Vacation - Days One to Four

I'm back from holidays . . . actually for a couple of days now . . . but I'm so overwhelmed by all the photos that I just don't know where to get started!

First off . . . I hate travelling through Saskatchewan! Thank goodness I took some handwork to do.

We spent the first night of holidays in Medicine Hat, Alberta and I just had to make a quick side trip to the Quilters' Country Cottage. Unfortunately, I cannot find a link to their shop, but will keep searching and will post it when I find it.

Very friendly staff! I think she saw us drive up and knew that we were from Manitoba, probably wondered what a crazy Manitoba lady was doing at her shop first thing on a Saturday morning!

I had a wonderful visit and purchased a box of Honey Buns (Patisserie (Fig Tree) and Spring Magic (April Cornell) and a Robyn Pandolph (Sumptuous Living) charm pack.

Interesting thing is that the RJR charm packs are 5 1/2" x 5 1/2", so now I know why Blue Meadow Designs mystery quilt was originally written for these measurements. We lead a very sheltered life out here on the Prairies!

This was our humble abode for the two nights we spent at my brother and sister-in-law's acreage. They bought the property in October of last year so they certainly have their work cut out for them! Had a wonderful Mother's Day pancake breakfast at the Delburne Community Hall . . . what a wonderful little community! Everyone was very friendly and the breakfast was delicious.

This is a view from my brother's deck - everything was very dry and the gophers were plentiful - very Albertan I think. They received about four inches of snow last week, so maybe that will help with the dryness somewhat . . . don't think it was enough to drown the gophers though.

These are some photos of Alberta weather . . .

I found the clouds and sky were ever-changing . . .

Love those sun beams coming down!

Made a quick stop at the The Quilting Bee in Olds, Alberta. Very nice little shop but I found not overly friendly . . . funny how first impressions hit you.

I did find a couple of my patterns in stock . . .

with this one done up as a kit. Didn't see a sample done up though . . . that's always nice to see when a kit is being sold . . . hard to imagine the fabrics unless they are all made up.

Love the book I bought here . . . will have to try at least two or three of these patterns someday.

Stay tuned for more quilt shop tours and even some winery tours.

'til next time,

M.