I met my best buddy, Laura, in Fancy Gap, VA, today. We visited a deli, antique and garden store, and more importantly not one, but two fabric shops! I also got a few good snapshots.
Oct17
What a Wonderful Day!
Oct17
Fancy Gap Pottery and Antiques has replaced their antique mall with a huge fabric outlet. Laura bought lots of yellow and blue quilter’s cotton to finish an Ohio star quilt. I bought lots of ribbon at 25 cents/spool!
Oct17
We discovered this grand, lacy lady abandoned, staring out at her vistas:
Oct17
We had lunch at Gap Deli and Sweet Shop. The property also boasts an antique shop and garden store:
Oct17
All of this was within sight of the entrance to the Blue Ridge Parkway:
Oct17
This is Mountain Plains Fabrics and surrounding lovliness. I found red velvet for $6.50 a yard and some double pointed knitting needles I needed, among other things. They had buttons by the bucket, too!
Oct4
Craft Book Junkie!
That’s me! Because my shelves are full, I’ve been making use of the Charlotte library’s collection. Here’s a recent one I checked out, Pipsqueak Knits by Jil Eaton. It’s full of adorable and fairly easy patterns. I’ve had this wonderful yarn stashed away for years:
Here’s what I hope to make from it:
Oct3
The Brushy Mtn. Apple Festival was Super!
and the weather was spectacular! I took these photos from the hilltop upon which the N. Wilkesboro Post Office sits:
The Brushy Mtn. Apple Festival is held annually the first Saturday in October in downtown N. Wilkesboro, NC. Yesterday was the 33rd Festival. I’ve not missed a one even when relatives got married (I went before or after, with my hair sprayed as hard as a brown football helmet! ) Here’s a link: http://www.applefestival.net/
There’re craft vendors, entertainment (bluegrass lovers rejoice,) and lots and lots of food! While I do love a good fried apple pie, the best thing I ate yesterday was a funnel cake smothered in cream cheese frosting and topped with strawberries!
Oct3
Goodies for PJ:
These are the goodies I nabbed for PJ at the Apple Festival:
I’m pretty sure Lambchop is not handmade, but the wooden toys are. I like supporting my local crafters. (I just couldn’t resist Lambchop!)
Oct3
A Very Cool Website!
I discovered Urban Threads, a site that offers designs for machine or hand embroidery, along with digital stock art. Their prices are more than reasonable. The one pictured on the left is currently a FREEBIE! Here’s the link: http://www.urbanthreads.com/.