Uniting Church and Family ~ Quilt Shop

Who knew there would be a quilt and yarn shop in the small shopping center located almost right next door to where the conference was being held? And guess who spotted it immediately and started making plans of when she could sneak over there? :)

Actually, I didn't have to wait too long. The first day we had some extra time for lunch, and since I figured I could meet and talk to folks at several other times during the conference...I quickly ate lunch and off I walked down the road, safely crossing some railroad tracks, and arriving at Quilts Like Crazy to find a wonderful yarn shop on one side and a quilt shop on the other with so many samples of quilting and knitting projects that it was unbelievably inspiring!

I purchased six colorful skeins of Cotton Classic Tahki - Stacy Charles yarn--all on sale! These will be added to the skeins I purchased at a yarn shop in Roanoke when we were on our anniversary trip back in August. Whatever these skeins end up making (probably an afghan), I'll have some neat memories of the places where each of the yarns was purchased.

I think knitting must be the "going thing" these days even among the younger crowd. I saw several little girls at the conference who had their small pink balls of yarn with them. One was eager to tell me she was making a dishcloth, but the other one said, "Yes, it's going to be "something." So cute.

Next: Sunday Services at The Browns' Farm

~Deb

Comments

[Tammy]

I have driven by this store and have thought,Deb would like this place.Glad that you got to go shopping there.

[Bet]

I didn't hear that you'd gotten some Cotton Classic back on your anniversary trip. What colors did you pick? I wish I'd known you found some on sale--I would have asked you to get me some! Was it a good sale? Are you going to do mitered squares? Fun!

[Susan Ramey Cleveland]

A yarn shop AND a fabric shop? God is good, isn't he?

[Jane]

The sights and smells of a fabric and yarn shop helps to refresh!! I've been crocheting little preemie and newborn hats to give to our pregnancy help center. So sweet!! Have fun knitting!

[Kathie]

Oh Deb, what fun! I have never been in a quilt shop with so many quilts hanging up. Yes, knitting and crocheting are "in" right now. Our family jokes about Ruthie's "fan club" at church. They all want to crochet like Ruthie. I bought her knitting needles for Christmas ~ can hardly wait to teach her! Thanks for sharing your trip with us.

[Dorothy]

Wow, Deb! That looks like a great shop to spend some time in! My Sarah would love it! She finished sweaters for each of her grandmothers, and they loved them! She's now working on Christmas gifts. I'm ready to try to knit that dishcloth...could you remind where to get the instructions and type of yarn needed? Thanks so much! Do you still have snow?! I'm sooooooooooo jealous as it is 75 and sunny here AGAIN today! We miss cold weather! Miss ya!

[Jodi]

LOL ~ I've made a few "somethings" in my time! ;o) What a lovely treat to find a yarn *and* quilting shop. Isn't it wonderful how God blesses us in the little things?