The Bittersweet Stitching Sisters annual trip may be over, but we had a fabulous week that will live in our memories for years!
This year it was back to Osage, Iowa!
You may ask, why Osage? How many towns do you know that have a cross stitch shop, a quilt shop and a wool shop all within walking distance of my favorite retreat center?
It is heaven to be sure!
The Stitchery Nook is our home base - a wonderful shop with a fabulous retreat center right upstairs! You can go down and shop in you slippers :) (Believe me, I did it daily lol!)
It's a huge shop set up in an old Hallmark store - perfect fixtures for charts!
Aisle after aisle of cross stitch.
Tons of models.
A huge wall of linen
An entire aisle of fibers and my favorite part this year:
The entire collection of DMC perle cotton!
Perfect for wool applique and penny rugs.
They even have a separate scrapbooking supply room and custom framing.
Among my purchases were:
Charts and perle cotton.
Waxing Moon Designs is a local designer and they had so many models - I fell in love with the silhouettes.
And of course a variety of linens in such beautiful colors!
I also kitted up a rather large project, but forgot to take a picture...
Time to take a stroll down the block to Debbie's Quilt Shop.
You know that you will have fun inside when you are greeted by this pretty window.
Another large shop with a wide variety of styles.
So very organized and fun to wander through the aisles.
and the best fabric storage I have ever seen!
See a fabric you like? The fat quarters are stored right above - genius!
So many wonderful notions!
I had fun with mini charm packs, buttons and the cutest patriotic scissors ever.
Oops! Forgot to take a picture of my purchases - will need to add an update later!
You can find Debbie's Quilt Shop on Facebook here.
Thank you ladies for being so incredibly helpful and making our visit so enjoyable!
You know we will return!!!
I'll be back with more - next up will be Ewe & Eye (wool shop).
"Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call on him while he is near.
Let the wicked forsake their ways
and the unrighteous their thoughts.
Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon."
call on him while he is near.
Let the wicked forsake their ways
and the unrighteous their thoughts.
Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them,
and to our God, for he will freely pardon."
~Isaiah 55:6-7
Blessings, Patti
