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Chicago, Paducah, SLC 5
On the weather report last night they said that some areas of Salt Lake City
[SLC] had up to one inch of rain! They also predicted more rain for today. Great, mom and I had left our shoes in the car and were only wearing sandals. A quick dash to the car, lots of wind, not any rain yet to get additional coats and sweaters. It was only 35F! We had breakfast, loaded up the car before the rain settled in. Driving up to Sandy the rain wasn't too bad. Got out and first went into their extension shop that has needlework and juvenile fabrics. They call it Quilts Etc. Etc. and the needlework portion is called The Handmaiden. I found two pieces to compliment two I purchased last year. They are needlework pieces for the four seasons that have bead embellishments. Across the street to Quilts, Quilts, Quilts, Etc. and found a cute appliqué apron BOM that one of the local quilters designed. Got the pattern, I'll use some my Aunt Gracie fabrics to make it. Just around the corner we went to an antique shops, but nothing wanted to come home with us. Back onto I-15 and the skies started to open up. It rained so hard I thought I was in a shower. It was much worse than any heavy rainy day in November in Vancouver. Remember, we had about 4-5 lanes of highway heading each direction. As we neared Brigham City we could see the clouds raising and that there was snow almost down to the base of the surrounding mountains. In Brigham City we went off to find Village Dry Goods, they had moved last year and we missed them. A nice little shop, lots of country colours, the salesgirl made a recommendation that we have the salad bar at Idle Isle Café just up the street. It is the 3rd oldest restaurant in Utah. It has its original booths, high ceilings and a player piano! The salad bar was good; I recommend you try it if you visit. Back on the road again and thank goodness the weather improved as we neared the Idaho border and Snowville did not live up to its name. We went to the Gathering Place in Rupert and for a change we felt welcomed. The past two visits they had been quite nasty to us and this was the last chance. They had just had a shop hop and we got their booklet. They used a mountain sheep as a logo carrying fabric in a basket in its mouth. Back along I-84 and we dropped into Twin Falls. We went to Stitching Time, nice shop and across the street is Tiffany Square. It is crammed with scrap booking, needlework, brass stencils. You name it and she probably has it. We went back on the road and slept in Boise. The next morning we bypassed the quilt shops in town; we checked them out last year. We crossed over back into Pacific Time and drove into Baker City to Kountry Kwilters. Their blinds were drawn, so we found a Thrift store to spend some time. Found a wonderful collection of glass snack trays with cups. Mom and I each bought a few. The salesgirl was kind enough to phone KK and found they had disconnected their phone. Last year the business was for sale. We found an ad saying they would be at a quilt show in September, but I guess she has closed the store. On to Pendleton where we found The Store, they support individuals with disabilities with a work opportunity. She has pieced and cheater quilts along with woven rugs, rag rugs, coasters that these individuals make for the shop. Her fabrics are all about $6.00 a yard. Down the block we found Main Street Diner; a fifties style diner with high ceilings, movie posters and ceiling fans. Great lunches can be obtained here. Around the corner is Pendleton Quiltworks; they were having a shop hop called Sage Brush Scramble Debut. They have 11 stores participating. Several we had already missed, some were farther east in Oregon. I did win a door prize when I asked the eight ball for a prize. It is an appliqué heart quilt. On I-82 and onto Hermiston we went into Aunty Ida's Country Loveable and Quilt Shop. She is a Canadian from the Surrey area and her husband helps out in the store. They offered a door prize to everyone; mom and I got tomato pincushions. She had a lovely maple leaf appliqué table runner; but it was only available as a kit. We by-passed Pieceable Dry Goods in Kennewick, they were just so rude that first time I've not gone back. When I've spoken with other shops in the area I found it wasn't unusual behaviour. They have such a narrow range of country and reproduction fabrics that you have to like that style to frequent the store on a regular basis. In Richland we went back to Village Quilts, they gave us the information on their September shop hop. In Prosser we drove up to The Sewing Basket to find a big open sign beside the door with the door wide open. Inside we could see the owner busy packing up boxes. They are having a quilt show in Yakima on the weekend and she was getting ready to set things up on Thursday. What a delightful shop, she has converted a house [once again] and had just about every nook and cranny filled with bolts or half bolts of fabric. Her fabrics are very affordable, I found two black and white fabrics for $3.90 a yard. She also has the Quilted Country Inn that she does quilting retreats at. On her business card it read she was 2004 Prosser Small Business of the Year, she told us that she is closed on Sunday, but if she is in the yard doing gardening and you pull up, she will open the store. That's definitely a good businesswoman. We spent the night in Union Gap and the next morning found 3 quilt shops in Yakima. The first one is Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Shop; they are not on the shop hop in September, they opened last July and are still growing. They have a long arm quilt machine in the shop. Up the block and around the corner we found The Bernina Sewing Centre and Jailhouse Fabrics. They