Brian navigated and we arrived at Pins and Needles Quilt Shop in St. Croix Falls, WI by mid-morning. It was in another of those type of towns that looks like time had forgotten. In a little store front on Washington Street which was the main road through town. Another busy, bustling shop.with lots of chatting and laughter from the staff and clients. I have generally found most local quilt shops are fun and friendly places.
I located the needed license plate and then a book of one-hour projects that will work really well for some Sew Much Love projects. Up to the register and presented my passport. She marveled that I was not finished and place it in a holder for finished passports. I did ask her to bring it out so I could get a picture of it.
She gave me the final set of instructions for constructing the quilt that I was getting instructions for at each shop. I was not finding the 3rd page of instructions in my collection. She very nicely, since it was obvious I had been to all of the shops, copied the missing page for me. (Later, I found the missing page folded round the fat eighth from the shop the day before... honestly, it looked like a label wrapped around the fabric.) But I really like the quilt and it is moving to the top of my 'must do' list.
Finished paying, took a couple of inside shots and I had completed. Now, if I will just get a phone call about the Bernina, I will be a very happy camper!
This area is one I have been through or stopped at before. On my very first visit with Brian, the one that Marji Lantz and I did together, we had stopped on the Minnesota side of the river at a bead shop. Marji had spent a couple of hours going through the huge number beads and things that were there. So, of course, I had to make a stop there.
I found some items to make a unique necklace that I am bringing back to Miss Marji as well as a couple of other things. Purchases made at the Taylor Falls Bead Shop, picctures taken and we are off for some lunch.
Across the street was the Chisago House Restaurant.so we headed there. Inside was a smaller diner type eatery with larger dining rooms off to the right. We were well past the lunch hour rush, so we opted to eat in the diner side. Old time booths and a lunch counter as well. Brian had an Italian sausage sandwich. I had a french dip and onion rings (the real kind)! It was very good, just the right size for lunch and came quickly. Some day we will have to cme back and see what is on their buffets.
We headed home and headed back to Merlin's Rest for dinner and to play "Quiz Night". We got one more than half of the questions right. I changed one of Brian's answers to mine and I was wrong. But it was fun and we came back home and died.
ANNOUNCEMENT.... I will be extending my trip a couple of days. I had built in some flexibility into my timeline, just in case. I will be leaving Brian's early Tuesday and heading, not home, but to Hamilton, MO. For those of you who are not quilters, this is the home of The Missouri Star Quilt Company. It is only 5 to 6 hours from here. I had no idea it was that close. So, while I am here and not knowing what will happen in the next year, I am going to mark this off of my bucket list and visit on of the places I consider a Mecca of Quilting. I will be staying in Cameron, MO Tuesday night, visiting Hamilton off and on all day on Wednesday and then heading home (a three day journey) on Thursday. I will be hitting home place sometime late afternoon/early evening on the 28th.
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