Today Kathy, Tiffany and I headed north for the Rally in the Valley Shop Hop. With only three of us this year (some of the gals are out of town, one is working on the end stages of her master's degree and one just plain didn't need anything this year!) we made quick time and actually got to all of the northern shops and to two that weren't on our list. Tiffany had never been on the hop before and it didn't take her long to be having a good time with us nuts!
The first shop on the trip was one that hasn't been on the list before. It was fun to check it out. After that we met up with Ros at 35th Ave. and got our BOM blocks (and did a little shopping) and gave her Tobacco Road and Swoon to be quilted! I also passed along Monica's mom's quilt that she wants to figure out how to finish. It is a baby quilt that is all stamped cross stitched that her mom made. Then we hugged Ros goodbye (you were missed girl) and got on the way to the next shop.This shop is one I love because it is on the road (out of town) to my mom's place. It is also the one Carrie Nelson does stuff in and since I am a Schnibbles fan I like that about it too!
We thought of BJ as we went to her favorite shop too! Below is the first mystery quilt picture I snapped from there--we are getting a clue for the mystery in each shop and it is fun to see what each shop does with the fabric choices.
This is their take on the mystery.
We bought a curved ruler at this shop...the Japanese lantern quilt uses the ruler (they also featured a cool log cabin ruler which I resisted buying).
This is their take on the mystery. They look SEW different from each other!
Our last shop of the day was Etc. This is the shop the PHXMQG meets at sometimes and it is seriously a modern quilter's dream shop. The store is large and their is a huge selection of LOTS and lots of modern lines. This is their mystery quilt. The picture doesn't do this one justice. Look at that awesome quilting too!
They featured a special ruler and some patterns that make this "Rock Candy" pattern and some others. Loved it, had to have it. So did Tiffany. Enough said!
The greenish fabric below was purchased to back my embroidered elephant pillow. Wish the design had been a little bit bigger, but I really like it.
3 comments:
WOW! That's a lot of nice shops! How far did you have to drive to go to all of these places?
I spied the Atkinson Zippy Strippy pattern in your loot. I was quite new to quilting, and not much of a sewer of anything else when I bought that pattern on my first ever shop hop with my sister a couple of years ago. I love the Atkinson patterns. I was able to make several of those zippy strippy pouches in various sizes, and moved on to some of her other more complicated looking patterns with much success. Have fun with all your loot!
Oh dear I am exhausted just reading about SHop Hop, Andee! Can't believe you made it to more shops than the list too.
I love the AZ Quilts version of the mystery, I hope you got the instructions for it!
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