We love to walk. To this end we lace up, grab our water bottles, camera and get going. Especially if the weather is good. We will walk in nature, along the trails. We meet very many people with the same idea. Enjoying the fresh air, the mountains, the river, which meander all along the path.
The bird life was truly amazing. Bald Eagles graced the driftwood and many a morning they came sweeping down over the path. One morning we watched one come over, about six feet above a Grandpa and his little grandson waiting for Grandma and two more little tykes. They are magnificent birds with an amazing wingspan.
The trees are huge, with lots of them lining the path.
Within walking distance was farms, with farm stalls dotting the landscape.
My favourite quilt shop,
Hamels, was close by. We visited the shop, a number of times.
They stocked the thread, which is my go to for machine quilting and embroidery. It works very well for applique and stay super soft.
It followed me home. Their Row by Row, would have me tapping my feet quickly.
It was jam packed with goodies, fabrics.
Kits of every shape and size.
So many samples adorned the shop. Crab apple hill studio stitching patterns.
Pre cut fabrics: jelly rolls, layer cakes and fat quarter bundles.
Especially the sweet mini charm packs. Found two more for the Hertfordshire Quilt. Saw them online, could not locate them in the shop. It turns out, they were the last one's. To this end, they keep a box with the last one's in the back. Once I asked about them, we found them. They are older lines, which one cannot find anymore, so a real treat.
French General, modern fabrics and lots of batiks.
They also had a large range of AccuQuilt dies.
Notions and so many patterns, batting and wool supplies, for applique.
They had a room upstairs filled with quilt backs, batiks, reproduction fabrics and flannels.
These quilts lined the stairwell. Seeing this one up close, the tree had to follow me home.
Knowing my one project still needed four different green leaves, with the wide variety of fabrics, I decided to look for them. The bias strip of fabric was at home so it was a guess as to the right colours.
When we got home, the strip was laid on top of the four green fabrics, it was perfect for what the project needs.
it looks like you found a very nice quilt shop! we too love to just get out and walk and explore and if I see a quilt shop we might stop and look but not always
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