits with the finished quilts hanging on the walls.

I really liked this Christmas quilt….I would put little stitcheries into those big beige blocks…. (you Australian girls have influence me well…)

You can tell that you are at the Satin Moon as it is located opposite the entrance to China Town.  See the huge arch and big lions guarding the entrance.  But that is for another Saturday….

So all in all it was a good Saturday….minus the girls…  What I need is a new Saturday partner….but not just any partner…. She needs to be a quilter, like Thrifting, GSing, mall shopping, long walks on the beach and chick flicks…..sounds like an ad in the personals….YIKES! 

Have a super Sunday and Happy Quilting!!