Quilt and a neat Fabric shops in Amsterdam

Now how about this shop.
It is "Nieuwe Hoogstraat"
They do not have a website.  It is listed as a haberdashery.
Just look at all these trims

Then there are more trims and ribbons!

Embroidered motifs.

How about fabrics?

and more fabrics.

and will you look at this,  Flamingo Fabric.
Of course I just had to have some of these.

Now how about these buttons?  I was in seventh heaven.
We found this shop at the end of the day, so only had about half an hour before closing.
I didn't get to get any buttons, but I know I could have done some damage.  We just had run out of time.
  These are so much fun to shop. 

While we were in Amsterdam, Jan and I made it our mission to visit the two known quilt shops.
They happen to be next door to each other and are each with their own personalities.
This first one, Den Haan & Wagenmakers BV.
What a lovely shop.  It had traditional dutch fabrics as well as several unique patterns.
I did have to buy a little bit.
There was a panel fabric, so I purchased several coordinating fabrics to go with it.
I think I am going to make pinwheels to fit as the borders.

Love, love this antique quilt they had on display.
I think those finished blocks are about 3 inches square.

Here is what the pattern looks like that I am going to try.
It sure will not be a full size quilt.  Just a mini.

Loved this flying geese quilt too.

The other quilt shop was right next door.
Birdblocks Patchwork & Quiltshop
This shop was bright, and had a lot of fabrics we see in the United States.
Loved all the mini quilts that were displayed around the shop.

Their business card has the Bird Block pictured in the top of this photo.
I love it.  I think I need a bird quilt.

I was fascinated by this one as well.  What a fun use of the Attic Windows pattern.
I was good and did not purchase a lot of fabric between the two shops.
I did get a cute Windmill pattern that is paper-pieced.

How about this for a "House Boat"?
I said they do all sorts of fun things to them.
It is just like having a home on land, not floating on a river.

And unusual building.
How about this one.  You can actually walk on the top of it as well.  It is the NEMO  museum.

Well that is about it for Amsterdam.  We headed to our hotel for the night.
The next day, Sunday the 14th of August we set sail.

More adventures to come.  This trip was truly a once in a life time.
As I look through my pictures and try to get my souvenirs and postcards in order,
so many memories are coming back.  I kept a written journal, and now doing my online journal.
I can't say enough how glad I was able to go on this trip.

Hope you are having a lovely weekend.
Mary