After the Wednesday of radiation in Iowa City, I debated about going back to the hotel and napping. Then I checked GPS and Williamsburg was only about 25 minutes from the hospital, and the roads looked easy to maneuver, so I decided to go. I didn’t have to be there long, and I would still …
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read moreWhen I was in Iowa City for radiation treatments, one of the shops I went to was The Little Red Hen in Muscatine, Iowa. It was about a 45-minute drive from Iowa City. The previous week, Patty had contacted me saying she would love to meet me there and take me out for lunch. We …
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read moreWhen my daughter Kalissa and I were driving home from my doctor’s appointments on Tuesday, I happened to see some construction. I took a double look, and I thought it said Quilt on the building next to the building that was being constructed. Hmm. I’ve driven on this road LOTS and never noticed a quilt …
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read moreI told you recently that our family went to the water park in Dubuque Iowa after Christmas. I drove separately. We all had errands and things we wanted to do on the way that didn’t jive with other people’s errands. Me, I want to go quilt shopping and see if anyone had wool. I didn’t …
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read moreI left you hanging last week. I showed you many of the wonderful things at the quilt shop, Merry’s Stitchin’s, but I didn’t tell you what I bought. Well, I guess that’s not exactly true. I did tell you I bought this piece for me for my Christmas present. My husband isn’t here anymore to …
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read moreOn Saturday after work, I decided to make the trip to Merry’s Stitchin’s outside of Jessup, Iowa. The shop is in the country on gravel road just outside of town. I have been to the shop before. I don’t go very often because it’s about 40 minutes from my house and I just don’t go …
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read moreI went to the quilt shop. You who are long-time readers know that my shopping at the quilt shop doesn’t happen very often. I have so much fabric and I get so many projects from blog readers and I thrift for fabric and I make quilts from shirts so I really don’t need much fabric…but… Read More »Quilt Shop Tour: Quilter’s Window
read moreI told you earlier this week that I would do a blog post about our visit to the cross-stitch/quilt shop in Elkader, Iowa. If you’ve been waiting for it…here it is. We visited The Backstitch. I’m actually pretty lucky to have two needlework shops within an hour’s drive of my home.
In general, I tend to go more towards Osage to The Stitchery Nook as they have more samplers and 40-count linen which I love, but the Backstitch is a pretty cute shop too.
They have lots of small pieces to stitch and their models ...
read moreI imagine this is not newsworthy to most but, I went into a quilt shop. Seriously, I can not remember the last time I went. Ooops, wait, It was when I needed some Grunge fabric to make my stained glass quilt. I was in and out and didn’t even shop.
I went to the quilt shop with something in mind. Remember my Hawaiian Sunset quilt? I needed some of the dark blue sashing for it.
I happen to be in New Hampton Iowa to go to the chiropractor and decided to stop at Quilter’s Window.
This is a ...
Last Saturday I decided I couldn’t stand to be in my house any longer. The boxes that were stacked up here were getting my nerves. I hadn’t told you all that I needed the mail situation to change. I was nervous to say anything and didn’t really know quite how to go about changing things. Kalissa was driving home from working an overnight shift. She called are we were chatting. I told her I didn’t know what I wanted to do that day. I knew I should stay home and tackle the mess but I really ...
read moreKelli, Kayla, and I had a day away getaway on Saturday. It wasn’t a fancy day away…We had a couple of goals. We wanted to see some fall foliage. We wanted a casual day…
We stopped at a garage sale and thrift store along the way and here in Prarie de Chein Wisconsin. This little place, Valley Fish and Cheese has awesome treats. We had smoked shrimp here along with cheese curds. It was so yummy.
More amazing color….
But, this was our destination…Country Sampler in Spring Green, Wisconsin.
Kelli’s goal was MORE FLOSS!! They had ...
When I was in Rochester for all of my doctor appointments last week I made a stop to Pine Needles Quilt and Sew. I had messaged Connie and suggested we meet. She was happy to drive my way and shop so we did. We were good girls, kept our hugs to ourselves, used masks and hand sanitizer. The shop had good safety precautions in place so we felt comfortable.
Some of you might not know but I know Marsha that owns the shop (and her daughter Suzie). Years ago my husband Kramer worked for Marsha’s husband and her dad ...
read moreA few weeks ago I took a Saturday and went exploring. I hit the Amish stores near Hazelton Iowa first…Rolls!!…
and the off to Merry’s Stitchins.
Merry’s is a quilt shop in the country just outside of Jessup Iowa. If you’re even in the area, I highly recommend that you go. For me it’s only 9 miles for the Amish stores I frequent…and Waterloo and Hobby Lobby is only a few miles after that.
Merry’s Stitches is owned by MERRY!! Merry is the mom of Julie from Patchabilities. Julie lives in the neighboring ...
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