A "get-away" day.....

Yesterday hubby and I had a "getaway" day to Dover. For us, that is the "big city"......about 40 miles north of here with many more stores than we have here. The day promised to be sunny and warm, so off we went (after being sure good friend Linda No-Blog was able to let our dog out midday). First stop was the Amish fabric shop. You need to go on a day with good light as the only source of light other than the windows in that shop is some small gas lanterns. Hubby enjoyed looking out the back window at a little Amish girl handing clothing piece-by-piece to an Amish woman to hang on the clothesline. It was really cute! I got some fabric there.......
some are "just because" fabrics and the 4 on the right, I believe I will use to make a "fractured diamond" runner using a technique shown on Rhonda's blog. She made a great quilt with that technique. Go look to see how easy it is (and tell her I sent you).I also got a few other items there but I'm not showing them as they are going to be put aside for my next giveaway....which isn't too far off and is only for my regular readers who comment on my blog (so....stay tuned!!!) We made a stop at the Amish food store and then we went to Joann Fabrics as there were some very good sales there yesterday. Actually, we went there TWICE. When we first went, it was super-crowded and there were no shopping carts available and the line at the cutting table was VERRRRRRY long. We decided to leave and go to a few other stores and to eat lunch and then went back there. Since my arm is still sore, hubby was kind enough to go into the store with me (usually he'll wait in the car at that store!) and helped me load bolts of fabric into the cart. This is my haul from there: green fleece that I am going to use as my backing for the siggy quilt so it will be nice and cozy!
I also got some Kona cottons....black and white...on sale for just $2.99 a yard.....GREAT price! The fabric on the right isn't showing well in the photo...it's a pretty green with a gold design in it....I will use that to make new valances for the kitchen windows.Then I went a little bit DOTTY....as you can see. The one on the right will be used for some of the centers of the pineapple quilt blocks I'll soon be starting. The others will be part of a "collection"....you know....that good old "just because" collection!!! I did get some boring tan flannel that I use as a thin batting in some of my runners and also some boring Heat & Bond Lite.....not showing them as they are not fun to see. (Kind of like underwear....a necessity but no fun to buy or view! LOL)Oh, yes....one more really fun purchase....a Jim Shore figurine to add to my collection and this one is suitable for Valentine's Day. It is a kitty and it's called "Cozy Heart". Isn't it cute? Now.....just so you don't think it was all about ME in Dover, hubby got a new game for our Wii. It's a music game and he is loving it so far. We both had a good "getaway day"!!!