Western New York Shop Hop

12/12 stores completed and whew!, I'm pooped but psyched.

   Day 1: Ivy Thimble - Victor                    
              Mt. Pleasant - York
              Chestnut Bay Quilting - Caledonia
              Worked 1/2 day
               Betty's Quilting Store - Spencerport       Country Treasures - Brockport

 Day 2: Whole Nine Yds - Medina  

             Heartland - Lockport

             after working all day

 Day 3: Aurora Sewing Store

            Carriage Quilt Shop - Aurora

             Aurora Sewing Store - Williamsville
             Marie's Sewing Center - Lockport    Sew What? - Williamsville

These are the strips we collected along the way. Four from each shop to make a finished quilt which we were given at our last shop visited when we turn in our passport. There is a few strips in there that are way crazy.

Collected 30's fabric from Ivy Thimble.

                                          FQs from Betty's on sale. 4yds from Carriage Quilt Shop 25% off.
                                           for Pinwheel Party Quilt. Dragonfly was from Marie's 1/4yd.

Civil War Reproductions for Underground Railroad Sampler

I collected these from every place else. 1/4 yd here and 1/2 here there...

Oh! I picked up this flower brooch from Whole Nine Yards.... love it!!!

Well, there you have it. The best part is Madison drove me on Day 2.  She was so tired after 2 1/2hrs of driving. She is doing very well though.

All in all I had a nice outing. I needed it. I do hope to drag a few friends around next time.... ummm

REENIE ..... REGINA hummmmm....

and yes my stish is growing but it is still to be used and not kept for a someday project....

~Shellie

                                                     

Day 2 *Shoptoberfest*

My day began with picking up the house and getting ready for my interview for library clerk at a high school. With it down pouring out I was off with umbrella in hand and the best attitude I could muster with flat yucky hair. The interview went well.
I  gassed up the car, waited for Madi to decide on the pep rally (weather decided outdoor or indoor affair) and then it was off to my first stop; The Scarlet Thread in Webster.  It is a nice shop with very nice fabrics. I walked out with a turtle fat quarter.
Then I trekked southward to Caldonia to Chestnut Bay Quilting.  Small and quaint shop with a very nice back room for classes. The demo there was a yo yo kitty, very cute. Again I walked out with a few fat quarters. (dragon fly)
My last stop was Mt Pleasant Quilting Company. I was just there two weeks ago for their anniversary where I had bought plenty. So, I couldnt really find what I had to have. I did want a yo yo maker but they were out and I like some Christmas fabric but again they were out. So believe it or not; nada.

=) Shellie

Shoptoberfest Day 1

With maps in hand, routes fine tuned and plans made I made my way out the door at 8am. My first stop was Creekside Fabrics, Quilts & Yarns. What a great shop!!!  I was a half hour early so I passed it going into Arcade and said "Hmmm, It's open!" but I felt funny showing up that early so I continued driving and stopped at Mickey D's for a sausage biscuit and to slow down a bit.  I park out back and walk in and "ShopHop????"    and I said "Yeeessss......"   kinda unsure. "Well, You're our first arrival. Can I take your picture?"  Sure...
What a great shop Sandy has!!!  I love her fabrics, spirit and the goodybag is to die for; a pattern, seam ripper, needles, chocolate, crackers,and coupon. WOW...  no one of the other shops have topped that. 

goody bag

From there I traveled to University at Buffalo to see Eric and to take him to lunch at Walden Galaria Mall.  He looks bushed. Then it was a hike to Lockport (very Northside) to Heartland Quilt Shop. Also, a very nice shop. They demonstrated a tool called Triangulations it is a $30 cdrom where you print up in any size half square. You just sew along the dotted lines and presto your finished with tons of perfect triangle squares.

In Medina, The Whole Nine Yards, is a fabulous antique/country quilt store. Great ideas and samples were on display. I bought 10 fat quarters there and 1 free. I just couldnt decide so that is when I fat quarter it...

Onward to Home. In Spencerport is Betty's Quilting Store and I bought the fabric I have been eyeing for months. It was moved and I was frantic. I do not like it when they move fabric around. I just felt like I had to buy what I wanted for the "Phoebe" pattern in Easy Quilts magazine. So its a start anyway.  And I also bought fat quarters but I thought they were on sale but not so big mistake on my part. $15 more spent...yikes. Oh well, I really love this print. And now I am resting up for tomorrow.... (after job interview) and Saturday (whatever I do not accomplish) Whewwww!!!!
=)Shellie

Baby Honu 's top is done!!

I have finally finished Baby Honu!  It has decreased in size by a few inches. My snail trail blocks were 7 1/2 " as told to do in pattern and the turtle block is cut at 8"; you do the math...  It didn't seem like it was going to add up to me and it didn't but I love it anyway.  The colors are just how I imagined them. Now on to sandwiching them together. The backing I bought when Regina and I went to Hobby Lobby in Webster. It works wonderfully with the top and now to configure binding. I will have to get a picture of the backing to show you. 

Regina and I each have this little turtle. We picked him up at Hobby Lobby also. I made mine into a magnet for the frig. He is saying "Hi Regina".  I shall name him Scatter.... does anyone remember the story from our HL venture? It is what we had to do to get away from the Sea gulls dive bombing us. Mainly me...  How I got out of there unscathed is news to me.

I also completed my charm tote.  This is a Northern Solitude tote to match my quilt (that I need to finish up). I am pondering what to enhance the heart with... dragonfly, turtle, buttons...

=) Shellie

Happy Place

After we ventured to UB and unpacked Eric's room, I needed to wander in a "Happy Place"; a quilt store off Transit in Williamsville called Sew What? I found this store on a Shop Hop in June and remembered it was just off 90/Thruway. I found these treasures of dragonfly orientals, golf, hockey, turtles, and blue/purple print for Alyssa's quilt. Very rewarding and I was able to gab about Eric going to UB. I was loosing wind and putting out and it was 50min. home.  I left the area, traffic was looking scary, but next time there are a few more "happy places" to scope out....