Minimal (Okay No) Quilting

This week was not a Quilting week.  I worked very long days all week.  Which in and of itself is not all that unusual.  It happens from time to time. But on top of the very long week, my Husband and I went on an adventure.  Basically we went tourist for a weekend.  We needed some time away to blow off steam and spoil ourselves for a few days.  We went down to St. Augustine, FL. It was a fun few days full of walking, good food, and much needed time together.  We had a great time and spent way too much money. 

We went down without any plans or itinerary. We left after work on Friday. On the way down my husband pointed out a sign for a quilt shop but promptly said we weren't stopping which is fine. Quilt shops are not his thing. Me, on the other hand, I love to wander around and pet fabrics.  But we live in a Quilt Shop desert and I don't get to go to them very often.

We stayed a few miles away from St. Augustine in a little town called Palatka, FL. It was a nice little town with some awesome seafood restaurants. We decided we needed a couple of things so on Saturday morning we went to Walmart. On our way we saw a sign for a blueberry festival for that day. So off we went to the Blueberry Festival. It was a nice small town festival. Afterwards we headed into St. Augustine and did the tourist thing.

Saturday night Kim suggested that I see if there were any quilt shops around. I googled quilt shops and found there is one in St Augustine and one in Palatka. Both closed early on Saturday and were not open on Sunday.  I then googled quilt shops in Jacksonville, FL. There are three in Jacksonville and only one is open on Sunday and only from 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm. Jacksonville was not really on our way home but it wasn't too far out of the way.

Garden Poppies in Blue color way

 So we went to Cinnamon's Quilt Shoppe.  My plan was to get some   inspiration, maybe a pattern or two and a notion or two. The   mistake I made was taking my husband in with me. Almost $400   and an hour later we walked out with our treasures. 

 While browsing Kim pointed out some very pretty fabric.  He told   me I could keep shopping but he knew what he was buying. Yes he   said he knew what HE was buying.  Three of the four fabrics he   picked out were from Free Spirit  by Jacob Phillips for Kaffe   Fassett.

Garden Poppies in pink color way

Succulent

Junebee

The fourth fabric was Junebee by Ink and Arrow. All were big prints and vary colorful.  He had the good sense to get 3 yards of each to make sure I had enough to do something with them. On top of that, they will go very well with some fabric he bought for me in Las Vegas last year.

"lollies" kit

I picked out a few things myself.  I was looking for the pattern of a quilt they had on the wall. They called the quilt "Lollies" and it was made using a "Cake Mix" paper piecing set. It was more than just the cake mix though and they didn't have just a pattern so I ended up buying the kit.








I did select a book and a really cute pattern.  The book is Fat Quarter Quickies by Kathy Brown. I have bunches of fat quarters so a book using them is always a good idea.  The pattern is called Tetris Tumble. It also uses fat quarters and is very cute. I am torn between using primary colors or going with a collection of prints. 

I also selected a couple of fat quarter bundles. One is simply a bright Batik bundle and the other is from a collection called Sea Glass

Sea Glass fat quarter bundle

Bright Batik fat quarter bundle

 

 Lastly I selected a really cute bird print yardage. I think I will probably fussy cut around the birds for block centers.

Now here is the problem. Did I blow goal #4?  I didn't actually buy the fabric. My husband did. I was going after patterns to use what I have.  Hmmm, I say it's a gray area. I am calling it as safe. Kim paid for it with his card and it was part of the adventure. I was just along for the ride and being spoiled. That is my story and I am sticking to it.

Seriously though it was a great weekend and I have some more ideas to work with and a few more supplies.  All in all still a good week.

How was your week?