How grateful I am to have spent the whole afternoon with two of the most amazing women. I met them through blogging but now we are not just a name on the computer...we are truly friends.
Jarre in the purple is from the blog Fabric Artist, Judy from Sew Fun Quilts. They went out of their way to come all the way to where I am staying. We had a wonderful lunch at the Red Robin...infact it was atleast an hour before we ordered our food, we were chatting so much.
Judy gave me these wonderful fat quarters....cats of course...look at her shirt, that woman loves cats...that is her signature...Love these Judy, thank you!!
Then Jarre, she makes these beautiful hair pins on her embroidery machine. These are so beautiful...I would hope that you go to her etsy store and check them out..truly wonderful. Thanks Jarre...love them!!
Judy said that she didn't want to leave without taking me to a quilt shop....my heart jumped for pure joy....slobber started running down my mouth just at the thought of going fabric shopping. They suggested JoAnn's...quite a bit away from where we were...but that didn't matter to Judy..she didn't care...she was a woman on a mission. She wanted to make sure that I got to JoAnn's at any cost.
Now I am not responsible for what you see next. Jarre kept bringing me fabrics and well..somehow it ended up in my basket. I told her I was not going shopping with her anymore (only kidding of course)....
Notice once again my fabric choice...I was even wondering in JoAnn's why I am buying green, that is not even my favorite color, not that I have one but green has never been one to find it's way into my basket....but I looooooooooooooooooooove it...
Love the Polka dots....
Green fat quarters...yes, green again!!!
I can not remember when I had such a fun time, it is not often I go shopping with others, I am one that has spent most of my life shopping by myself or my husband sighing in the background....(he is good about taking me but it is not top on his list of fun)...
Thanks Judy and Jarre for the wonderful day....not only was it fun but the day was just beautiful outside....
Looks and sounds like a wonderful day. New friends ( and old friend ) are just the greatest!
ReplyDeleteLUCKY !!!!!!! you are really blessed friends are so great to have ...god bless
ReplyDeleteOkay so this wonderful post reconfirms my belief that we will meet one day.
ReplyDeleteYour post made me smile.
Pat
Wow-sounds like a special day! I love the polka dots-so cheerful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful opportunity - so many of us in Blogland wish we could meet each other!
ReplyDeleteHugs - Lurline♥
You are one of the best blogging buddies ever....so I am very happy that you got to meet 2 other bloggers AND had such a great time with them today! I, of course, love green and am very happy to see how much green you bought!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteWOW...crazy...I tried to post a comment and got a very strange error message, so I'll try again in case the other comment got lost. You are one of my all-time favorite bloggers and I'm glad you got to meet AND go shopping with two other bloggers today. Of course, I totally approve of the green fabric...my favorite, of course!! LOL
ReplyDeleteWow how fun! I love green!! :-)) LOL Great dots too. ;-)
ReplyDeleteNot only quilting friends, but quilt shops too? What a lovely day!
ReplyDeleteBarb,
ReplyDeleteI love your green fabrics and am totally jealous of your lovely gifts from the bloggy friends. The cat fabric is fantastic- just so much fun to look at - it makes me giggle just looking at it.
Isn't it interesting the fabrics one collects- I have lots of blue and green fabrics in my collection yet if you asked me the colors I love they would be red, pink and purple... Your greens are gorgeous and will make a fantastic quilt.
Have a great adventure.
Regards,
Anna
I am like you about green, but I was oohing and ahhing over your green fabrics. Go figure.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great day!
What a great day! Thank you for sharing so we can live vicariously through you.
ReplyDeleteI am so jealous. Did these woman come from far away and come for a visit? I wish I could visit too. You're a very giving person, I can tell. I am glad you had such fun and got to meet your blogger friends. Steph
ReplyDeleteI love the green fat quarters. In fact, I'm pretty sure I bought that same JoAnn's bundle of green for my secret pal last year in March. 8) I'm glad you're having fun; you're still in Texas, right?
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I had a fantastic time shopping with you and wish we could be closer. You will always be my friend, Barbara. Enjoy those fabrics. What a great day with a great lady!! Jerre Rae
ReplyDeleteSo true Barb,,,if only we could all meet somehow, wouldn't it be lovely.
ReplyDeleteYou are so lucky to have met these lovely ladies..good to see you all had fun!
Julia ♥
Barb that is fantastic. Meeting cyber friends is so much better in person.
ReplyDeleteOh what fun Barb!! Nothing better than meeting on-line friends!! Too funny that you were getting help fabric shopping....like you need help ROFL.
ReplyDeleteCrispy
Heartwarming post! :)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you got to meet some blogging buddies...if you only could make it to DFW...there are many of us up here who would LOVE to shop with you!
ReplyDeleteWonderful post! How much fun was that to actually meet like that!!
ReplyDeleteLove the greens, can't wait to see the new project to come using them.
Oh, Barb, it sounds like a great day!!!
ReplyDeleteOkay, so when you come to visit ME and two other bloggers nearby, we will take you to the three quilt shops in Lynden.
ReplyDeleteI do hope we can meet some day.
How fun Barb, isn't it fun to put a face to the photo you see on their blog?? I love green and your fabrics are wonderful, I'm also a polka dot fan. How nice of your friends to take you to Joann's. Oh Happy Day!!
ReplyDeleteI know why you bought green so you could share with your favorite sister who loves anything green.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a great day! Shopping, friends, fabric, and food...can't go wrong there.
ReplyDeleteI've bought most of those green fabrics from JoAnn's too. They have great color to them.
Sounds like a fun day. You know walmart in Cove still has fabric, though not as much.
ReplyDeleteWell darn, if I had known you were meeting up with the sisters I would have found a way to drive down to San Antonio.
ReplyDeleteFunny about the greens. I went thru that a while back and you can see the proof in my etsy store. Green just kept jumping into the cart.
It was so wonderful to meet you, Barbara, and share the whole afternoon with you. I did see the slobber on your chin when I mentioned going to a fabric store or a quilt shop...tee hee. I never knew blogging could link me up with such a wonderful, pretty lady....and am so glad it did!
ReplyDeletehow fun! It is going to be hard to pace yourself with all the stores!!!!!
ReplyDeletewhile your internet was down, i sent you a thank you email for my turtle fabric. i do hope you got that?? i just now remember...THANKS again, i love it......
ReplyDeletei love all the green....yummy
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