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Central Il Shop Hop report (long)
I had yesterday off and my friend Rachel took the day off. We belong to
the same little group of four--The Tilted Quilters. The other 2 TQ--Michelle and Linda are following in our footsteps today. We started at 8 from Springfield to hit as many of the 17 participating shops as we could. first stop was a new little shop in Havana (didn't catch the name). We got there just after 9 and I was surprised at how crowded it was already. Its a pretty small , but nice shop that seems to run mainly toward what I think of as "country" looking fabrics and 19th C. reproductions. R. surprised me by promptly buying a bunch of homespun FQs, because she never buys anything. From there it was off to a little gift and quilt shop in Astoria. Lots of notions and rug hooking supplies and more "country" looking fabric here. Patterns were on sale, but I resisted because I have enough quilt ideas already. Next stop was Piece to Peace in Macomb and it took us awhile to get there. R. misread the directions and we got lost. Then when we got back on track we ran into road work--Rt. 136 was down to one lane so it took a long time. R. claimed to be faint with hunger by the time we got there and I was feeling a little cranky myself. The shop had moved from the address we had, but naturally we managed to track it down. I liked this shop. and they had cookies all ready for us! R. bought needles and they cut a half yard of a thimbleberries fabric into 2 FQs for R. and I. I also bought a neat almost tone on tone black fabric to use as a back for one quilt I'm working on. Then checked the sale bin and found some fun greenish-yellow sunflowers, which I got 1/2 yd of. (I had a small list of things I "needed" to get on this trip--the quilt back was one and then made a "rule" to buy fabric only to fill in some holes in my stash--purples, oranges, greens, and browns and only stuff on sale. This becomes important later.) From Macomb we went up to Avon. Again I can't remember the name of the shop, but it was really nice. I'd go back in a heartbeat. It had a fabulous selection of all kinds of fabric. I promptly broke one of my rules here by getting a yummy orange print that wasn't on sale and some half yards of white and creamy backgrounds. (But the rule that supersedes all rules is that you always buy a 1/2 yard or yard of a good background fabric.) I also won a door prize here--an applique pattern of a church in winter. Rachel got a couple more FQs here in browns and oranges. By now it was about 12:30 and R. and I were ready for lunch. We went across the street to the Avon cafe where I had the yummiest grilled cheese I've ever had in my life. Now that we were well fortified. We headed up to Canton's quilt shop. I liked this one too. I found--all on sale-- the back for the paper pieced quilt I'm working on and two yummy purples. I tried to talk R. into a fun stripy orange, but couldn't. It was a short trip from Canton to--oh I know the name but it's escaping me--in Pekin. I broke the rules here again, because I fell in love with a bundle of really bright striped FQs in oranges, blues, pinks, and oddly, gray. R. really liked them too but wouldn't buy them because she'd "never use them." I told you she never buys anything. Now we were on familiar territory for me, so we were flying. Next stop was Quilt Corner in Morton, one of my most favorite LQS. First thing I did was check out the books and pick up Carol Doak's new paper piecing book. That was on my list and I was going to get it one way or another. Then back to the sale fabrics where I found a couple of nice rich greens. I also bought some more background pieces. And I got R. a little miffed because I won another door prize--Borders, Bindings, and Edges by Sally Collins. I did not help matters by pointing out she wins a door prize at almost every quilt guild meeting. After Morton, it was Peddler's Way in Washington. Another favorite stop. I bought bunches of 1 yd and 1/2 yd cuts that were on sale. I resisted buying buying some Laurel