The end of the tour

 Finishing my tour, we ended up in some very nice shops.

Making our way over to VA found some awesome places.

I would definitely return to this shop. Big selection of fabric.

The Sewing Gallery in Princeton was a very classy and beautiful shop.

Batiks Etcetera was an amazing powerhouse of batik fabric. Although I don't usually do much with batiks, it was a treasure trove of the best batiks around.

If you are into batiks, this is the place for you. There had to be hundreds of bolts of gorgeous batik fabric.

Well there you have it. It certainly makes for Happy Quilting.

A Stitch in Time

We made a stop in Franklin, NC and found  A Stitch in Time quite by accident. 

A lovely shop with a large selection of fabric.

My hubby was the camera man, taking videos and send them back to my quilting buddies back home.

This shop was well worth the visit.

Tiny Stitches

 It is always such fun to find quilt shops when we travel. 

Tiny Stitches had so much fabric to choose from. And of course lots of inspiration.

I'm so grateful that my sweet hubby comes along with me. As a matter of fact one of the sales ladies said she would hire him :-)

Quilty travels

 Our trip started out in our new (to us) RV.

So much more room than our previous RV. We headed north amid lots of rain.  But after a couple of days the clouds and rain were gone.

It was a little bit of adventure finding quilt shops along the way. We ended up stopping in five quilt shops. Only one was not worth the time. 

First stop was Cottontail Quilts. A quaint little shop that I had visited once before.

LOTS of inspiration.

I did buy this Christmas Tree panel and coordinating fabrics to make for my daughter.

More to come!

Above the clouds

 I have been feeling a bit better. Still tire easily but I have been able to do more. So my dear husband took me for a short trip. Hoping to see some fall colors, we made our way to the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina.

The mountains ahead.

And then we were above the clouds! What an amazing sight. Not much color change yet except for glowing orange and yellow aspens. But the mountains are always so beautiful.

My sweet hubby also took me to five quilt shops!  They were really nice and amazing shops. And I will post about them, and what I found.

Taken By Storm

 

Taken By Storm by Jan Fields is a cozy mystery set in Port Huron Michigan.

Sarah Morgan, owner of gift shop Heavenly Presents, is an amateur detective given a mysterious task. In the early 1900's, dying Catherine Martinsfield's last request was to give Rose a gift. But years have passed and no one knows who Rose is. Sarah takes on the task of finding out who Rose was, and passing the gift on to her decedents. 

There are lots of clues to this interesting mystery. A kidnapping that was never solved. Vandalism. This is a clean Guidepost publication. A story of encouragement and hope.

I received a complimentary ebook copy from the publisher, through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Just a short hello

Well, I'm not really back. Just thought I would drop in and say........ things are moving along.

3 weeks ago I was in the hospital with major palpitations of the heart. My BP was though the roof and the medical team could not get it down. So since then I have been wearing a heart monitor. Will continue for two more weeks. Sigh....  I am starting to feel a little more like myself, but still fighting the pounding of my heart. 

I've not been sewing, so nothing really to share on that front. The weather has finally been cooling off, and it's been nice to sit outside and enjoy the lovely breeze. 

So, for now,  enjoy these colorful butterflies.

And Happy Quilting!