Shipshewana

Got the opportunity to go to Shipshewana.  It is an annual event with the Mainliner Club of United Airlines.   This has been an annual event for the last 12 years at least.  It is an all day bus trip.  We leave by 7:00 am  and return about 9:30 pm.  We are on our own to explore the town or the flea market until 3:45 pm. Then off to the Das Dutchman for a delicious chicken dinner and a little shopping in their shops before heading home.

A couple of barn quilts on the side of Yoder's.  This is a store that sells just about everything.  Fabric  to hardware to clothes and shoes.Love that place.

I usually shop in Yoder's first and see what fabric they have that I can't live without. Then walk into town and shop at a couple of stores.  I like to eat my peanut butter and jelly sandwich on the run.  I'm saving myself for that chicken dinner.

At the flea market you can get homemade ice cream.  It was a hot day this year, and the line was long.  I did buy some fresh  Michigan strawberries and a few tomatoes to take home.
I found a bottle tree I could not live without.  Since we were on a bus, it was not a problem bringing it home.

There are a lot of places to stop and shop.

Another barn quilt. It was a fun day.

Have a great day yourself.   Mary

Busy Week!

Tuesday was Shipshewana day!.  United Airlines, Mainliner Club, sponsors a bus trip to Shipshewana every year. The bus leaves the reservation office in on O'Hare's grounds.  7:00am sharp is take off time.  We make a pit stop about an hour out from Shipshewana.  The driver lets us off at the entrance to the Tuesday Flea Market.

I immediately head to Yoder's to see what new and exciting things they have.  They have expanded their fabric department, and seem to be adding new things all the time.

The Cotton Corner, is a fairly new addition of fabric and sewing machines.

At the Davis Mercantile, in downtown Shipshewana, where Lolly's Fabrics is, was this beautiful quilt on display.
We arrive back at the reservation office about 9:00pm, after a full day of shopping and food.

Harriet Hargrave was the guest speaker at the Pride of the Prairie Quilt Guild on Thursday evening. WOW! what beautiful machine quilting she does. She gave us insight on using different types of batting, and types of thread to use when we use our home sewing machines for quilting.

This is the quilt on the front of her book, and was done on her home machine.  It is incredible.

Here is a sampling of her quilts.  It was a great evening.

This week a made this little Sunbonnet Sue quilt.  My friend Linda, in Elgin and I had cut these on her Baby Go, back in January.  She got hers done right away, but not me.  I was a bit afraid, as this was all machine appliqued and machine quilting.   Don't look close on the machine quilting.  I had to twick how this went together. It does lay flat!! Yea for me.  I need to work on the backside tension, but  all in all I thought I did pretty good. Definitely learned a few tricks.

Got this pincushion finally done.  It is from Kansas Troubles Club last year. I had gotten the wool sewn on the top, but no buttons, and not completed.  I had carried it around with me for a couple of months with the idea of putting the buttons on so I could complete it.  Did not happen until this week.  Another project done!

Monday, when my friend Jane was over is when I worked on Sunbonnet Sue, and the pincushion. I got these two zipper bags done as well. Liked how they turned out, too.

Like to work on hexagons when I get the chance.  These are great take along.

Sharon and I at our Thursday sews made these hexagon pincushion, tool caddy. They turned out a tab bigger then we thought they would.  Now I want to play with a couple of different sizes.  This one is using a 2 in hexagon.

This is one of the things I have been working on with my little hexies.  Now to applique and quilt this. Another great take along.

Treasures from my trip to Shipshewana.

It has been a great week. The weather was in our favor. Warm with a light breeze.  It has been great having the windows open  and letting the fresh air in.  The reports are that we are in for a hot week.

Have a great weekend. Happy sewing!

Mary