Shop Hop Saturday

I'm truly late with this final post on shops from the Atlanta Shop Hop. My only excuse is that I've been "playing." I've had lots of great opportunities to spend time with family and friends. Thanks for understanding! 

On Saturday of Shop Hop week, Kristie and I hit the road to visit two additional shops. Sweet Home in Conyers was the School House on the Tour of Houses.

The librarian in me just loved this display.

The book "... on Mulberry Street" by Dr. Seuss has a "special" place in my heart. Lots of fabulous Dr. Seuss fabrics

Classroom rules

Lots of fabulous tote bags!

Sweet Homes' Shop Hop Quilt

"Comfort and Joy", an awesome new Christmas pattern from Silver Thimble Quilt Company

There's a Tumbler Quilt in my future.

Lots of fabulous displays

Who needs a new spring wardrobe? Just wear a quilt!

Wool! Lots and lots of wool!

A Scarlet Thread in McDonough, Georgia has expanded it's space in a brand new location off of  interstate 75.

Scarlet Thread's Shop Hop quilt

Lots of colorful samples

collegiate fabrics galore

patterns, bolts and bolts of fabrics, walls of  notions, rooms of machines  

A comfortable spot for waiting husbands or tired quilters!

Atlanta Shop Hop Part 2

Ok. I'm just plowing ahead with this post. I've been trying to get this post published since last Saturday. I've been working on my blog, changing a few things, updating the template and did something that wasn't right:) My photos weren't uploading right. Yesterday, it finally occurred to me what I could do to correct the problem. It has helped, but I've updated everything and am having to learn the new features on Blogger. I haven't been able to manipulate the photos, but at least they are somewhere on this post.

 The Sunday of the Atlanta Shop Hop was "field trip" day. Pat, Debbie, Kristie and I went on a road trip to Scarlet Thread Quilt Shop. There's always lots of laughter when we get together. Lot of "retail therapy", too. Scarlet Thread had some great samples and fabric. I was looking for yardage for the layer cakes that I won a couple of weeks ago. Sure enough I found what I needed to make a Schnibbles quilt or two. My cousin who lives in Houston is waiting for her first grandchild. It's a boy. I thought I would collect some black and white prints that looked masculine - no florals. I picked up fat quarters at Patchwork Cottage on Thursday, Sweet Home on Saturday and Scarlet Thread on Sunday. I'm actually working on 3 different black and white quilts. I do tend to obsess when I find fabric that I like :)

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(From Sweet Home)

At Patchwork Cottage, I purchased a Bar Harbor charm pack to add to a top that I'm cutting out in reds, blues and tans. Kristie and I split a half-yard of the dog fabric. Even though this doxie is black and not tan like my Rusty, I "needed" this fabric:)

After shopping on Sunday, we ate a late lunch. In the middle of the meal, Kristie pointed to the medal colander on the table. Immediately Pat put it on her head, but alas "Moda Man" had already sent out the fabric waves that made us purchase much Moda.  Don't you just love the plaque that was hanging at Scarlet Thread, "Friends are Like fabric,you can never have too much." Bravo!