Row by Row Tour de Fraser Valley.

Last week I decided to drive out to the Fraser Valley and pick up some of the row by row patterns from a few shops I rarely go to.  The first stop was at Hamill's in Chilliwack.  I've always loved this shop and it has been a main stay of Chilliwack for many years.  A few years ago they moved the shop out into the farmlands so it is a pretty drive off the highway to get there.  They carry some of Primitive Gatherings and All Thru the Night wool patterns amongst some very modern fabrics and batiks.

 Love this whimsical owl embroidered piece.  I think it is by a local designer.

 Love that guy hanging upside down.

 This place is stuffed to the rafters and has an upstairs I didn't go up to this visit.

 Here is their winning quilt.  Their row is on the bottom.

 They have a small but colourful selection of wool.

 With a bit more adjacent.

 And a bit more.  They also carry DMC six strand embroidery thread and Valdani Perle cotton.

 Cute Kimberbell pillow for Summer.

 Here is they row.

 Next I drove into Chilliwack to Country Folk which is in the old Hamill's Fabric shop!

 Here is their winning quilt.

 They had the Spring Kimberbell pillow on display.

 Back to Abbotsford and A Great Notion to pick up their row.

 They also have a second store in Surrey where I found this row.

 They also offered this second bonus row for purchase as a kit that I've not seen anywhere else.  It is a row by row fundraiser.  I may have to go and get one.

I also stopped in at Castle's Sewing in Surrey, I didn't realize they have a very small selection of fabrics along with sewing machines for sale.  I think their pattern is digitalized for embroidery but will probably try and do it by hand.


I then went to Tom's Sewing in Surrey but forgot to take a picture of their row and then to Burnaby Sewing Centre and got their row.  Country Folk, Tom's Sewing and Burnaby Sewing Centre are all owned by the same family.

So here are the row patterns.  The only stash enhancement was a piece of Soft Fuse to try out.

Hamil's Pattern.

Country Folk, love the Herons, I often see them in the river feeding outside my condo.

 Abbotsford.

 Surrey/Langley.

 Surrey Castle's Sewing Centre.

Tom's Sewing Centre.

 Burnaby Sewing Centre.

 When Anna and I visited in La Conner, I mentioned I had a wool teapot block of the month from The Quilted Strait from many years ago.  Well I pulled it out and found I've stitch 6 of the 12 blocks.  They still have some lovely buttons to add but they may be damaged by heat so I'll add them once the top is quilted.  The BOM started in September.

 Not a cat person but love this guy.

 Great pumpkins Charlie Brown!

 Figgy pudding for Christmas.

 Snowman's face will be done in buttons.

 So I cut some fabric and did the embroidery for the last six months.

 And almost have completed March.  Can you guess what it will be?

Enjoy your week!

Row by Row Road Trip Day 3

There are some wonderful building in the Skagit Valley and this barn I found quite lovely as I drove towards it.

 Here is a side view of this same barn.

 And how close it is to the house beside it.

 Farther down the road is this gorgeous old Victorian styled home.  It has always been a favourite of mine.  A shared a photo with a former patient of mine and she painted a water colour of it form me as a thank you.

 But some of the barns have been left to the weather.

 Love the ventilation detail on the top of this one.

 I'm sure it did a good service to the family that it supported over the years.

 I also found this one to be quite interesting.

 Not sure if that is algae or some residue of paint ball activity.

 More of this lovely lady at a later date.  I got to meet Sylvia Pippen and see some of her amazing quilts and some new things she is about to release.  Many thanks to Anna for letting me come along.

 After Anna and I had lunch an a visit to the La Conner Quilt Museum I dropped her off at the new R.V. park than G. moved their vehicle to and headed north.  A quick stop in Bellingham at Two Thimbles to see their row and take a quick look around.  If you are using a gps to find this shop it is located toward the back of a parking lot beside some other buildings not directed on the street.

 They allowed me to share some of their lovely fabrics and quilts.

 They do some lovely displays and vignettes in this cupboard.

 A touch of modern and a large selection of reproduction fabrics can be found here.

 Interesting angles to the displays.

 Love this quilt.

 A touch of Christmas beside a modern piece.

 Next up was a trip over to Lynden and a visit to Folk Tales.  This shop has an array of wool applique, stitchery and cotton fabrics.  It was getting very warm and close to home so I didn't tarry long.  I love the added little buttons they used on their row.

 A little sampling of the wool applique outside their front door.

 Are these vintage trailers not too cute?

 All these goodies are part of their outdoor display.

 Next up was Calico Country.  Sorry no pictures inside.  The state fair was going on and I needed to head on.

 My last stop for the day was Tangled Threads. Lynden has a very large Dutch heritage.  My Grandparents used to love coming to visit this sweet community.

 The final stash report.  Thanks to Anna I got this fun license plate from her trip to the beach.

 I picked this one up in Port Gamble.

 From Two Thimbles I got two black and whites.

 Another black and white from Calico Country.

 I couldn't pass up a package of buttons from Folk Tales.  They will be participating in the Woolie Block so I'll be back to check it out in October!

 Love black and white stripes and these were a bit curvy for a change.

 When I got home and checked my mail I had some other new goodies from Buttermilk Basin waiting for me.  Four mini seasonal truck patterns.

 A Christmas and larger truck mat for Spring.

 And I couldn't resist this vintage trailer and truck kit.

 One last picture to share of my new boyfriend.  Anna's lovely dog Enzo took a shine to me when I visited their first R.V. site in La Conner.  I took several pictures close up of him.  This first one makes me think he is saying.  Maybe if I don't look at her she will put that thing away.

Then the side eye saying, nope she still is pointing it at me.

Then finally a face on saying maybe if I look but don't smile she'll put it away.  Which I did, thanks Enzo!

Have a lovely weekend!  I'm hoping things will cool off we've been hovering around the high 20's low 30's the past few days.  Don't like it that hot!