Burch Xmas fabric that wasn't on sale, though I have a fabulous idea for a table runner out of that fabric. R. bought a bunch of funky browns and greens that were on sale too. I really miffed R. by winning another door prize here, and even I thought it was a little unfair. (But I was happy to see the needle threaders I one since I'm always taking one out of one project bag to use in another.) From Peddler's way we went to Cozy Corner in Metamora. This was a quick stop since most of what was here we'd already seen else where. Neither of us got anything here. Then the 20 minute drive to Quilt n Sew Dreams in Dunlap. Another of my favs. R. got a yard of the funniest black and white and orange cat fabric to use in a baby quilt she's making. I bought some thread for quilting one of my quilts and a couple of other small notions. No fabric which was totally a first for me. I've never gone in that shop without buying something. After Dunlap we drove to Bloomington. First stop was the Sewing Studio in Normal. I must go back to that shop! I was tempted by some yummy suedey feeling dress fabric for a skirt, but couldn't remember how much the pattern called for so I regretfully passed it up. Next was the Treadle in Bloomington. This place is packed from floor to ceiling with bolts. We dug around and R. got some more black and white fabric for her baby quilt. We didn't spend much time here because we were hungry and R. wanted to try to get to the last two non-Springfield shops on the list and it was already 6:30 p.m. We grabbed some burgers to eat on the road and headed south to Clinton. Clinton--Quilter's Delight, I think, was another small shop but well worth going back too. We breezed in about 7:15 and got our cards stamped. They were amazed that we'd already visited 12 shops. We asked how far it was to the last one in Lincoln. They told us it was 25 minutes away and we'd need to hurry. We took a quick look around and they waved us off. I plan to go back, because I could tell that they share my taste in quilts. We did make it to the Lincoln shop, Sew Many Friends, by 7:45. Again, everyone was amazed at how many stores we managed to visit. Moda Marbles were on sale here so I got three different browns and the yummiest, screaming lime green. On impulse I decided the buy the newest book with the Elm Creek Quilts projects in it. R. got an orange stripe and an orange Moda Marble. We left the shop at 8:02 p.m. Yes, we managed all 14 non Springfield shops before closing time then headed home. I was pretty tired and eventually went to bed dreaming about all my new fabrics. Today, I get to wait for the cable guy to hook up the sewing room TV and fondle all my new fabrics and drool over my new books. So much fun! I'll finish up the last three Springfield area shops tomorrow. Wednesday night the TQs get together in my sewing room and we can have show and tell. Maureen |
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Maureen Wozniak wrote: I had yesterday off and my friend Rachel took the day off. We belong to the same little group of four--The Tilted Quilters. The other 2 TQ--Michelle and Linda are following in our footsteps today. We started at 8 from Springfield to hit as many of the 17 participating shops as we could. Maureen, this sounds like a perfect day! Good for you for finding the things you wanted and for winning door prizes you could use. -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 |
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It was lots of fun nd a perfect day.
Maureen Sandy Foster wrote: In article , Maureen Wozniak wrote: I had yesterday off and my friend Rachel took the day off. We belong to the same little group of four--The Tilted Quilters. The other 2 TQ--Michelle and Linda are following in our footsteps today. We started at 8 from Springfield to hit as many of the 17 participating shops as we could. Maureen, this sounds like a perfect day! Good for you for finding the things you wanted and for winning door prizes you could use. |
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Sounds like a fun day!!
