Sentimental Stitches

Arrived here about 9:21 pm last night. It took me nearly 4 hours to get here from Chicago - could have driven back to Grand Rapids and then here in that amount of time. I was mighty tired and hungry but there was East of Chicago waiting for me with the "Open" sign shining brightly. A yummy flash pizza was to be my dinner. I'd survive.

I wish it hadn't been so dark - parked right behind me when I came out was a pick-up truck filled with old fashioned white wringer washers. Only a sight you'd see in Shipshe and the kind of thing we treasure. If I see the truck again today I'll take a picture.

Here's a few pictures from Fabricganza at Troy. Aisles and aisles of fabric bolts.

This beautiful quilt was made by Margo Krager. It's hand pieced and hand quilted. Little 3" star blocks in double pinks and indigo.




These beautiful 1930s are from Blue Hill Fabrics. I'll tell you in the next post how you can win some of this fabric. I'll be giving it all away - how fun is that?

Okay, first day on the road and I survived my share of challenges. It seemed like I was paying a toll or fighting traffic every mile of the way from Grand Rapids to Chicago. The roads were lousy in spite of all that toll money and in parts of Chicago between the construction and traffic I considered becoming a little frazzled.

I should be on my way to Shipshewana for the Dear Jane Retreat by early afternoon and will tweet along the way. For now I'll say "good night" and crawl under the covers. It's going to be an early morning.