Addendum to the Sewing Post

My Aunt Christie's comment on my skirt post reminded me that I had intended to do an entire post on the fun, fun visit I had from Christie, Nancy (another aunt), and my amazing Grandma Rose the first day of school. I can't believe I forgot to post about it!

As I mentioned in that earlier post, The Gathering Place is an incredible little gem of a quilt shop situated on the historic Rupert Square just a few block from my house. It's one of the best quilt shops in the west. You can't believe how much incredible fabric and how many projects and patterns there are to choose from. Addictive .... very, very addictive -- and dangerous!

Christie has been to The Gathering Place before, but not for a while. So she and Nancy had been saying for a long time that they needed to make a trip to Rupert to check it out! Happily, they found a day that worked for them both, and they brought Grandma Rose along for the ride. These three women have so many thousands of hours behind a sewing machine, it's staggering. So it was such a pleasure and an inspiration to wander the store with them and listen to their comments on and experiences with different types of fabrics. They have made everything from clothes, to quilts, to dolls and everything in between. They know fabric!!!! Grandma and I had so much fun wandering the store looking at all the projects and ideas all over the store. She even helped me find the perfect fabric for Kate's brown and orange skirt.

Wisely, the store has a toy room, so Jack was thoroughly entertained and even disappointed to leave after a couple of hours!

After shopping, we had a delicious lunch at Henry's (also on the square). Thanks for lunch, Chris! Jack had the best time being showered with attention! He loved spending time with the aunts and Great-Grandma. It was really, truly a perfect day -- I hope it happens again very soon (hint-hint)!