A little bit of Shopping Therapy!

Hi everyone!  there is nothing better than spending a day with friends!  Maybe it's spending the day with friends, shopping AND lunch! 

Me, Mardi, Toni and Cyndi!  Does that look like trouble?  of course not!!!  But it does look like fun. 

1st stop?  Olde World Quilt Shoppe in Cave Creek.  I love the look of their store.  It's like a comfy quilt.  you can just feel the warmth surround you when you walk in....

I was a pretty good girl.  I have wanted this twister pumpkin pattern forever!  a cute little Christmas penny rug and some wool.  I also bought the newest primitive magazine.  I think I might have to get a subscription.  I truly love that magazine! 

 

Next to Le Grande Orange  Oh my, their food is so good.  I always have to bring home some English muffins from there.  Bruce loves them.  and they are HUGE!! 

Cyndi had a chicken salad. It was so pretty and yummy!

 



 

Mardi had a salad.  she loved it. 

 

I had a veggie sandwich.  WOW!!  Yummy!

 

We also shared a slice of olive oil cake.  hmmmmm, it had some citrus in it.  it was very moist and good.  we enjoyed it. 

 

Toni had a pastrami sandwich.  I have had it and Toni really enjoyed hers. 

Then off to 3 Dudes.  Always a fun shop to visit.  I have been thinking I need a new purse.  So I think I found the perfect fabric and pattern.  and some bug fabric.  I need for a swap!  So about 3 yards of fabric.  not too bad!  yeah!!! 

Thanks for such a fun day girls!  love ya lots!!!!!

A shopping we did go!

Hi everyone!  Toni and I felt bad that Cyndi didn't get to go with us to Olde World.  Cyndi felt bad she didn't get to go to Olde World.  So We all went to Olde World quilt shoppe! 

This was my haul.  I know, more fabric!  but they are for specific projects.  the black and white is for borders.  the tan for a background.  The Valdani thread for a project, the Antiquing Spray - needed it.  And the wool kit was a spur of the moment purchase.  But Wool doesn't count in my stash report!  LOL.... 

The off to La Grande Orange.  Oh happy day! Cyndi hadn't eaten there before.  So what did we order?

Reuben's!  of course!  and French pancakes with crème fresh and strawberries.  Heavenly...  We were happy campers.  We also all brought home English muffins, and chocolate chip cookie sprinkled with sea salt. 

Thanks girls, it was a very fun day! 

hugs....

Shopping with Toni

Hi everyone!  Earlier in the week Toni and I made the trek to Olde World quilts.  It is such a lovely shop.  It's beautiful.  they have lots of wool, wonderful wool!  you can check it out here:  Olde World Quilts

Then off we went to La Grande Orange Grocery  OH MY GOSH!!!  talk about yummy!  They have breakfast, lunch and pizza!  they start cooking the pizza at 4PM.


I had a Reuben.  One of my fave sandwiches.  This one was beyond good.  The meat was shaved extremely thin.  The coleslaw had a good crunch.  Lots of homemade 1000 island dressing.  it was an extremely messy sandwich to eat.  But I persevered and did my best! 

 

 

Toni had the bacon avocado with bacon sandwich.  She let me have a little bit.  Oh boy, it was yummy too.  She also ordered the potatoes.  We sat and tried to figure out how the potatoes were made.  I think they baked them, then sliced them really thick.  at least 1 1/2" thick.  then browned them.  yummy.  crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.  then served with sour cream.  next I make potatoes, I am going to try and duplicate.  I bought some English muffins to take home for Bruce and 2 giant ho hos.  but they are gone and did not get pics of them.  Toni shared a chocolate chip cookie - giant size, with me.  it had a sprinkling of sea salt on the top.  heaven.  So worth another trip to go back.  

 

  

I think we talked and laughed all day.  we missed you Cyndi!  

hugs..... 

Sewing with Friends

Hi everyone!  It's a very good day when I can sew the day away.  what makes it even more fun, is when I get to sew with friends!  We missed you Mardi!

Cyndi, Toni and I got to sew and have some show and tell. 

Cyndi and I were in a swap a couple of years ago.  She finished her top!  My top is done too, still not quilted though.  

 

Cyndi made us all the cutest pin cushion!  I love finding objects and turning them into pincushions.  Well done Cyndi!

 

Cora and Hudson turned 1 this month.  And they are in the sippy cup stage of life.  That means it gets dropped - a lot!  So I thought I would make these.  talk about easy!!  AND fast!!!  Thanks to this great tut:  make it love it

 

Toni finished her Barn quilt.  Jodi Driver quilted it.  LOVE it!! it is so beautiful.   Great job Toni! 

I was working on another project.  can't show it yet.  It's for Say it with flowers blog hop that starts next week.  I love it and it turned out really well, I think it did! 

Oh, if you haven't voted yet, please go to Quilter's Gallery  to go vote.  My quilt is Red work flower garden.  Thank you sooo much!