Donna "Maureen Wozniak" wrote in message m... I had yesterday off and my friend Rachel took the day off. We belong to the same little group of four--The Tilted Quilters. The other 2 TQ--Michelle and Linda are following in our footsteps today. We started at 8 from Springfield to hit as many of the 17 participating shops as we could. first stop was a new little shop in Havana (didn't catch the name). We got there just after 9 and I was surprised at how crowded it was already. Its a pretty small , but nice shop that seems to run mainly toward what I think of as "country" looking fabrics and 19th C. reproductions. R. surprised me by promptly buying a bunch of homespun FQs, because she never buys anything. From there it was off to a little gift and quilt shop in Astoria. Lots of notions and rug hooking supplies and more "country" looking fabric here. Patterns were on sale, but I resisted because I have enough quilt ideas already. Next stop was Piece to Peace in Macomb and it took us awhile to get there. R. misread the directions and we got lost. Then when we got back on track we ran into road work--Rt. 136 was down to one lane so it took a long time. R. claimed to be faint with hunger by the time we got there and I was feeling a little cranky myself. The shop had moved from the address we had, but naturally we managed to track it down. I liked this shop. and they had cookies all ready for us! R. bought needles and they cut a half yard of a thimbleberries fabric into 2 FQs for R. and I. I also bought a neat almost tone on tone black fabric to use as a back for one quilt I'm working on. Then checked the sale bin and found some fun greenish-yellow sunflowers, which I got 1/2 yd of. (I had a small list of things I "needed" to get on this trip--the quilt back was one and then made a "rule" to buy fabric only to fill in some holes in my stash--purples, oranges, greens, and browns and only stuff on sale. This becomes important later.) From Macomb we went up to Avon. Again I can't remember the name of the shop, but it was really nice. I'd go back in a heartbeat. It had a fabulous selection of all kinds of fabric. I promptly broke one of my rules here by getting a yummy orange print that wasn't on sale and some half yards of white and creamy backgrounds. (But the rule that supersedes all rules is that you always buy a 1/2 yard or yard of a good background fabric.) I also won a door prize here--an applique pattern of a church in winter. Rachel got a couple more FQs here in browns and oranges. By now it was about 12:30 and R. and I were ready for lunch. We went across the street to the Avon cafe where I had the yummiest grilled cheese I've ever had in my life. Now that we were well fortified. We headed up to Canton's quilt shop. I liked this one too. I found--all on sale-- the back for the paper pieced quilt I'm working on and two yummy purples. I tried to talk R. into a fun stripy orange, but couldn't. It was a short trip from Canton to--oh I know the name but it's escaping me--in Pekin. I broke the rules here again, because I fell in love with a bundle of really bright striped FQs in oranges, blues, pinks, and oddly, gray. R. really liked them too but wouldn't buy them because she'd "never use them." I told you she never buys anything. Now we were on familiar territory for me, so we were flying. Next stop was Quilt Corner in Morton, one of my most favorite LQS. First thing I did was check out the books and pick up Carol Doak's new paper piecing book. That was on my list and I was going to get it one way or another. Then back to the sale fabrics where I found a couple of nice rich greens. I also bought some more background pieces. And I got R. a little miffed because I won another door prize--Borders, Bindings, and Edges by Sally Collins. I did not help matters by pointing out she wins a door prize at almost every quilt guild meeting. After Morton, it was Peddler's Way in Washington. Another favorite stop. I bought bunches of 1 yd and 1/2 yd cuts that were on sale. I resisted buying buying some Laurel Burch Xmas fabric that wasn't on sale, though I have a fabulous idea for a table runner out of that fabric. R. bought a bunch of funky browns and greens that were on sale too. I really miffed R. by winning another door prize here, and even I thought it was a little unfair. (But I was happy to see the needle threaders I one since I'm always taking one out of one project bag to use in another.) From Peddler's way we went to Cozy Corner in Metamora. This was a quick stop since most of what was here we'd already seen else where. Neither of us got anything here. Then the 20 minute drive to Quilt n Sew Dreams in Dunlap. Another of my favs. R. got a yard of the funniest black and white and orange cat fabric to use in a baby quilt she's making. I bought some thread for quilting one of my quilts and a couple of other small notions. No fabric which was totally a first for me. I've never gone in that shop without buying something. After Dunlap we drove to Bloomington. First stop was the Sewing Studio in Normal. I must go back to that shop! I was tempted by some yummy suedey