TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THAT OL' OAK TREE....
In loving memory of Eliza Harms (Queenartoypia)
Taken far too soon.....I shall miss her wit, love and generosity.
But she'd be the first to say that life carries on and to keep on laughing,
so my blog is dedicated to her.....an awesome, caring, crafting lady.
Grab each day and live it large.......
Goodness, but we had a lovely holiday in Shropshire - our barn was beautiful, quite isolated and very peaceful but we could get to loads of places within half an hour. Perfect. I managed to do some Hooter knitting in the evenings but my main crafty activity was with Jo and Annie (aka Twiglet and Wipso), details of which can be found in the previous post. They told me about an amazing fabric shop in Shrewsbury...well, I had to go and investigate, didn't I?!
I found it easily thanks to Twiglet's excellent instructions!! There was a cafe a few doors away so my menfolk could escape :-)
I always ask permission before taking photos in shops and explain it's for a personal blog, nothing commercial. This chap was a right hoot and offered to strip for a photo!!
I said that's fine but he got waylaid by another customer...lolol!
The shop does have a website:
www.watsonandthornton.co.uk
but it's under construction at the moment. Well worth a look in the future if you can't make it in person. However, go to the shop if you can, they are lovely in there!
This was about a tenth of the ribbon desk....
....the fat quarters were laid out so beautifully - it was easy to pick out what I wanted :-)
There was a cliff face of buttons...I've never seen that before.
A small part of the ground floor! Everything was laid out so well, it was easy to see the different fabrics. I hate it when it's all cram-jammed in too tight.
So did I buy anything?? What do you think? 'Course I did :-) And it's all your fault, Wipso and Twiglet...you made me do it!!
Back at my sewing room at the weekend, I laid it all out to have a look....
All new stuff - apart from the Scotty Dogs, which I have used before.
I only bought half metres of everything...just enough to have a play. I adore that elephant fabric so much!! I think I'll make something for my great-nephew, Felix, with it. The grey and Pink roses on the right is a departure for me, but I was drawn to it....and I've learned that if you don't buy it when you see it, it's never there on returning!
I'd picked the fat Q's completely separately from the furnishing fabric and didn't realise they were such an awesome match until I laid them out on the desk just now!!
I might have to make a craft tote or sewing machine cover or something. Pretty, isn't it?
And after a run on making personalised bunting, I was down on ribbon, lace and buttons, so that's my stores topped up nicely :-)
Shrewsbury is a fantastic town, if you ever fancy somewhere different to go. There are over 600 listed buildings and a huge number of small, independent shops.
We took lots of photos which I shan't bore you with, but this was one of my favourites.....
Is this where Old Band players go when they're all puffed out?! Grin
Or possibly (in my house anyway), it's the musical accompaniment provided by my menfolk after a curry or baked beans :-D
It made me laugh anyway!! Have a great week. xxx