Fabric used this week 0 yards
Fabric used year to date 147.5 yards
Fabric added this week 11.625 yards
Fabric added year to date 47.125 yards
Net used 2013 102.375 yards
Our trip to Indiana found us in Amish country on a Sunday, when almost everything and everywhere is closed. So as a consolation, DH took me to two quilt shops in Michigan on the way home. We had crossed at Windsor/Detroit on the way down. Getting through the border caused a long wait, and the roads on I-75 south were dreadful. So on our return trip, we travelled I-69 and crossed at Port Huron/Sarnia. It was much better, and didn't add any time to our trip.
We stopped at the Michigan welcome centre and DH picked up a copy of The Country Register. There were excellent directions to Country Stitches in Lansing MI. The shop was huge! They had 3 large classrooms, a huge selection of sewing machines, tons of fabric, and even lots of 1/2 price sale fabric. There were wonderful quilts displayed everywhere, and the staff was friendly and helpful! I love striped fabric, especially for bindings, so I got 1/2 yard of two different ones. The alphabet fabric was on sale, and the crayon fabric had to come home as well. DH found the multicolour print and said I'd have to get some for my applique work! I also picked up a cute panel to make a baby quilt - adding it to my collection....
The next shop was at Imlay City MI, called the Pincushion. It was a smaller shop, but had lots of fabric, including a large selection of panels. I don't usually buy kits, but this Noah's Ark quilt caught my eye. They only had one panel left, but none of the matching block fabric, so a kit came home with me. There was lovely linen-look fabric in white and cream, so 2 yards had to come home for future red-work. DH also spotted a beautiful Christmas panel by Timeless Treasures that made the trip as well. I have a quilt that I hang outside on our home in Florida, and it has finally faded so much ( after hanging for a month every year for the past 15), that it needs to be replaced. I'll use some of my Christmas stash for backing and binding, so its a real bonus!
I received a call from the dealer about my new machine, and as he'll be coming to my town next week, he'll be delivering it, to save us the trip!!!! Next Thursday morning, I'll be learning all the ins and outs of my new machine.
Check out all the stash reports at Judy's blog, Patchwork Times.
You found some fun fabrics to bring home.
ReplyDeleteCountry stitches is wonderful, but it has been years since I've been there with Mom. It started out as just one of the units in the strip mall and over the years has taken over more and more knocking out walls along the way. We'd often make a day trip out of it form Northern Michigan and have a great time.
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