On our little trip to Rock Island, Illinois, we visited three quilt shops - the important part of the trip!
The first shop was Expressions
in Threads in Le Claire, Iowa. I didn't think to take photos inside.
I'd only been
to this quilt shop once before, a few years ago, and I loved it. Some things don't change! The shop is
still fantastic as are the people working there. I found so much that I wanted
but of course, I had to
choose. I'll show you some of my purchases in a few minutes.
The next shop was Quilts by the Oz. It was an
interesting shop with lots of fabric. The owner was very kind. I found a few
pieces that I just had to have. Sorry but I didn't get any photos of the shop.
The last shop, Quilt
Addicts Anonymous, is almost a year old and wonderful! Stephanie, the owner and a quilt designer, was very pleasant and helpful. We were able to visit with her, her husband, and their delightful daughter.
The shop is bright and cheery, showing off more modern quilt fabrics and quilts made from Stephanie's patterns. I'm not a photographer and I was busy looking at everything so my photos aren't the best.
The shop isn't huge but there is a nice selection and everything is gorgeous. Everything is also available online at their website: shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com.
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| Beautiful fabric and quilts |
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| Precuts, kits, and inspiration |
I think this is the newest BOM that Stephanie designed. She was working on the finishing touches of the instructions when we arrived. Isn't it fantastic? I love the bright colors.
They also do longarm quilting. Look at that striking quilt behind the longarm machine.
This little gem was on the wall. Stephanie also made it in a large size and had Leah Day quilt it.
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| I plan to use this for the next sailboat quilt using the leftover sailboats. |
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| No plan - I just loved the colors and designs |
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| These will probably be backings. |
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| These will be backings. |
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| These will probably be backings. |
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| The crayons will be used in the second crayon quilt. I fell in love with the stripes and they followed me home! |
The first quilt shop is the one I've been to. They've had booths at some of our local quilt shows, in the past. I bought several 'finished' samples when I was there (mini quilts). Nice shop.
ReplyDeleteGreat finds.....backings turn into scraps, don't they?
ReplyDeleteI love the crayon fabric! That would be fabulous backing for my crayon quilt, that will be put together at retreat next month. I popped into the shop in Le Claire when we went to Antique Archaeology last fall. I had left my purse in the car, so I just enjoyed a little browsing in a nice shop.
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