Home again. Darn! I paid Abby's bail this morning at the kennel. We were equally happy to see each other. Many of you asked to see my purchases from the 8 quilts shops I visited. What is a girl to do when she opens the door to a quilt shop and there is yummy rick rack staring her in the face? Buy some. While the washer is washing and the dryer is drying and Abby is snoozing I admit I ignored the dust the fairies left for me and played with my rick rack. See the lime green and white polka dot scissors? Mom sent those in my Mother's Day package.

These polka dots needed rescuing. I spread the love around the different quilt shops I visited. May I just say that if you're ever in Anacortes you must, I say MUST, visit Fabric Plus. They aren't kidding with the Plus part. It has been in business 40 years. You know how your stash grows over the years. Well imagine bolts of fabric multiplying over 40 years. I was in polka dot land and felt quite bad I could not rescue more dots. I'll just have to go back with a bigger suitcase!
These pretty little things needed rescuing at an antique shop in Port Townsend. One shop has a huge basket of buttons with a tray for sorting. Mr. Creations found a bench while I pawed through the goodies. Don't you love the graphics on the packaged buttons?
While in Lynden this antique dresden top was just sitting there waiting for me. The plates are appliqued on flour sacks and the only worn spot is a dresden center that can easily be replaced. Oh happy day!
Tomorrow I'll let you know why I was in Washington.
If you're ever visiting Washington please be sure to visit:
Fabrics Plus -- Anacortes
The Quilt Shop -- Anacortes
River City Quilts -- Camas
Folk Tales -- Lynden
Tangled Threads -- Lynden
Quilters Workshop -- Oak Harbor
Sleepy Valley Quilts -- Port Angeles
Annie's Quilt Shoppe -- Shelton
FYI -- Mr. Creations actually mapped out quilt shops to stop at along our travels. Then one quilt shop gave us the quilt shop hop booklet with 70 quilt shops listed in Western Washington. Mr. C may have cringed a wee bit.
~Piecefully, Stephanie
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