In Between Stitches Quilt Shop

Hello Everyone,

The other morning I got into work early and took some pictures of the inside of In Between Stitches quilt shop.....my home away from home.  I thought it would be fun for all of you to see where I hang out.  Well today I saw that In Between Stitches has been nominated on SewCalGal 2012 Golden Quilter Awards for the Best Quilt Shop!

The building that houses the shop is almost 100 years old.  It has the look and feel of an old dry goods store from the wonderful old floors to the overhead fans.

I spend hours at the cutting table preparing BOM's and helping customers every Monday.

I'll be in the large classroom today hosting my drop-in class.

Stroll through the shop and look at all of the eye candy.

It's a wonder that I have any money left in my bank account.  The fabric selection is fabulous!

Books and notions galore.

The 1930's section is very popular.

The Amy Butler section.

The store is very welcoming and you can shop here for hours and not see everything.

Also, I was so happy to see Sue Abrey nominated for best author for PICK FOUR!  I had the pleasure of reviewing Sue's book last summer.  I've had the opportunity to get to know Sue virtually over the past two years.  She's absolutely delightful and is a wonderful quilter, author and started the Christmas Quilt Along.

So head on over to SewCalGal ,vote for your favorites and you could win a great prize.

I'm off to the shop this morning.  I wish all of you could join me today at my drop-in class.  I look forwad to the 2nd Tuesday of every month to see all of my buddies and view the progress they've made on their projects since last month.

As always,

Lynn



Christmas Quilt-A-Long Post #5

Hello Everyone,

Last post of the day.  The train is going to be next to the elephant in the stocking and that is all I'm going to show!  I still have to add faces and the elephant needs a trunk.....later.

The quilt is going to be very whimsical and just plain cute with nine appliqued blocks and other enhancements.  It has been so much fun mixing plaids with check, stripes and polka dots.  I love picking out the fabrics to see what mischief I can get into. 

As always,

Lynn

Christmas Quilt-A-Long Post #4

Hello Again,

Here is the almost finished block.  It was Mr. Joe's idea to have the balloons/bubbles come out of the smokestack.

After I got all of the pieces prepared and lightly glued together, I slid the whole block onto the black background fabric.

It will now take me several evenings worth of stitching to applique the block.  Hop on the Toyland Tree Train and let's get ready for Christmas.  The train is bringing all of the toys to the North Pole.  All aboard!!!

As always,

Lynn