Button Town, USA

   Whenever the weather turns ugly we usually go out on a day trip so that we won’t notice the nasty weather.  So this morning when we saw the big, black clouds rolling down the valley, my husband suggested that we take one last trip to Temecula!!  Wahhoooo…the Quilting Gods have answered my prayers!!!

Temecula is where the Quilter’s Coop Quilt Shop is – I LOVE this shop!!  Every time I go they have changed their walls with new displays, new quilts, new fabrics and new patterns!!  They really like to keep you on your toes! 

The first thing I looked for was the Button Town Quilt as I forgot to take a picture of it the last time I was here- GONE!!.  It is the little runner that was in this Quilt Mania Magazine…

I specifically bought the magazine after seeing this little runner on the Quilter’s Coop wall (the one in the magazine wasn’t as nice…and I didn’t know why!!  And I didn’t have a picture of the Coop’s version!!) As I turned the corner there it was- whew!!  And I was right- the Coop’s version is WAY nicer than the one in the magazine- NO BUTTONS for windows!  The quilter had appliquéd little square windows onto the buildings!!  Much nicer…don’t you think?

Here is the Magazine’s version~It’s nice…do you see how the buildings have buttons for windows?

Here is the Coop’s version~ slightly smaller.  They got rid of the duplex (smart move as I didn’t like that building)  and appliquéd square windows instead of the buttons onto the houses- so much better!!

I’m really liking this little gem!!

So what do you think?  I’m thinking I might just move to Button Town, USA….Or better yet…move Button Town to Canada!!

Have a thrilling Thursday and Happy Quilting!  (More of the Coop tomorrow!!)