Summer Needlework Tour = Day 5 (Final Day)

 

On our 5th day, we were heading home, but made a stop at 3 Kittens Needlework in Mendota Heights, Minnesota.  What a wonderful shop!  I think it was my favorite!!!!  It was very brightly lit, and had lots and lots of fibres to choose from.  The staff was also very, very helpful in finding substitutes for discontinue threads.  Although smaller in area than Stitchville, everything is easy to find.  The other half of the store is yarn and knitting and crocheting.  I never made it to that side and managed to do quite a bit of damage to my credit card.  It is definitely a shop I would visit again.  

Summer Needlework Tour Day 4

 On Day 4 we went to Stitchville, USA!  This shop was on my bucket list and it did not disappoint!  What a wonderful selection of fibres, fabric and canvas!  Great displays, and very, very helpful people in the shop!  We spent quite a bit of time there and did a great deal of damage to the credit card.  We will be back!

Summer Needlework Tour - Part 3 even more!

 The main reason for our road trip was to visit the new location of Welcome Stitchery!  

I was a welcome site to walk in the door, even though things are different.

There are some new racks and displays.

The holiday room is there.

Lots of fibres to choose from.

Justine (the new owner) is busy surging fabric edges.  

Lee and Monica sent flowers for the Grand Opening.

And of course I couldn't leave without purchasing some wonderful things!

Summer Needlework Tour- Day 3

 We went to The Stitchery Nook in Osage Iowa bright and early on Tuesday morning.  We heard this was a great shop and it did not dissappoint!

One of the owners was there to greet us and was very welcoming and helpful!  Lots of wonder things to look at and fondle!

This shop also has a huge scrapbooking section, but I didn't venture into that part of the store.  I am told they also have a retreat space upstairs, so we may have to go back!

Summer Needlework Tour - Day 2 continued

After leaving Mount Horab, we headed to Spring Green to visit the Country Sampler. I had heard lots of great things about this shop and wanted to visit in person.

 Sadly, I was not impressed at all.  The shop is a mixture of fabric for quilting, cross stitch and home décor,  I think.  It is cramped and things are not displayed, but put in crates that you have to flip through.  The two ladies working there were not friendly at all.  One was on the phone the entire time we were there, and the other peeked out of a back room at some point and asked if we needed help.  Definitely not welcoming at all.  My shopping list had lots of perle cottons and Kreiniks listed.  The lady didn't know what Kreinik was at all.  They only carry 6 strand DMC, some overdyed fibres, and high count linen.  The charts are all privatives and samplers.  Although I do stitch those, they weren't  displayed well. Add to that the feeling of not being welcome, I left without purchasing anything.  I don't think this has ever happened to me before.  

Summer Needlework Tour - Day 2

The first shop we visited was Witchery Stitchery in Mount Horab, Wisconsin.  I had been to this shop before, but they moved right after I visited.  It is no longer on Main Street but still easy to find.  It is a bit smaller.  I remember the shop on Main Street have two distinct areas, one side for needlepoint and the other side for cross stitch.  The new whop is smaller and things are co mingled.  Still easy to find what you need.  Lots of great things!

When I entered the shop, there were other people shopping, and one of them immediately shouted:  "I know you, you are the lady that makes the wonderful jams!"  Since we were all wearing masks at the shop owners request, I didn't recognize her, but she recognized me!  We have stitched together a few times, both at Stitch Mania in Zion IL and at UFO Saturdays in Crystal Lake, IL.   Good to see Barb Stanke again!  What a small world!

 

2021 Summer Needlework Tour practice session 2

 I had a $50 credit at Emily's Stitchery in Northbrook, so I headed there to pick up some things.  It is a great shop and Emily is very accommodating.

Summer Needlework Tour 2021 - the practice session 1

In preparation for our Summer Needlework Tour, I stopped in at Black Cat Stitchery.  So glad to be able to shop again, although they have been great at sending out what I needed during the pandemic.  

Black Cat Stitchery is a great shop and my my go-to since Welcome Stitchery has moved to Minnesota.  They had a great selection.   

 There were a number of things they were holding for me, and then of course I couldn't resist a new chart!

 

Super Bowl Sale Stash Shopping 02-02-2020

Today, I went to Welcome Stitchery with my friend Marguerite, for their annual Super Bowl Sale.  Met lots of friends and fellow stitchers at the shop and got a bag full of goodies!

If you have never been to Welcome Stitchery, you really should stop in!  Monica and her staff are very welcoming and will help you find lots of goodies you just can't live without!

oh...and Monica and her husband are hoping to retire so the shop is for sale.....we need someone to buy it so it stays open....

 Before leaving Ohio, I stopped at the Craft Gallery in Findley Ohio. 

 What a great shop!  Look at all the fabric!  Such a great selection!

 Lots of charts and accessories.

 It was almost overwhelming!  Unfortunately I had spent all my money at Sue's warehouse, so I couldn't make a purchase, but will be sure and stop in there when I am in the area.

My reason for stopping in was to meet Sue and pick some fabric for a some models I will be stitching for her.  Check back to see what I will be stitching!

A Visit to the Fabric Shack

Sue and I also went to the Fabric Shack......

What a great quilt shop!  Remember, I don't quilt, but I managed to make a good sized purchase......

Sew Ezy Quilt Shop

 Right next door to Keepsakes, is this charming little quilt shop.  Sue and I stopped in because she needed some fabric.

All the fabrics were yummy, but I don't quilt......













But I did find this cute fox buttons.  I bought several packages for Miss Marguerite to turn into needle minders....our Needlepoint guild is the Fox chapter of ANG so anything with foxes is very popular

Keepsakes Needlework Shop

 While at Sue's, we visited Keepsakes, a wonderful shop with lots and lots of models.  It was hard to take it all in!

Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?

Stopped in at JoAnn Fabrics because I had heard a rumor that they got in lots of new buttons. 

There were wonderful new buttons!  Mickey and Minnie, Winnie the Pooh, Beauty and the Beast, and many, many more......I wanted them all, but then wondered what I would do with them.

I just couldn't resist the gnome buttons!  They are too cute.  Don't know what I will do with them, but they followed me home.............  The only problem is the shank in the back of the button.  I will need to find  way to take that off and then perhaps I will find a use for the buttons.

The fox buttons are for Miss Marguerite who will make needleminders out of them once I pick up the rare earth magnets for her. 

Last Weekend, Part 2

 A fun part of our annual stitching get together in Chesterton, Indiana, is a trip to House of Stitches in LaPorte.   I haven't been able to get to the shop the past few years, but I managed to go twice last weekend.

 House of Stitches is a great shop, lots of charts, and very helpful staff.

 Lots of fibres......

 Lots fabric! 

Here's what I purchased.....