October 2018 Part 2

Between all the other craziness of the month, my Amazing Daughters took me to Las Vegas for my birthday.  We had never been on a trip together just the 3 of us and it definitely needs to be done more!  I love being with these two!! A LOT of walking but also so much laughing and chatting!  There may have been some dancing too:)

I feel like maybe I saw part of the Grand Canyon while flying out but if not, this was still awe inspiring!

We stayed at the Famous Flamingo, one of the original landmarks of Old Vegas.  The room felt like it was straight out of a movie and our view was FANTASTIC!!  

 Caesars was directly in front of us and then we realized that we could see the Bellagio Fountain from our room!! It was great but LIVE was Phenomenal!  Our first live viewing was one of my favorite Sinatra songs too:)

The strip during the day... We walked into as many casinos as possible just to see the architecture and design of that particular property. Paris was pretty cool too!  We all enjoyed that one.

There is design Everywhere … molding in the mall and then in a clothing store where they used all old sewing machines in their window display- LOVE!

We took a walk through the Neon Sign Graveyard that was shown in the movie MARS ATTACKS and houses some of the original history of Old Vegas.  Very cool!

New York New York had an old photo booth and so the girlies indulged me:)  IT is unfortunate that I look like I have giant rabbit ears on but I love this one!

There is so much to do in Vegas and we feel a family trip would be great too but we now need another city to explore just us 3!

Travel Finds...

When we travel sometimes there is a tad bit of extra time to visit a shop or two and see if any treasures need to come home with me.
I am always on the lookout for old (older than these) blocks for my new "FABRIC COLLABORATIONS" Workshop.

These were found in Texas and the sweet Victorian carriage print was just too sweet to pass up.  With the 3 blocks, I can get 6 full squares that will be put with a different fabric and some applique:) Stay tuned!

When we went to Chicago this past summer, one of our stops was in West Virginia.  This circa 1940 tulip quilt is very interesting.  Not usually my go to for collecting but it will be in my "TULIPS" Lecture that is in development for 2020. The actual applique design is older but there was an applique revival in the late 20s-.... so there you have it, the old inspiring the new.  

Then I found this set of hand applique roses in another shop.  ALL my colors Except those pink ones....??? Those will be turned into something darling for the COC auction this year.  

Grandmas get ready for a bidding war:)

Lastly I found this adorable little green sewing machine.  It is from the 1930s I believe and will look fantastic in my work room that has green walls:)  Right now it sits on a chest in my living room with my runner, "Swaying Hearts Trio".  If you love embroidery, you can find it on my website under Quick Stitches or go HERE
Keep stitchin' 
R