Chip and Dale Designs

When One Door Closes Another Opens,

and Sometimes it is Literal

Hi all! Last week I received the news that a local quilt shop was closing its doors. While I did not frequent this shop all that much (I have had myself on a tight budget lately) it is a bummer. I had worked at this shop several years ago before it changed owners and loved it. I met a lot of great people- and am still in touch with some of them. One of which happens to be my bossJ. While the new owner was always very gracious and kind when I did go in, it just wasn’t the same. It had also changed the locations so it wasn’t familiar at all anymore.

Then, on Saturday while perusing Facebook a friend of mine had posted something regarding fabric, to which one of her friends replied indicating there was a new quilt shop close by. WHAT??? How in the hell did that happen without me knowing, the one who tries to know all shops quilting? I asked the friends’ friend- who I do not know- where I can find this shop and she kindly responded quickly with the website of said shop.

After perusing the website, and noting it was open on Sundays, plans were made for the following day. We are not going to mention I had just got back from a day spent at a quilt show and also visited a quilt shop. It is an addiction- I know. MY NAME IS COURTENAY AND I AM A QUILTING ADDICT. There- I said it. Let’s move on.

www.aquilterscorner.com

After forcing (asking) hubby to drive, off we went. We arrived at the shop and the minute I entered I loved it. I was greeted by Marci, the owner, and then saw this wall of Kaffe. It was like a light shined down from the heavens- ok, so I am being melodramatic but it was beautiful.

Kaffe Wall

After wondering around for a bit while Marci was finishing up with her customer, I was drooling so much Bob had to go to the car and get me a napkin. I saw a large selection of Grunge fabrics, solids, Denyse Schmidts’ new line, pretty flannels, fall, Halloween, Christmas, reproductions, etc. The shop is so new the plastic was even on some of the bolts!

I soon got to chat with Marci a bit. What a sweet woman! The shop wasn’t supposed to be open until next month, but she decided since she was always there anywhere she may as well open the doors! I loved how she wrapped my purchases (a pattern because I need more patterns, a piece of light background and a squirrel) in pretty tissue and gave me a pretty bag to put them in. Are you now wondering what the hell is a squirrel doing at a quilt shop? Well- turns out she has a few home deco items as well. She has these great pickets for sale, and some cool critters that hand from them. One of which happened to be a squirrel, my favorite critter! Now I have to save up to get the picket to hang him from, but for now he is sitting on a shelf in my kitchen, waiting patiently for me to get my act together. Guess I need to make a trip to East Colfax- those of you that don’t know the significance of it just think Bunny Ranch but on a stretch of road in Denver. Maybe by this time next year I will have the money haha.