feeling dress fabric for a skirt, but couldn't remember how much the pattern called for so I regretfully passed it up. Next was the Treadle in Bloomington. This place is packed from floor to ceiling with bolts. We dug around and R. got some more black and white fabric for her baby quilt. We didn't spend much time here because we were hungry and R. wanted to try to get to the last two non-Springfield shops on the list and it was already 6:30 p.m. We grabbed some burgers to eat on the road and headed south to Clinton. Clinton--Quilter's Delight, I think, was another small shop but well worth going back too. We breezed in about 7:15 and got our cards stamped. They were amazed that we'd already visited 12 shops. We asked how far it was to the last one in Lincoln. They told us it was 25 minutes away and we'd need to hurry. We took a quick look around and they waved us off. I plan to go back, because I could tell that they share my taste in quilts. We did make it to the Lincoln shop, Sew Many Friends, by 7:45. Again, everyone was amazed at how many stores we managed to visit. Moda Marbles were on sale here so I got three different browns and the yummiest, screaming lime green. On impulse I decided the buy the newest book with the Elm Creek Quilts projects in it. R. got an orange stripe and an orange Moda Marble. We left the shop at 8:02 p.m. Yes, we managed all 14 non Springfield shops before closing time then headed home. I was pretty tired and eventually went to bed dreaming about all my new fabrics. Today, I get to wait for the cable guy to hook up the sewing room TV and fondle all my new fabrics and drool over my new books. So much fun! I'll finish up the last three Springfield area shops tomorrow. Wednesday night the TQs get together in my sewing room and we can have show and tell. Maureen |
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It was. I finished the last three shops yesterday. Since these were my
local LQS, I knew exactly what I wanted. A couple of backs and a little fabric for WIPs. Plus, a couple of fun Halloween prints. Maureen Donna wrote: Sounds like a fun day!! Donna "Maureen Wozniak" wrote in message m... I had yesterday off and my friend Rachel took the day off. We belong to the same little group of four--The Tilted Quilters. The other 2 TQ--Michelle and Linda are following in our footsteps today. We started at 8 from Springfield to hit as many of the 17 participating shops as we could. first stop was a new little shop in Havana (didn't catch the name). We got there just after 9 and I was surprised at how crowded it was already. Its a pretty small , but nice shop that seems to run mainly toward what I think of as "country" looking fabrics and 19th C. reproductions. R. surprised me by promptly buying a bunch of homespun FQs, because she never buys anything. From there it was off to a little gift and quilt shop in Astoria. Lots of notions and rug hooking supplies and more "country" looking fabric here. Patterns were on sale, but I resisted because I have enough quilt ideas already. Next stop was Piece to Peace in Macomb and it took us awhile to get there. R. misread the directions and we got lost. Then when we got back on track we ran into road work--Rt. 136 was down to one lane so it took a long time. R. claimed to be faint with hunger by the time we got there and I was feeling a little cranky myself. The shop had moved from the address we had, but naturally we managed to track it down. I liked this shop. and they had cookies all ready for us! R. bought needles and they cut a half yard of a thimbleberries fabric into 2 FQs for R. and I. I also bought a neat almost tone on tone black fabric to use as a back for one quilt I'm working on. Then checked the sale bin and found some fun greenish-yellow sunflowers, which I got 1/2 yd of. (I had a small list of things I "needed" to get on this trip--the quilt back was one and then made a "rule" to buy fabric only to fill in some holes in my stash--purples, oranges, greens, and browns and only stuff on sale. This becomes important later.) From Macomb we went up to Avon. Again I can't remember the name of the shop, but it was really nice. I'd go back in a heartbeat. It had a fabulous selection of all kinds of fabric. I promptly broke one of my rules here by getting a yummy orange print that wasn't on sale and some half yards of white and creamy backgrounds. (But the rule that supersedes all rules is that you always buy a 1/2 yard or yard of a good background fabric.) I also won a door prize here--an applique pattern of a church in winter. Rachel got a couple more FQs here in browns and oranges. By now it was about 12:30 and R. and I were ready for lunch. We went across the street to the Avon cafe where I had the yummiest grilled cheese I've ever had in my life. Now that we were well fortified. We headed up to Canton's quilt shop. I liked this one too. I found--all on sale-- the back for the paper pieced quilt I'm working on and two yummy purples. I tried to talk R. into a fun stripy orange, but couldn't. It was a short trip from Canton to--oh I know the name but it's escaping