The End of Our Shop Hopping....

 Before starting our quilt retreat weekend, we had two more quilt shops to visit on our shop hop. Both of these shops are in Rochester. 

We found this sign funny, chalk it up to exhaustion from shop hop....
I'm breaking the law, I've stopped and am standing by this ridiculous sign.
It's also a horrible picture of me.... ack!

Quilting Cupboard in Rochester....
It's a great shop to visit, but shhhh not allowed to take
pictures inside... :(

I found this fun fabric at Quilting Cupboard, they had an awesome quilt and
kitchen towels using this fabric. I'm planning on making towels for my oldest son.
I think he'll really like the design of the fabric. 

Row by row block from Quilting Cupboard
I think it is fabulous! The picture doesn't do it justice, love the crystal eye on the whale.

Our last stop... Pine Needles.
I'm too delirious at this point to take any pictures.
I'm just thrilled that we completed the SE corner of Minnesota.

The SE corner of the state had some fabulous deals during shop hop and I participated in purchasing several of the deals.
It was fun to meet the owners and spend time with mom and Laura. 

 I enjoy shop hops... I always come home feeling inspired. Each shop has it's own flavor and ideas. Of coarse make sure to have some extra cash on hand when you set off to visit the shops, there's always some pretty fabric or patterns to pick up.  Hope you enjoyed my little tour of the SE corner. If you live in Minnesota, make sure to take some time to visit these great shops.

Map of the SE corner

I'm off to go do some sewing and sort thru my goodies I brought home from hopping around.

Happy quilting,

Still Shop Hopping!

If you have been following along you know that I went shop hopping a few weeks ago with my two favorite quilting buddies. My mom and sister! We went to eight shops in two days, doesn't sound like that many, but when you add in the distance, road construction etc.... it's quite a feat! I honestly don't know how people complete the entire state during shop hop. I know they do! I see the pictures of the weary, bleary eyed couples that manage to visit each and every shop posted on Facebook. I'm an exhausted mess after doing just one section! Here are some more pictures from our fun travels....

Our next stop was All In Stitches in the town of Zumbrota.

My husband's family's neck of the woods. It's a shame I only make it 

to this shop once a year, usually during shop hop. It's a great shop!

I am very fond of their row by row pattern. It has an embroidery design
of the Zumbrota covered bridge. I am looking forward to making this as a table runner.
I want to make it using red and white fabrics and doing the embroidery in a red thread. It would be lovely done in blue and white too. Won't that be sooooo cute! I promise to blog about it when I get around to making it. 

It was afternoon by the time we reached Zumbrota! We couldn't believe how the time flew by! We started our Shop Hopping at 9:00. After a quick lunch at McDonald's we continued on our journey and made our way to the next stop....Rather Bee Quilting in Lake City, Minnesota.

A couple of planters full of geraniums greet us
by the entryway... very pretty.

Very nice window display...

Yea! Another row by row pattern too!

Isn't this an adorable summertime design for the Row by Row!
One of my favorites! 

Love, love, love the purple polka dot swimsuit with the ruffle...
It's the polka dot fabric and embellishments that make this row by row block so cute.

 Five shops visited, three more to go! I'm car weary.... We're an hour away from the next shop and not sure if we will make it by five. My sis is on the phone, hurrah! They are open until 5:30pm. we're going to make it there in time before they close!  So we are off, driving the curvy roads of bluff country in Minnesota. It's a very pretty drive... on our way to Bluffview Quilt Shop in Winona, Minnesota.

The is the roadside view of Bluffview Quilt Shop.

A beautiful, colorful wall of fabric... so pretty!

This is their Minnesota quilt using this year's fabric.
I like the corner blocks.

The one item I wish I would have picked up during shop hop but didn't was Bluffview Quilt Shop's kit for their row by row. I love the googly eyes they used on their row of fish. In the strip that was on display at the shop, the fish were going all the same direction. The batiks they used were wonderful, I wish I would have taken a photo. (The above photo is from their facebook page)

We ended our day at the Hubbell House in Mantorville. Had a small August birthday celebration for dessert. Happy Birthday mom and Laura!!!

Happy Quilting,

Quilting By The Hearth

I still have a ton of pictures to share from our shop hopping we did a few weekends ago.Stop number three on our Minnesota Shop Hop was a sweet shop, Quilting By The Hearth. Ok, I've said this a few times, but another of my favorite shops. Love the cute rooms and how everything's displayed, awesome staff. I visit it shop a few times a year.  I took a ton of pictures here... couldn't get mom and Laura to do another selfie with me. I reached their limit of one..... lol.....

Love the sweet wicker chair out front....

Cute Christmas display in the front window...

Even though they are in the middle of some renovations...
The room is still so stinkin cute. Love the colors and the fabrics.
The shop is full of wonderful fabrics and samples. See the adorable moose birdhouse.
So worth the drive to Lonsdale!

Here is one of their beautiful Minnesota Quilts
that they had on display.

This sweet coneflower quilt was on display
in the back room. So cute, my picture doesn't do it justice.

My pictures really don't do this shop justice, so much fabric, cute patterns and awesome staff. This shop is a great place to stop at. If you live in Minnesota, or plan on being in the area, grab some quilting girlfriends and make a day of it and stop by this sweet shop. Not only do they have beautiful fabric, but there are also awesome wood items available too. Beautiful birdhouses and these awesome 'wine' tables. I really regret not picking up the wine table/stand. It was so cute.... it held a bottle of wine and two wine glasses. Perfect to have sitting out on the deck or next to a camp fire at the lake. 

Happy Quilting!

LOVE Shop Hopping!

A few weeks ago I had tons of fun shop hopping with my mom and sister, Laura. AKA, the Fuzzy Hat Quilter.  The day before our annual quilt retreat we decided to do some shop hopping during the Minnesota Shop Hop. It took us two days to cover the SE corner of Minnesota. Tons of driving..... beautiful scenery, road contruction, lots of laughter.  I took some pictures of the fun shops we visited that I would like to share...

I did a little pre shop hopping the day before and snuck over to Bear Patch Quilting
in White Bear Lake. It's one of my favorite shops!

Loved the Minnesota quilt they had on display... very striking.

The sun coming thru the window was not my friend... but the banner
was adorable! Loved the front window displays.

Found my sis waiting all packed up on her front porch!
The 'Quilt Retreat or Bust' sign was a hoot!

We went to Calico Hutch in Hayward Minnesota first. It was worth the
drive. Such a cute shop...

Laura, Mom and I.  A quick selfie in front of the shop.

Calico Hutch's display was very cute.
They used a five yard quilt pattern which is
my mom's ultimate favorite pattern! I bought five yards
of the Minnesota fabric while up north and I think I will use this
pattern to make my Minnesota quilt.

After driving thru some road construction (a lot of road construction)
We found Quilter's Dream Quilt Shop in Montgomery Minnesota.

I had a totally light bulb moment when I saw this Row by Row quilt on display. I then realized the Row by Row Experience was also going on. From this point on we were collecting Row by Row block directions from each shop and Minnesota fabric.... so much quilty fun! I have more to share from my fun weekend I shared with my sister and mom. Stayed tuned!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Happy quilting,