Checking In

   Back from apartment hunting in Alabama!  The hilly terrain of Birmingham was quite a surprise after living in flat Florida.  Also made the observation that there is a dearth of quilt shops in Alabama.  We drove to one north of the city only to find it out-of-business.  Don't you hate that?  My daughter found one (in Ozark, Alabama) on the way back, Front Porch Quilt  Shoppe, that we stopped at.  I highly recommend it if you're ever in the area.  It was a Quilt Sampler (magazine) shop just last year. And wow! A few iPhone pictures I snapped but they really don't do it justice.

I loved this quilt.  Seems like it would be great with a layer cake or two...

I think the jack-o-lanterns quilt was my favorite.  There's just something about purple and orange paired with those happy faces!  I really had to control myself with purchases.  The shop had so many layer cakes, charm packs, and mini charm packs all matching along with yardage!

I narrowed it down to a couple of half yards of low volume fabrics, two fat quarters, and a charm pack in Daydream.
And just because...

Have a nice weekend~

A Quilt Shop Stop

I discovered a quilt shop just south of Atlanta back in August 2011 and was so taken with it I thought it would make a great shop for the AP&Q Quilt Sampler Magazine, and it did!  I haven't seen the recent issue yet, but apparently A Scarlet Thread was one of the featured shops.  Here's their project, a black and white star quilt.

It was so very pretty, right as you came in the front door. 

Try as I might my phone just would not take a good picture of this stunning quilt.  It took my breath away.

I ended up buying one of these.  They are five one-yard bundles (at a reduced price) color-coordinated or themed that can make any of about ten patterns.  You choose the free pattern at check-out.

I love these dots! 

Here's Natalie enjoying reading her Kindle in the men's "waiting area".  I love that the sports related fabrics and men's patterns were relegated here.
Hope to be home tomorrow.  Talk to you later~