The quilt shop and cafe which is housed together was once the Coca Cola Bottling plant in the 1920s. The library has a tin ceiling and loads of books to purchase. Christmas is all year 'round in the Christmas and Gift Room.
I was truly amazed by this quilt and it's story! Sorry, it was hard to get a full picture of this quilt. It hung in a narrow hallway.
After shopping and sightseeing in the quilt shop, we sat for lunch in the cafe. The food was delish and the conversations among the other ladies (customers and employees) was great! It was a very quaint and friendly restaurant!
We then, went to another building which housed the Cross Stitch Shop, Stained Glass Works, and the Custom Frame Shop!
We had a blast!
Our 2+ hour trip home became a 3+ hour trip thanks to a University of Florida, Gators football game!
Thank you ladies for the great trip and great company!
2 comments:
My mom LOVES quilts! My dad always surprises her with a new one made by a friend every few years and they are beautiful!
Looks like y'all had a great time on your trip!
I'm stopping by from Twitter!
Great photos from the shop.....yes, I love the wow factor of that flower applique.
When I saw the shot labeled "first hand-quilting", on Flickr, I thought you meant YOURS !
That is beautiful, though, isn't it ? What a challenge to take on, but she kicked it !
Thanks for your sweet comment on my machine-quilting ! After having been in the middle of it for hours, it seems so funny for people to think it's awesome ! We have to learn to stand back and look at our work with more objective eyes !
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