Spring Fling #2…

Yes, we are still HOPPING at the 2015 Spring Fling Quilt Shop Hop!   We did SEVEN SHOPS in ten hours…we were tired, exhausted and our wallets were empty but man, we had fun!  There is nothing like an all quilters’ road trip to make those ten hours fly by! 

Make sure to check yesterday’s post to see the mischief that we got up to at the first three shops! 

Ok…back in the car, we are heading to the Busy Bee Shop! 

Lots of batiks, modern fabrics and lots of bundles, charm packs and precuts in this shop!

There were racks like this all over the shop…like rolls of candy to pop into your bag!  These are rolls of Fat Eighths…they also had pie wedge packages of Fat Quarters.

Lovely quilt tucked in the corner!  And of course I found the Sales Section in the back of the shop!  Scored some lovely backing fabric here for $5 a yard! 

Cherry Berry Quilt Shop is practically across the street to the Busy Bee!  Got to love that!  And Cherry Berry’s has wool…in fact this quilt was hang beside us as we got our passport stamped!  Gorgeous and made of wool…and look at the tongues going right around this quilt!  What a ton of work!

Also hanging was the My Garden Quilt by Heart to Hand, done in cottons and then just turned like a pillow case and finished off that way.  No binding…

And how sweet is this…a teddy under a wee Horizon quilt!

Lots of lovely Spring displays but….

…ALL quilters gravitate to the SALES SECTION…see the quilters on the right…that’s what they are looking at!  They didn’t see that the bottom of this case also held stuff on SALE!  SCORE!  I tried to look casual as I lay on my belly checking out all the wonderful $6 a yard fabrics! 

This is an Eleanor Burns’ quilt and it was STUNNING!  The blocks were huge making this quilt enormous!  I just loved it!

A wee stitchery on linen…so pretty and Spring-y!

Lots of lovely quilts to drool over!

LOVED this one…

 

This Kim Diehl quilt has been popping up everywhere…it’s on my TO DO LIST!  Do you think they are telling me that it’s TIME?

SEW much better in REAL life!

So ends Cherry Berry!  I always have fun there!  Some shops are like that!

Then it was off to…#6 and 7…Monica’s Quilts and Quilter’s Faire!  Both are located in the Palm Desert area…which is our neck of the woods. Neither of these shops had any sales…and my camera’s battery died in protest!  Wouldn’t you know it!

But not before being capturing by this lovely lady at Monica’s!  Annie was fantastic…she is the inventor of Soft and Stable or Texture Magic…one of those!  It was late in the day…so who can remember the fine print!

She invented this fantastic Sewing Kit and teaches how to make it on Craftsy!

She sells these incredible zippers by the roll with a zillion pulls and in every colour known to mankind!

This was her organizer here…

And she sells this incredible ‘stuff’.  It’s not batting and it’s not fusible but it is incredible stuff that gives your bags shape.  REALLY great ‘stuff’! 

A few more of her totes…

And it was here that my camera died!  :o(  To see the rest of Annie’s incredible bags and placemats go HERE!  There is even a link to her tutorials!  If you are into making bags then you will want to see her FREE tutorials!  Plus watch her zipper tutorial…she has AMAZING zippers!  She also teaches over at Craftsy!

So ends another year of HOPPING!  I’m sorry about my camera dying but some things you just have no control over!  I know what you are thinking… “well she should have charged her battery before leaving’  yeah, yeah, I know…I know!  I should have robbed a bank too!  Like that’s going to happen….

Have a Super Saturday and Happy Quilting!~P

Spring Fling 2015…

Yesterday was the Spring Fling Shop Hop, where we visited SEVEN Quilt Shops, all the way from Palm Desert, California to Corona!  It took us just over ten hours but we got ‘er done…dragging our loot behind us! 

Man, we had FUN…that’s fun with capital letters!  So many laughs and of course it helps when someone is a confident FREEWAY driver and Pauline is just the right person!  No white knuckle moments for us…maybe that’s because we were too giddy from laughter to care…?  Regardless, we had a great time!  Thanks Pauline for taking us…or rather …for putting up with us!

Ok, let’s get the show on the road!  I will have to split the pictures up as I took over 70…no I won’t share them ALL…some I am sworn to secrecy…what Happens at the HOP, stays at the HOP! haha

So here is the motley crew…yes, we had THREE co-pilots (Chris (left) , Sandy (middle) and myself (not in picture:) and one VERY patient and unflappable driver!  Try as we might, Pauline never lost her cool!  She is on the right and is still smiling in this picture! 

This is the outside to Stars and Scraps NEW shop…it’s still in Corona but in a different location.  It is much smaller but they still have the same wonderful displays and quilts…and man did they have deals!

They had a HALF PRICE section in the shop…books, fabric, rulers, patterns, threads all for 50% off!…and we bought it all!  “SCORE!”  If you arrived after us, we sincerely apologize for wiping out this area!

Yes, the Stars and Scraps is alive and well and continues to be a highlight on the HOP!

Then it was off to Quilter’s Cocoon…This shop has a bit of everything for all types of quilters! 

Lovely nooks and crannies….(don’t you LOVE this chair seat…it’s an old salvaged recycled quilt!)

Lots of quilts hanging…and tons of good deals!  A wall of fabric for $6 a yard!  I found Jan Patek, Primitive Gathering and Buggy Barn hiding on these shelves WAITING to be rescued!

Then we were off and heading down the freeway until we reached The Painted Lady Quilt Shop in Redlands…by then we were tired, hungry and in need of a washroom!  The PLQS delivered on all fronts!  There were lovely refreshments waiting just for us and of course, they had more deals that we couldn’t say no to!  Where is my will power?  I think I left it at home!

Lovely fabrics and quilts adorned the walls!

Funny how crowds scatter when you bring out your camera!!

So we are almost half way there…FOUR more shops to do…BUT we needed LUNCH!!  This is the a perfect and natural place to stop…give you a time to breath, refuel, and do what quilters do best at HOPS…savour the displays!  (Bet you thought I was going to say use the bathroom!!:o)  Sew…until tomorrow when I will show you the rest of the HOP! 

Hope you come on back…

LET’S GO TO THE HOP, OH BABY, LET’S GO TO THE HOP…

Have a FUN Friday and Happy Quilting!~P

Martha’s Marvellous, Magical Quilt…

Yesterday when we left you, Martha was slaving away over these lovely paper pieced blocks….

Well thanks to the magic of the camera…she has taken them from here…all the way to…

…to HERE!!  Yes, Martha has FINISHED her quilt top!  Amazing isn’t it!

Trust me, it’s way more vibrant and vivid in real life!  These pictures DO NOT do this quilt justice!!

The pattern is called “Summer Solstice” and it is a Judy Niemeyer design.  Martha purchased it as a kit and it more than lived up to her expectations!

Yowzers!  Makes paper piecing my wee houses look like mere child’s play!  This reminds me of paint by numbers except it’s paint by fabric and instead of paint brushes you are using a sewing machine…

Incredibly wonderful!! Thanks for sharing, Martha!  I can’t wait to see what you bring to the table to work on next year!

Well it’s our Spring Fling Quilt Shop Hop weekend in our area!  SEVEN SHOPS are participating…from here to Corona!  We will be barrelling down the freeway with Pauline behind the wheel, just like last year!!  We had a blast then and I’m sure this year will be just as fun and exciting!  Stars and Scraps Quilt Shop has changed buildings so that will be fun to explore!  Can’t wait…I say, bring it on!

Have a thrilling Thursday and Happy Quilting!~P