One Day Shop Hop~My Purchases

So many of you have asked to see what I purchased on my one day shop hop in California :)

It was a quick trip, so my husband and I only had carry on bags. I had to keep this in mind as I shopped...

I love Quilts By Cheri and have followed her website and blog.

It was such a joy to see so many of her designs completed as models at the shops.

So of course many of her patterns came home with me!

From Country Loft above - these will be ready for next autumn I hope :)

 

And these were purchased at Country Loft too! So stunning in person!

And a few more that I picked up at Fat Quarters Quilt Shop.

Also from Country Loft, French General ribbon, a few mini charm packs, and two of their new Christmas kits - A Quilts by Cheri penny rug and a wonderful wool applique towel kit (the design is the latest craze - a red pick-up truck with a Christmas Tree).

More patterns and English Paper Piecing from  Country Loft

and I was so happy to find a few patterns by JoAnn Mullaly.

The Fall Branch model was gorgeous!!!

Of course I purchased the Buttermilk Basin pattern after seeing it in progress and Briar Root Primitives is a new designer to me - loved the fireflies in the mason jar!

At Temecula Quilt Co. I had to purchase their wonderful ruler boxes! 

And a few other notions as well.

At Grand Country Quilters, I found the wonderful "sherbet" pack of pastel wool. And at Fat Quarters Quilt Shop I found the great chenille rickrack and wonderful blown glass snowman scissor fob :)

Of course I had to bring home a few souvenirs for my mom too ;)

And I still managed to zip my carry on closed!

"May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, and may you be prepared to endure everything with patience, while joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has enabled you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light."

~Colossians 1:11-12

Blessings, Patti 

One Day Shop Hop~Final Stop and more...

I was getting tired and my shop hop was coming to a close.

My final stop was Fat Quarters Quilt Shop in Vista, California.

I can tell you that I perked up pretty quick the moment I walked into this lovely shop!

This beautiful display greeted me as I walked in the door.

The shop seemed to go on and on from room to room!

Each one holding glorious treasures!

And the hallways were filled with gorgeous models as well.

You had to be sure to look up and down in every corner or you might miss something extra special!

Even a trip to the restroom brings beautiful, inspiring models to view.

And such a wonderful selection of fabrics!

Michelle Joyner, the sweet proprietor and quilt designer and all the shop gals made my visit so fun!

They made sure to point out this sign ;)

You can find Fat Quarters Quilt Shop's

website here

and their Facebook page here.

Wow! It was such an incredible day and created so many wonderful memories for me!

I just realized that I haven't taken any photos of my purchases. I will have to do that soon...

I did get to see more of San Diego that just the quilt shops. :)

The night we arrived we headed over to Coronado Island for dinner at Hotel del Coronado.

A historic hotel built in 1887, it is one of the largest wooden buildings in the country.

Guests over the years have included dignitaries, royalty and celebrities, too.

I just love the history of it and the fact that they have preserved the building and its beauty.

The next night we had dinner at Coasterra on Harbor Island and enjoyed the San Diego skyline.

That's the mile long bridge to Coronado Island.

We enjoyed the sights of Harbor Island where we stayed.

Stopped to visit the sea lions in La Jolla.

They reminded me of our pups at home.

We spent some time in Old Town San Diego - I loved the cacti.

 

And since Dia de los Muertos was just a few days away, we were lucky to see the altars and my favorites:

 

The calaveras or paper-mache skeletons.

I've always loved the traditions of Dia de los Muertos and had several childrens books about it that I read with my boys...

While at Old Town we stopped for a rootbeer float. 

Look at the selection of root beers!

Of course I liked this one :)

On our last night, we went to Little Italy. 

(At the suggestion of the gals from The Country Loft. Thanks Ladies!)

What a fun and lively neighborhood!

We decided to eat at Filippi's Pizza Grotto (the original) - voted most popular Italian restaurant by the locals. It's been there for 65 years so you know that they are doing something right!

We weren't disappointed! I loved the chianti bottles with messages hanging for the ceiling!

The worst part was not being able to take our leftovers with us as we were leaving at 5:00 am the next morning :(

It was truly a wonderful and memorable trip!

I do hope to return again one day...

God thunders wondrously with his voice;

    he does great things that we cannot comprehend.

~Job 37:5

Blessings, Patti

One Day Shop Hop ~ Stops 2,3&4

My second stop on my one day shop hop around San Diego was Temecula Quilt Co.

Another shop on my bucket list...

Once again as I walked in the door my hear began to pound!

Of course this wool corner caught my immediately and drew me like a magnet.

I found myself being drawn from lovely vignette to lovely vignette.

I think that this was the cleanest and most organized quilt shop that I have ever seen!

I loved how all the notions were stored in mason jars of all different sizes - tucked away and dust free, but still so easy to see and locate.

Not one but three featherweight machines - oh my!

Isn't this lovely?!

After following the Temecula blog and Facebook page for some time, 

each quilt model was so "Temecula" - instantly identifiable with the stunning small scale reproduction fabrics.

Pictures don't do these quilts justice - they are even more stunning in person!

This "Dear Jane" quilt looked like it belonged in a museum.

I wish that I had taken some photos of the shop itself to give you the big picture. But when you are there and overwhelmed by beauty, it is hard to think straight!

Sheryl Johnson is so kind and welcoming and the gals that I met while shopping were sweet as well. 

Once again, I didn't want to leave, but more shops were calling...

You can find Temecula Quilt Co at:

website click here

blog click here (watch for the darling Little Gems and the delightful little leaf tutorial last week)

Facebook click here

My next stop quite amused me: Primitive Gatherings in Murietta, CA.

Here I am living near the border of Wisconsin, but I have never visited Primitive Gatherings in Menasha, WI. Instead I visited the California shop first! Who would have thought?!

It is just like their website and quilt show booths, but on a MUCH LARGER scale - this shop is huge!

Almost on the verge of being overwhelming, but there can't be too much of a good thing, can there? ;)

I think that everyone knows where to find Primitive Gatherings Wisconsin, but 

their California shop website is here.

the blog for both shops is here.

the California Facebook page is here.

While shopping here, I found myself being even more indecisive than usual. That's when I realized that I better get some lunch. 

Luckily there was an In-N-Out burger close by. 

My sons fell in love with In-N-Out the last time we were in California, so of course I had to text them a picture to make them jealous ;) 

I thought it was interesting when not one but two employees asked whether I was eating in my car?

Of course I was - I still had two more shops to stop at!!!

Well, let me just say that this is the smartest fast food chain ever!

First they give you a paper place mat and then your meal is given to you in any easily accessible cardboard tray - genius! And delicious lol! Wish they had locations in the midwest...

My next stop was a recommendation of several ladies along my journey.

I am so glad that they suggested it!

Grand Country Quilters in San Marcos, CA.

What a fun shop with lovely ladies!

Don't you love their sign made out of license plates?!

And they had a lovely wool section as well.

Such a fun shop with so much to see!

And again I had so much fun visiting with the ladies here as well and seeing some beautiful projects in process.

You can find Grand Country Quilters:

Their website is here.

Their Facebook page is here.

At this point I was beginning to get worn out, but there was one more stop that I had to make before calling it a day! I'll be back with that one shortly...

Blessings, Patti