me--in Pekin. I broke the rules here again, because I fell in love with a bundle of really bright striped FQs in oranges, blues, pinks, and oddly, gray. R. really liked them too but wouldn't buy them because she'd "never use them." I told you she never buys anything. Now we were on familiar territory for me, so we were flying. Next stop was Quilt Corner in Morton, one of my most favorite LQS. First thing I did was check out the books and pick up Carol Doak's new paper piecing book. That was on my list and I was going to get it one way or another. Then back to the sale fabrics where I found a couple of nice rich greens. I also bought some more background pieces. And I got R. a little miffed because I won another door prize--Borders, Bindings, and Edges by Sally Collins. I did not help matters by pointing out she wins a door prize at almost every quilt guild meeting. After Morton, it was Peddler's Way in Washington. Another favorite stop. I bought bunches of 1 yd and 1/2 yd cuts that were on sale. I resisted buying buying some Laurel Burch Xmas fabric that wasn't on sale, though I have a fabulous idea for a table runner out of that fabric. R. bought a bunch of funky browns and greens that were on sale too. I really miffed R. by winning another door prize here, and even I thought it was a little unfair. (But I was happy to see the needle threaders I one since I'm always taking one out of one project bag to use in another.) From Peddler's way we went to Cozy Corner in Metamora. This was a quick stop since most of what was here we'd already seen else where. Neither of us got anything here. Then the 20 minute drive to Quilt n Sew Dreams in Dunlap. Another of my favs. R. got a yard of the funniest black and white and orange cat fabric to use in a baby quilt she's making. I bought some thread for quilting one of my quilts and a couple of other small notions. No fabric which was totally a first for me. I've never gone in that shop without buying something. After Dunlap we drove to Bloomington. First stop was the Sewing Studio in Normal. I must go back to that shop! I was tempted by some yummy suedey feeling dress fabric for a skirt, but couldn't remember how much the pattern called for so I regretfully passed it up. Next was the Treadle in Bloomington. This place is packed from floor to ceiling with bolts. We dug around and R. got some more black and white fabric for her baby quilt. We didn't spend much time here because we were hungry and R. wanted to try to get to the last two non-Springfield shops on the list and it was already 6:30 p.m. We grabbed some burgers to eat on the road and headed south to Clinton. Clinton--Quilter's Delight, I think, was another small shop but well worth going back too. We breezed in about 7:15 and got our cards stamped. They were amazed that we'd already visited 12 shops. We asked how far it was to the last one in Lincoln. They told us it was 25 minutes away and we'd need to hurry. We took a quick look around and they waved us off. I plan to go back, because I could tell that they share my taste in quilts. We did make it to the Lincoln shop, Sew Many Friends, by 7:45. Again, everyone was amazed at how many stores we managed to visit. Moda Marbles were on sale here so I got three different browns and the yummiest, screaming lime green. On impulse I decided the buy the newest book with the Elm Creek Quilts projects in it. R. got an orange stripe and an orange Moda Marble. We left the shop at 8:02 p.m. Yes, we managed all 14 non Springfield shops before closing time then headed home. I was pretty tired and eventually went to bed dreaming about all my new fabrics. Today, I get to wait for the cable guy to hook up the sewing room TV and fondle all my new fabrics and drool over my new books. So much fun! I'll finish up the last three Springfield area shops tomorrow. Wednesday night the TQs get together in my sewing room and we can have show and tell. Maureen |
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"Just outside Chicago there's a place called Illinois," went the tourism
jingle. Whenever I'm headed down your way it's for AAUW or P.E.O. or libraries. Sometime I'll have to make the trip with quilters! Nann in northeasternmost Illinois (4 blocks from Wisconsin and 1 mile from Lake Michigan) who can tell you about shops in southeastern Wisconsin "Maureen Wozniak" wrote in message m... I had yesterday off and my friend Rachel took the day off. We belong to the same little |
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yes you will. There are some great quilty spots down here.
nbhilyard wrote: "Just outside Chicago there's a place called Illinois," went the tourism jingle. Whenever I'm headed down your way it's for AAUW or P.E.O. or libraries. Sometime I'll have to make the trip with quilters! Nann in northeasternmost Illinois (4 blocks from Wisconsin and 1 mile from Lake Michigan) who can tell you about shops in southeastern Wisconsin "Maureen Wozniak" wrote in message m... I had yesterday off and my friend Rachel took the day off. We belong to the same little |
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