Pioneer Quilts….PART ONE!

Yesterday I said that I was off to Portland’s Fabric Depot but I seem to have got side tracked… thanks to Synthia and Sally!  Both of these ladies said that I just HAD to go to the Pioneer Quilt Shop..so what’s a quilter to do..but follow her Followers!  And man, am I ever glad I did!!

I now have a NEW Favourite Quilt Shop!!  I’m sure after you see my pictures you will agree…SEW pour yourself another coffee and get comfy!

Ok..this is good!  I always love it when there is a welcoming quilt at the front door…even if it is raining out!

This quilt was hanging over the cash register..LOVE IT!!

Pan out..Here is a look at that wall..lots of woolie goodness!

To the left, this stunning applique quilt…

And at the table by the door!!  Be still my heart!  All this and I haven’t even closed the DOOR!!

Throughout the shop there are little surprise displays..like this one!

And did I mention WOOLIE GOODNESS?  Yup…thought so…well I will be mentioning THAT a lot!  This shop is full of wool, wool patterns and wool displays!

Oh…and tons of Civil War fabrics, patterns and books!!

Tons of stuff that is new to me…and probably to you too!

Just LOOK at all the wool…by the bolt and by the piece..and tons of hand dyed wool as well!

Yes, JAM fever has struck this shop!

And Sue Spargo has been and left her mark!

Primitive Gatherings is here..just look at this itty-bitty little quilt!

And this beauty…the detail took my breath away!!

And of course Maggie B. was here…LOVE her work!

Sprinkled with CW quilts!!

AND THEN throw in Bonnie Sullivan (All Through the Night)..IT’S ‘STARRY NIGHT’!!  I ordered this one from Bonnie a few years back…and here it is!!  I even have the fabric to make it…somewhere in my sewing room back home…!!!  AND I still love it!!  How could I not?!  It’s stunning!!

Whew!!  Well, we made it part way down the shop..and I don’t want to blow up the RV Park’s Wifi when I post!! Part TWO tomorrow.. I sure hope you don’t mind…!  :)

Have a wonderful Wednesday and Happy Quilting!~P

Pendleton Woolen Mill Shop…

When my husband suggested a brief lay-over in Portland for a couple of days I let out a huge “YAHOOO”…heard all the way up to the Canadian Border!  The look on his face said it all, then his.. “OK, what’s in Portland that I don’t know about?..And why do I have to ask?”  Yup…we are talking quilting shops!

I have wanted to go to Fabric Depot in Portland for a long time…and then Gwen (one of the Clubhouse Quilters) kept talking about the Pendleton Woolen Mill Store located in Portland..and all the great deals that she got there!  According to Gwen there was a remnant table where you buy 5 or 6 large pieces of wool for only $25!! This store was quickly added to my list of stops…

So when hubby asked where to go first, I was quick to say Pendletons!

Upon entry…lots of displays…wool blankets hanging….

It was HUGE inside…just point me to the Remnant SALES table….

Yup…yup…lovely displays..keep focused!

Buttons and grommets…

Bins of old spools.

They even have classes…but where is the Remnant table??

There are tables of pre-cut wool yardage…and it was on Sale.

Lots of pieces of wool strips…ah to be a rug hooker! 

Back to the main floor…NO REMNANT TABLE!

I hustle over to the sales girl… ‘HAVE I GOT THE RIGHT STORE??”  I explain what I’m looking for…yup, right store but they have done away with the Remnant Table…not a Fat Quarter to be seen!  Not a Scrap in sight!   Not a BARGOON TO BE FOUND!!  NOOOooooooo! 

So back to the 40% off table…let’s see at $54 a yard…40% off…that works out to about $33 a yard!!  THIS is no deal!!  The wool on rolls is only 20-30% off and very light weight wool.

In the end…I buy a couple of 1/2 yard lengths of greens…some buttons..and leave Pendleton’s with a sad heart..Lovely wools but no cigar!

On a positive note…my husband (and dogs) had a lovely time walking the trails around the shop, enjoying the sunshine…and views! 

Mt. St. Helen’s is practically right in town!  Gorgeous view!

But view-smiews…I won’t even tell you about the rush hour traffic that we got caught in on the way back to the RV Park…nope…I’m not even going there!! 

Fabric Depot…Here I come!..let’s hope it’s not a BUST too!  (Stay tuned…)

Have a terrific Tuesday and Happy Quilting!~P

A Bit Bedraggled…

I know it looks like something the dog dragged in…

…but it is really block 8 to the Autumn quilt!  After a NINE and a HALF hour drive this was ALL that I had accomplished!  Oh well… it’s done!  AND so I am I…I am off to bed…and will post this in the morning!  (We made it safe and sound over the Siskiyou Pass…no snow although a few flakes were falling in Shasta!!)

Have a Magical Monday and Happy Quilting!~P