Quilting in Williams

Alex and I made a rainy day trip up north and look what we found!  Williams is home to Grand Canyon Railway, Bearizona, and best of all, Quilts on Route 66
Easy to find in a turn of the last century building on the old Route 66 historic Railroad AVE of Williams, Quilts on Route 66 has tons of charm and some unique finds too:

This sample of Creative Girl Pattern from BelieveMagic stopped me in my tracks.

Yes, it really is raw edge applique, Customized with tiny sayings patch and script quilting too!

 

Here are handmade lampwork bead fobs. So great to find local arts represented:)

 

This sparkly Japanese floss was another  must-have find.

Quilts on Route 66 is a  great LQS for Americana and Route 66 fabrics -

Alex chose a prickly pear FQ, of course;)

 

An adorable shop in an adorable town, I can't wait to return:)

 



Thanks Pat and Eleanor

 

Pat Nagle visited our Guild last night!
My first driving at night adventure since cataract surgery last week.
Sure glad I cowgirled up and made the trip. We had hot apple cider and....

There were modern traditions.....


Geese flying over Geese
Not Applique!

 

modern Trip Around the World

..and old,,,,


clever edges and applique combinations
add dramatic interest to Dresden Plates

Log Cabin birdhouse, Star sunshine
I'm always amazed with Eleanor's Fences

...and the cleverest piecing techniques!

scrolling colors
even the border is rainbow

Crazy layer cake

Plus extra lovely quilting, of course:)


Cabbage Rose in HST Feathered Star

 



Pineapple, one of my favorite stitches

Thanks, Pat! For making the long drive on a cold November evening

to bring patterns and rulers and amazing quilty ideas to share.

 

Thanks Pat, and Eleanor too, for sharing your cleverness, talent, and fun!

 

And Thank You! For reading:)

 

Computer still hurts my eye, so I won't right again for a week or so.

I hope you will stay warm, and enjoy some hot apple cider

along with these Pat and Eleanor quilts.

 

Happy Thanksgiving

How the Bear Travels

Remember that bear that tried to steal the food out of your picnic? Oh, wait, that's not the bear I was thinking of. It's the one that gets to travel to Russia! Yes, the bear that travels to Russia is the one I'm thinking of. If you don't remember, here is the story of how Mom made a bear.

 

Tracy is our friend from Community Choir. She is traveling to Kiev with her husband to pick up their new adopted kid. I bet children there will be so jealous of the bear their kid will get, and everyone will just want to hug that cute thing!

Mom likes making bears now. Here is a new blue bear she has made. This one too is waiting for just the right eye buttons to come along.

Very best wishes to Tracy, family, and bear. Safe travels!