Field Trip

On February 13th my Mom and my Sister and I hatched a plan to go to Patternworks and Keepsake Quilting, and then out for lunch.  Patternworks and Keepsake are just the right distance from my house: close enough for a fun jaunt, far enough for a special outing (and far enough that I am not there twice a week impulsively purchasing things I didn't know I needed).

I ordered some of Patternworks Bretton yarn for a sweater for my daughter, a lovely eggplant she picked out.  We'll be making something with an open front and maybe a rolled collar, suitable for a sophisticated college student.

I am not a shopper.  Until I'm in a fabric store.  I made it out of Keepsake with just a few darling fat quarters, but also with dreams of going back to search out dreamy fabrics for my dresses.  

Surely I will end up there soon for red fabric to go with my latest sweater, named Joan Fuller:

And I know where I'll be next February 13th, and with whom: I am certain this was the perfect way to spend the day.

Oh, and I had a turkey Reuben and bottomless coffee, looking out at our beloved lake. Delish.