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By Wednesday May 17th, the 3rd day of the Scrap Happy Quilt Retreat at my house, we were read to get out of house and explore some Denver Metro area quilt shops! (Note: we didn’t stay in the house the whole time on the first two days – we did go on daily long walks in the fields and woodlands near my home)
John was kind enough to chauffeur and we brought Mike the Miniature Schnauzer along for the road trip.
But first I gave John a break from cooking and made a blueberry pancake breakfast to start our day. I forgot to take photos so just use your imagination that you see a plate of scratch made blueberry pancakes with a touch of cinnamon and juicy caramelized blueberry bursting from each bite…
John has been playing with our new espresso machine we got earlier this year to celebrate our one year anniversary (see post New Coffee (and Tea) Station and Some Big News), and he continues to try to channel his “inner barista” and do designs in the foam. He made a latte for one of the retreaters K – we aren’t sure what the design can be interpreted to be – but K noticed there was a heart (unintentional) along the upper edge of the cup!
After breakfast we headed out on our roadtrip to visit 3 quilt shops – Holly’s Quilt Cabin, Treelotta and Fancy Tiger Crafts (this shop is not actually a quilt shop, they sell a variety of fiber products including beautiful yarn but they have an amazing curated collection of modern fabrics).
I love this shop and my quilting friends and I found many delights!
I ended up buying the pattern for this quilt I fell in love with; and I was tempted to buy the fabric used in the quilt (gorgeous line by Moda Fabrics called “Celestial“) but I need to shop in my stash not add to it:
By the time we got to Treelotta it was time to let Mike the Miniature Schnauzer out of the car for a pee (we spent a ridiculous amount of time in Holly’s Quilt Cabin) and to put him in the backpack so he could get a break from sitting in the car. John took Mike in the backpack to a nearby army surplus supply shop for a wander, and then back to the quilt shop to see what kind of trouble we were getting into with all the lovely fabric choices!
Mike does look like he is concerned about some of our fabric choices (or perhaps the damage some of us were inflicting on our pocketbooks!)
I didn’t take many photos in Treelotta but if you’d like to see more of this awesome shop (where I’ve also taken bag making classes), see the post Rocky Mountain Quilt Shop Hop 2021, Part IV.
I didn’t take any photos at Fancy Tiger Crafts but you can check out this post to see what the shop looks like – Fancy Tiger Crafts, Denver CO. Or more what it used to look like, it has remodeled a little bit since then but you can get the general feel of the shop.
After our roadtrip we headed back to my house to work our of improvisational scrappy log cabin blocks for a while until John made us a delicious hamburger dinner with homemade french fries and Mexican Street Corn!
We skipped movie night after dinner as we had been away from our sewing all day. Instead worked on our scrappy log cabin blocks late into the evening!
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Okay. You guys are just having way too much fun (and productivity!). BTW: I like how John’s lazy susan plays a prominent role in the meals served at table…
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You remember that lazy susan – I am impressed 🙂
Yes it is super handy when serving food though you have to be careful not to spin something with a handle sticking out and knock over your glass (hmm…I am wondering if I had such an experience…ha!)
We did have lots of fun, thanks for stopping by!
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fun, fun, fun! But I would like to see what fabric you all ended up buying ( living vicariously through you!)….and yeah, you might think people might think you didn’t buy ANY, but you are a quilter after all…… 🙂
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You busted me Monique – ha! You are right but I was fairly well behaved compared to my out of town visitors 🙂
I just bought some Ruby Star fabric that Fancy Tiger had on clearance $6 and $7 a yard) in the back of the shop and that pattern from Holly’s Quilt Cabin. But you’ll see in the next post some seriously awesome fabric did come into my life via hostess gift 🙂
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Cool places, great food, and the pup in a backpack. What more could you ask for?
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You are right! Thanks so much Dave for stopping by!
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You know how to put on a retreat of my dreams! Fabric, Food, Friendship…what else do you need? I like that Nightingale pattern. Looking forward to see what you do with it.
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Still waiting for you to visit Denver my dear…you never know what retreating could be in your life in the future 😉
Thanks for stopping by my blog post!
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What a great retreat you’ve been having! I hope the day comes when I can do something similar at my house with a group of friends.
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I highly recommend it – a lot of work but also a lot of fun! Maybe you can get your friends if local to bring some meals/potluck it as that would help with the more exhausting part of the retreat 🙂
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We used to meet every Thursday morning at my house for stitching fun, but that stopped with cancer. I meet several individually now, but with the longarm taking up the living room, there’s only a small sitting room that is supposed to be a bedroom. It works for one at a time, but the group is always fun, and I want to do that again. Thanks for the idea on the pot luck! Paul was my cook, and he would have loved doing what your DH did for you all.
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Thanks and every Thursday sounded awesome sorry you had to stop it. That is cool you have a longarm!
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What a truly good friend and teacher you are.
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Awwww – thanks so much Claudia 🙂
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A grand finale
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Thanks 🙂
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What a cute dog backpack.
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Now this is my kind of retreat. Sewing, shopping AND great food and drinks…
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It was a great retreat! Thanks for following along our adventures 🙂
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Field trip – woooo!!! Sounds like such a fun day 🙂
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It was so fun, thanks!
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