Twin Cities Shop Hop

A couple of weeks ago and I involved in the Twin Cities Shop Hop! It was so much fun, I got to spend the day at The Bear Patch Quilt Co. in White Bear Lake. It was hard to know what to bring so I brought all of my newer items along with a few customer favorites! I had no problems filling up the space that Debbie and her staff had set up for me. Now if the weather would have just been a little nicer! (It was snowing on and off all day!) I blamed it on the snowman samples that I had on display.

Here is the Quilters Map showing the participants...some hoppers  split the hop into two days, but I did meet some hoppers that did it all in one day!

This lovely quilt was being raffled off by a local quilt guild... it was beautiful.

Here I am, sitting among my samples.... the day went by so fast!
Thank you to everyone who stopped by to say 'hi'. I enjoyed meeting
all of you! 

Here is Bear Patch's  Twin Cities Shop Hop Quilt....

This adorable display piece at the shop reminded me of  Wilson!

The next time you are in the Twin Cities, take some time to visit these wonderful shops. You don't need a shop hop to visit them all in a day. Just grab a girlfriend or two and do a shop hop of your own!

Happy Quilting!

Bear Patch Quilt Co.

I had the pleasure of visiting Bear Patch Quilting Co. yesterday. Debbie invited me to be a guest presenter and visit with the Bear Patch Circle of Quilters.  So the night before I packed my bag of samples, about half of my studio.  Printed up some patterns and devised a give-away and off I was to visit the shop. Nerves always get the best of me but I should know by now that fellow quilters are the most warm welcoming groups there are! What a delightful, talented bunch of ladies! Debbie has a warm and welcoming smile and greeted me with a hug. Her shop has always been one of my favorite stops here in the Twin Cities. Her staff is knowledgeable, friendly and eager to help you with your quilting needs and questions. Bear Patch Quilting Co. is located in downtown White Bear Lake, MN. They are 10 minutes north of St. Paul. Their shop is on Fourth Street and the Sewing Center is right next door. There is parking behind the quilting shop.

Here is my little scrapbook of pictures of my lovely visit....

Bear Patch Circle of Quilters

Isn't this a beautiful quilt! It was shown during 'show and tell'...

This quilt was a masterpiece, the picture does not do it justice.
The construction and machine quilting were phenomenal.

Another wonderful quilt, but my angle did not allow me to capture
the whole quilt in my photo. This was a quilt for a raffle! I can't
imagine being able to give it away! What a generous gift.....

These quilts greet visitors as they enter the shop.
Love the Christmas quilt.

Debbie is hosting a Quilt Doodle Trunk Show....
Three of my samples are shown here... 'Snow Day', 'Penguin' Doodlette
and 'Snowman Friends' Doodlette.

Bear Patch staff is so friendly and helpful...

Lovely selection of fabric.... this is only a tiny part of the shop!

There's so much more!

Isn't this a sweet little tree full of ornaments that
you can make! Very cute!

Oodles of samples are found throughout the shop.



Debbie and I

 If you live in the Twin Cities area or are visiting, I hope that you take time to stop in at Bear Patch Quilt Co. and say 'Hi' to Debbie and her staff. They are a wonderful group of ladies! I am looking forward to my next visit to their lovely shop. You can also visit their blog, The Bear Blog
I hope that you all have a quilty weekend and find some time to create. I'm off to make some snicker doodle salad for my sisters' (plural, two sisters) birthday party. Remember, tomorrow is the Quilter's Gallery Blog Hop! I'm presenting a fun cupcake tutorial.... and a layer cake give-away!

Happy Quilting!