I promised a quilt shop tour and am finally getting to it. Â Remember my road trip weekend and my stop at Quiltmaker’s Shoppe in Manchester, Iowa. Â Well here’s the promised tour.
My mission in stopping was to pick up one of these necklaces for Ila. Â I’ve always loved them. Â The gal that makes them is Julie. Â You can find her at Me and My Stitches. Â She’s a fellow Iowa gal. Â I LOVE her work.
I’m sure all of you who get out to quilt shops have likely seen these but don’t you love this iron on design? Â I sure do. Â Once I got home I started looking around the house to see if I have a spot to put one.
They had lots of bag samples made. Â I always love the look of bags but I am not a bag maker girl. Â It’s too detail oriented for me…but I do love this one!
This was a fun looking pattern…perfect for jelly rolls.
This was a cute little vignette. Â I always love 30’s prints but I never have a place to display them.
This sure was fun.
I’ve seen this quilt many times before. Â I’ve thought about making it several times too. Â The colors of this one is the favorite that I’ve seen.
I grabbed some of these in fat quarters.
Aren’t these stroller bags cute. Â I thought about making one for Kalissa….we’ll see. Â Maybe I’ll sucker her into sewing it!
I’ve been to the shop several times before. Â These teeny tiny embroidered ornaments always make me smile. Â I’ve thought many times to make them but know I likely won’t…so I haven’t caved yet.
There were MANY table mats and table runners. Â It was fun to see them all.
Here’s another thing I’ve always wanted to make…a picnic tote.
I did spend some dollars on fabric….It’s hard not too when going to a shop that has such great fabric and goodies.
I sure am glad that there’s a nice shop like this on my way to destinations south of me. Â It’s definitely worth going a few miles out of the way to get there.
Whenever I do blog posts about quilt shops someone always writes and asks about a pattern or something that I took a picture of. Â I don’t know the answers to any of those questions…please contact the Quiltmaker’s Shoppe if you have questions.
Hi Jo! I also like visiting the Quiltmaker’s Shop in Manchester. And I also love the first bag picture you posted and purchased my pattern from them over 9 years ago. I have made 7 of these bags, 6 of them being used as diaper bags. For the diaper bags, I left out the center zippered pocket. Everyone who received the bags, loved them. It was a pretty clear pattern to follow. With a grandbaby on the way, it would be a perfect gift for mom and baby.
Thanks for the tour. I have added this quilt shop to my list to visit. Any excuse for a road trip. MapQuest here I come!