I’ve agreed to make a quilt for the Aloha Community Library for them to raffle in September. It’s great to have a small nearby library and I hope that things continue to go well for them so they can join the cooperative library system.
I’m going to use dog print fabrics from my stash to make a quilt called “Read to the Dogs”. I even found fabric with dogs reading books, haha! Here’s the pattern I found that I’ll use and some of the fabrics:
pattern
center of “Read to the Dogs”
various fabrics from my stash
binding and back fabric
I adapted the pattern a little bit to adjust for the fabrics looking really busy and to highlight the “read to the dogs” in the center and use scraps for the back:
front pieced
back pieced
Lucy approves!
Sharon at Sharon’s Quilt Attic quilted it with a dog bone swirling pattern and I added the binding of rainbow paw print fabric. It was delivered the the Aloha Community Library’s board meeting for them to decide how to run the raffle to raise money for their library!
Summer is a fun time to do the Sunshine and Stitches Shop Hop as well as collect patterns and license plates from shops participating in the Row By Row Experience. The SS is an Oregon two week long event and the RR lasts all summer and includes shops across the United States.
The Sunshine promoters asked us to take selfie pictures in front of their shop signs to promote the event. It was a fun way to see who else was participating and log which shops we visit. I’m looking forward to a road trip with my friend Ruth and visiting some shops with my mom this week!
Sharon’s Quilt Attic in Beaverton
(Deb’s) Quilter’s Corner Store in Beaverton
Sandra’s Stitches in Hillsboro
The road trip turned out to be just me, but I still really enjoyed touring 8 shops in one day! I listened to an autobiography of Oliver Sachs thanks to a free audiobook at the library. The scenery, especially on the way there, was so beautiful! Per tradition, I stopped for “fuel” along the way!
On the Road
farmland and vineyard
fuel in mocha form
The first four shops were Boersma’s in McMinnville, Grandma’s Attic in Dallas (my favorite shop of the tour), Greenbaums in Salem, and The Cotton Patch in Keizer. Second four shops were Bernina Stretch and Sew in Keizer, Sewn Loverly in Wilsonville, A Common Thread in Tigard, and Tea Time Calicos in Tigard. The shop hop asked people to take selfies to post on their facebook page, so I tried to find something unique to do at each shop.
first four shops
second four shops
reflection picture
Each shop really does have their own collection of fabrics, personality in decorations, level of hospitality, and sample quilts that make it unique. Since there were not many people in the shops, I tried to make conversation with the employees and enjoy each shop even if I didn’t buy anything beyond collecting the free patterns.
sewing machine and samples
happy hour block pattern
shop dog at Greenbaums
complicated cute block showing H2O cycle
paper piecing trees and PDX bridge
idea for detail on a bag
At the end of the day, I had collected some cool patterns, new projects, and lots of creative ideas!
I just found out that I won a gift certificate from Bernina Stretch and Sew in Keizer! Looking forward to going there to find some treasures for new projects.
