On a trip last week with DH, we stayed in Ashland, Oregon and walked around the very cool downtown. We were desperate for a bathroom opportunity, and lo and behold, a quilt shop appeared. I knew they'd have one, I don't think I've ever been in a single quilt store without facilities.
Sew Creative is a really nice shop, they had great selections for all types of fabrics and many clever fat quarter presentations. Like the plastic sushi container filled with FQ's above. DH saw these at the checkout and grabbed this one insisting that I needed to get it. Apparently the shop owner is big on recycling and takeout sushi, so she recycles these perfect containers to make appealing FQ combinations.
Some of the pieces were even rolled up just like sushi which was super cute! They also had packs of FQs tucked into
painted metal cages hanging all around the store. They turned out to be
suet cages that are supposed to be squirrel proof. This was a very clever marketing idea to go with their new BOM quilt
Sweet Tweets which involves appliquéd and embroidered wool birds.
It was very fun to unpack this tray of goodies. And there was no sushi fishy smell at all. I would imagine they get run through the dishwasher or something like that. I love when business find ways to reuse plastic containers in such a clever way.
And then there were the bag patterns! I saw a bag designer on offer that I'd never come across,
Charlie's Aunt - Vintage Sewing Patterns. Not that I'm claiming to be an expert or anything, but I have recently been on an extensive quilt shop trip with friend Jaye who is a literal expert on all things bags. I couldn't resist and chose this one because they had one made up in a great combination of solid wool. I love the angles of the flaps, those intriguing layers, the size of the bag and the three buttons. And yes, I'll admit, the beautiful leather gloves and cool coat on the model. I really like the
sun hat pattern that Charlie's Aunt sells on Etsy.
Unfortunately, this is the only picture I took inside the shop, obviously in the bathroom. But is this not the cutest re-use of wooden spool and a piece of a vintage advertising ruler?
2 comments:
I should have told you about Sew Creative! That is a great store. I don't remember the sushi. It is a great idea. I love the recycling. I have a post about that store from a few years ago. My friend Mary lives in Ashland and I try and stop and see her when we are heading to Portland.
It was a really nice surprise to find it. Ashland is really nice, we liked it there.
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