S.R. Harris Fabrics was a place I had visited on each of my last two visits. It was an amazing warehouse of fabrics and fabrics and more fabrics. I noted on their website that they now listed two locations. So I asked Brian if we could go to the other one, so we did.
We needed to get to a WalMart, too. I had been using a fly fishing sling to carry around my wallet and little camera so I was not lugging the big backpack. But he was not going to let me take it home, so I wanted a small, cheap bag that I could use for the rest of my trip. I also needed a little extra dog food, since I was adding a few days to our journey. Brian said we would go there first, but then we did not find the WalMart where he thought it was, so we went to the fabric place first.
The old or original store was huge, stacks and stacks of bolts and bolts of fabric. It all laid on its sides and was hard to find specific things... check out their website by clicking in their name above to see pictures of the two stores. Bursville is newly opened. It is not nearly the size of the original location, but the bolts are stacked like a normal fabric/quilt shop, so it is easier to find colors and blends for a particular quilt pattern.
I was shopping for the material to make the quilt that I got the clues for on the shop hop. We went block by block. Brian helped search and I think it is going to be lovely. Here are pictures of the store...
They are still relatively big and there was a large variety of fabric. They had some beautiful blingy trim. Marji would have spent a lot of time checking them all out!
Just a reminder, this is the quilt I am going to be making, designed for the shop hop.'
Pretty, right?? Here are some of the colors I am going to be using in mine.
The colors above will be the pinwheels.
Log Cabin neutrals.
Log Cabin center.
The rest of the pictures did not turn out well at all, so you will have to wait until I get home to see them Brian is curious enough that he has asked me to be sure to show him the finished product.
Then we found the WalMart he had bee trying to find... same area but on a different expressway!!! I got everything I will need for my extended trip and Brian got stuff to make Goulash with Spaetzles for dinner. It w Just look....
Monday was the last full day of my visit with Brian. He went off to the gym as is his usual Monday, Wednesday, Friday routine. On his way home he stopped at the new Tim Horton's coffee shop and brought home some donuts. They were good, but nowhere near as decadent as Duck Donuts, but they do not have any of those here.... I checked!!!
I have started the packing things up process. It is amazing to me how well I explode when I visit. I bring things in and then I take over his house. At least this time, with the new vehicle, I did not have an abundance of stuff like I would have if I had not traded in the van. So I have less stuff to pack back up... pluss I have been dropping off stuff all ong the way.
For those who do not know, just before I went on the OBX trip, I went car shopping. The van was beginning to show signs of giving up the ghost and I no longer trusted taking it on prolonged journies such as this one. I also determined, that while the Elantra that Rudy made sure I had before he died was excellent on gas, I found I did not drive it much and I really needed just one car that was capable of hauling some things. So I had gone to Hershey Motors to look at a Kia Sorrento. It was nice, with pretty low mileage for a used car but just seemed a little tinny to me and showed signs of wear and tear. They also had a 2010 Cadillac SRX. Also a crossover vehicle but loaded to the hilt. It probably carries less that the Kia, and it had higher miles, but it was pristine. The dollar difference between the two was $27.00, so I opted to take Cadillac quality and class and spoiled myself with a new ride. And it has made this trip so very nice.
Here are some photos I took using my phone when I first got her....
The last thing on my list was to go to Matt's Bar to have the famous "Juicy Lucy", a double burger with cheese encased inside, cooked to perfection and served with onions (mine were sauteed) and pickles. We had tried to have dinner there, but the line was already outside the bar. Today we were seated at a table right away. Served with fries and a Summit Beer, it will have to hold me until I return.
So, tomorrow I finish loading my stuff and head south on I-35. I will be going through Iowa, so I am adding another state to my list of states visited. I will be stopping to try to find a couple of quilt shops there to add their license plates to my collection. Then in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio before getting home. Afterall, I need to take breaks to walk the dogs!!!
The Wednesday.... Missouri Star Quilt Company!!! Huge bucket list item checked off! Stay tuned.
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