Shop Hop Report and Giveaway

There were two local shop hops over the past weekend, involving a total of 8 quilt stores. Of course I stopped in to a couple of other stores that weren't part of the official hop, but you can't be that close to a quilt store and not drop in and say 'hi'! This is a photo from my first stop at Quilters' Line.  Chrissie (in the middle) is the store owner and my friend Louise is on the right (trying to pretend she works there by sneaking behind the counter LOL!).

As I was driving, I saw these women walking along the road and really admired their hats and colour co-ordinated outfits, which remind me of the colours of Amish quilts.







Here are the cupcake treats we enjoyed sampling at Cobwebs and Caviar...yum!


Here are the fabric treats I bought. I finally found the BlocLoc ruler which I have been wanting to try. I also found the binding clips that I've seen on a few blogs, so I look forward to trying those soon. And of course I bought a few Fat Quarters!

I also bought some treats for one of my special blog readers to celebrate Shop Hop weekend. 
At the Quilters Nine Patch in Elmira I saw this wonderful tablerunner in reproduction fabrics (just like my civil war blocks in blue and brown) and they had kits made up with the tumbler blocks pre-cut, so I just had to buy one of those!
Then I found these cool row marking pins where you pin the letters on your blocks or rows to keep everything in order while you sew (bought one for me and one for you). 
And of course every giveaway has to include a charm pack. This one is the Seasonal Little Gatherings, which I adore.
If you would like to enter the draw, leave me a comment and I'll draw the winning name on the weekend.  Good luck!