have a lot of Heartland figurines and a great fabric selection we met Beth Garretson who wrote No Sweat Flannel Quilts for That Patchwork Place. She was born in Everett and moved to Yakima, she used to come up the Vancouver as a teenager and has fond memories of visiting here. She is a very delightful lady. Next stop was The Threaded Needle Quilt and Yarn Store. What a great shop, lots of different fabrics along with knitting yarn and DMC cottons. Right next door to a Starbucks! On the road to Ellensburg we found an Antique and Fruit Market. Last year I found a great hard plastic sewing box here, but when we looked around we realized it was a different market. It is part of the same family, just a different location. He built the one in Thorp for his parents and now his brother runs it. In Ellensburg we found Sew Much More, again a nice little shop with some great samples. They have some nice antique shops in the Main Street area. We drove along I-90 and in Thorp we went back to the Antique and Fruit Market. It has a main floor for fruits and vegetables and then two floors of antiques above. I went to the top floor first, and I was very glad as it is quite warm/hot up there. Back down on the second floor mom and I looked around and I don't believe it. For more than 15 years every antique shop we go into that has sheet music, mom looks for a piece called Fairy Barque. SHE FOUND IT!!! I thought she was going to faint, I almost fainted, even better it was 50% off, but didn't have a price. We walked around and I found a turquoise melon baler and went to find out the price of the music. Can you believe the final price was fifty cents! She has the piece from her childhood, but it only has the first 3 pages and the last one. Now she has the complete piece to learn again! Back on the road, we stopped in Cle Elum for lunch and looked in an antique shop. Then back along I-90 up to Seattle. We waved at Donna and John in Bellevue, and then I wished we had gone for a visit, we were stopped on the exit to I-405 before about 5 minutes. Finally traffic started to flow again and in no time we were on I-5 and heading north to Vancouver. In Bellingham we picked up milk, butter and eggs and headed to the border. The border guard asked how long we'd be away and if we brought anything back? Yes, the value, I told him and he wished us a safe drive home. Our final mileage was just about 9,700 km. Away for 19 days, driving 15 of those, 16 different states. You can count up how many quilt shops and antique shops. If you'd like any more information, please ask and I'll send it on to you if I can access it. -- Sandi in New Westminster B.C. Queen of the Travelogues www.shh.apparitiondesigns.com |
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And have your legs stretched out again yet after being cooped up in the
car for so long? g Your adventure sounded wonderful, Sandi! Thanks so much for sharing it with us. -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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Thanks Sandy
In fact today I'm not going out of the condo. I've decided to re-acquaint myself with my home and do some housework for a change. Have washed all the glassware and kitchen goodies I collected on the trip, just have to find someplace to showcase some of it and store the rest. It's good to be sleeping back in your own bed. My flowers have grown while I was gone. Time to enjoy the deck with the summer coming on. Cheers,-- Sandi in New Westminster B.C. Queen of the Travelogues www.shh.apparitiondesigns.com "Sandy Foster" wrote in message ... And have your legs stretched out again yet after being cooped up in the car for so long? g Your adventure sounded wonderful, Sandi! Thanks so much for sharing it with us. -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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These have been so much fun to read. I am pooped though, and I didn't
do all that driving and shopping! You and your mom must be hard to keep up with. Glad you had such a nice trip. marcella |
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thanks Marcella, mom said it gave her another reason for living and renewed
her spirit on our last stretch before coming home. Amazingly I'm not all that tired, I guess having those quilt shop and antique stores to check out keep the energy up. -- Sandi in New Westminster B.C. Queen of the Travelogues www.shh.apparitiondesigns.com "Marcella Peek" wrote in message ... These have been so much fun to read. I am pooped though, and I didn't do all that driving and shopping! You and your mom must be hard to keep up with. Glad you had such a nice trip. marcella |
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I have been to the Quilt, Etc and the extension across the street in SLC and
found that store(s) to be absolutely wonderful - made two trips there. Also have been to the store in Rupert and Twin Falls (on the shop hop they just had), they were really nice too. Thanks for sharing your adventures! joysjane |
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my pleasure joysjane,
it's always fun to share different quilt shops with friends. who knows when someone might be heading in that direction. I have a friend doing a trip with her husband in the late summer early fall and she will be heading down some of the same roads. -- Sandi in New Westminster B.C. Queen of the Travelogues www.shh.apparitiondesigns.com "joysjane" wrote in message ... I have been to the Quilt, Etc and the extension across the street in SLC and found that store(s) to be absolutely wonderful - made two trips there. Also have been to the store in Rupert and Twin Falls (on the shop hop they just had), they were really nice too. Thanks for sharing your adventures! joysjane |
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