Dresden Plate

Since my fabric-filled trip to Pennsylvania, I have wondered what to do with my feedsack repros from Zooks Dry Goods Store in Intercourse. Many of the 1930s quilt designs are based on the dresden plate/ wedding band designs. I found this modern version and was inspired by the idea of using a block as an art piece. I spent yesterday creating a template and coming up with my first prototype. I am so in love with these fabrics!

Chevron scarf

Since the weather turned, I have got back into that good ol' winter pastime of knitting! I picked up this gorgeous hand-dyed sock yarn in The Lancaster Yarn Shop, Intercourse, PA. They were so friendly and helpful and supplied a free pattern for the scarf. I can't wait to go back!!

New sewing accessory

Isn't this cool? I purchased it from The Old Country Store in Intercourse, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Purchases

✂ Fabric, Fabric, Fabric! Wow, what an amazing array of fabric shops in Pennsylvania! This is a selection of the purchases I made out there.

Checks and Seersuckers from JoAnn

Repro feedsack fabrics from Intercourse (Zooks)

Vintage-look fabrics from Strasburg

More vintage-look fabrics from Intercourse (Zooks)

Thrifted Ikat and patchwork square (Pennsylvania Dutch Country)

Pennsylvania trip #2

Street art, Reading Terminal Station and somewhere I should live!

We took a day trip to Cape May- stunning Victorian architecture and beautiful colours.

Mum and Daughter Trip to Pennsylvania

What a wonderful state! I've just returned from a week in PA with my mum. We had an amazing time. The weather was stunning and so were the sights... and the shops!!!

Gettysburg:
Day trip to West Virginia:
Lancaster County: such a beautiful place. I could happily live here. It's such a tranquil, friendly place. Bought so much fabric, which'll probably end up being part of my stash, rather than ever being used...
Lancaster Quilt museum and some Amish boys. The bright, striped quilt is from the 1890s, unbelievably. The wedding band quilt is made from feedsack fabrics, of which I bought loads of repros...
Philly: the Liberty Bell, George, the Love sculpture and the Ben Franklin Bridge.