On Tuesday, I made a short “hop” to Seward and Lincoln to
complete my little jaunt through quilt shops as part of Nebraska’s 14th
Annual Quilt Shop Hop. It was another
beautiful day for a day trip.
First stop: Seward, NE, population about 6500. It’s a pretty little town with a lot of civic
pride and an old fashioned town square surrounding the Seward County
Courthouse. We began at The Udder Store,
a new shop with an eclectic and colorful atmosphere – everything from Civil War
reproduction fabrics to bright contemporary art fabrics and lots of
embellishments. The bargain fabrics are
in an old wringer-style washing machine, where shoppers reach in and “fish” for
bargains. My little quilt group will
take a field trip there in May. I tell
my grandsons quilt guilds are sort of like Girl Scouts for Grannies.
Next stop:
Café on the Square. http://www.sewardcafeonthesquare.com.
A delightful little restaurant where I
enjoyed a scrumptious veggie quiche with a blueberry muffin and fresh
fruit. Yumm-o!
Final Stop: The Cosmic Cow in the historic Havelock
section of Lincoln. This incredible
quilt shop is co-owned by Rich O’Hare (talented machine quilter) and his
artist/teacher/quilter wife, Roxann.
With thousands of bolts of high quality fabrics, beautifully arranged,
it is just impossible to go into that store without buying something. It’s
totally off limits during Lent.
It’s a good thing I was under budget last Saturday,
because I made up the gap and then some on Tuesday! Some of my fabulous finds are pictured
above. My favorite is the colorful city
print form the What A World line by Jill McDonald for P&B Textiles. It reminds me of my daughter’s walk-up flat
in the multi-ethnic Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. I also bought some pretty little 1800s reproduction
prints in anticipation of high demand for “Laura” sunbonnets again this
Fall (not pictured). http://www.etsy.com/listing/77130546/girls-prairie-pioneer-sunbonnet-made-to
TTFN
LeAnn aka pasqueflower
Great buys...I love the flowers!
ReplyDeleteOh FUN! Thanks for taking me along on the drive -- I love posts like this.
ReplyDeleteCafe on the Square sounds amazing! Love those little places.
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