THREE QUILT SHOPS IN NEW YORK

Saturday morning  I dropped Darrell off where he was giving his all day workshop and I headed out to see some local quilt shops.

The first on the list opened at 9:30am, which I was happy to see.

IVY THIMBLE QUILT AND GIFT SHOP

in Victor, New York

A very nice store, they had everything you could possible want.  There was a class or workshop going on in the classroom and they were having a ball.  Everyone was laughing and talking and it sounded like a lot of fun.

I had decided I had enough fabric and would limit myself at the shops I saw today.  Now I'm kicking myself that I didn't buy more at this first stop.  They had some wonderful fabrics that I passed by.  (I would have gladly made this my one and only stop if I had only known).

On the road again, headed to the next shop.

PATRICIA'S FABRIC HOUSE

in East Rochester, New York

There's a banner on the outside, saying 30 years in business.  (It looked it).

Their fabric choices were not my fabric choices.  I was hard pressed to  pick out a few things to buy.

They did have a triangle ruler that looked like it would work better than the one I have at home that I've been using on a current project.  Plus they had a bowlful of what they called "Quilter's Candy"   - little 6" by 6" pieces of fabric folded up into little squares.  They were only 25 cents, I couldn't resist.

Off again, this time to:

JACKIE LYNN'S FABRICS

also known as Discount Sewing Center and Jackie Lynn's Fabrics

in Rochester, New York

Nothing much happening here.  There were shop cats, but they were standoffish.  I found a few things and was happy to move on.

If you want a sewing machine, this might be the place to go.

That green is a fabric I had before and I used it all up, so I had to buy more, I love it.

Done for the day with quilt shops, I went back to the room.  My phone was almost dead.  I didn't have a charging cord with me and I was afraid if my phone died I'd never find my way back without Waze.

NORTHEAST EXCURSION - DAY 5

Friday.

We left our hotel in Utica and drove straight to Rochester.  Darrell had to be there by noon to set up for his workshop.

While he did that, he dropped me off at a nearby mall because I wanted to go for a long walk after having spent the last two days mostly sitting in the car.  Since it was raining so hard, I figured a mall would be a good place to get some exercise yet stay dry.

It was a little less than a mile to make one circuit around.  I made a few rounds than sat down and had some coffee and sketched. 

I made another round before Darrell finally picked me up.  I noticed that the older couple in my sketch were sitting in the same place two hours after I sketched them.  

That evening we went out to dinner with members of the Rochester Woodworkers Society then went on to St. John Fisher College where Darrell gave a slide show and talk.

NEW YORK CAPITOL - ALBANY

More Staircase

Great Western Staircase

The Assembly Chamber viewed from the Gallery

Looking out into courtyard

Darrell on the stairs

The Legislative Library

A hallway

Doors to the Senate (we were not allowed in there)

Beautiful leaded windows in Senate Chamber Lobby.

The Assembly Staircase

More of the Assembly Staircase

There are little faces carved everywhere.

A Hallway

More little faces.

The Assembly Staircase.

The Assembly Chamber from the floor.

Looking out into courtyard

The Governor's Reception Hall

You should read this if you can.

Part II

NORTHEAST EXCURSION - DAY 4 PM

After leaving the quilt shop, we headed south on some back roads.  We stopped at the Vermont Country Store where a covered bridge had been moved to.  The Kissing Bridge.

After a short respite and a few purchases, we headed out, looking for a place for lunch.  We lucked out and found a nice little cafe that served fresh and organic.  Garden Cafe and Market in Londonderry Vermont.  We had Turkey Reubens again.  They had lots of original artwork on the walls, including a painting of Clinton and Monica (very strange).

It really rained the rest of the way through Vermont.

We entered New York State on our way to the capitol, Albany.

HEN HOUSE FABRIC SHOP

Next stop Hen House Fabrics in White River Vermont.  A very nice shop owner.  

NORTHEAST EXCURSION - DAY 4 AM

After a very comfortable night we walked down the block to a fantastic little cafe, Coffee Corner Diner.  We were pleasantly surprised to see a table full of people playing musical instruments.  We thoroughly enjoyed them while we ate our breakfast.

We then walked down the street to Capitol Grounds to get lattes.  Darrell couldn't resist buying this t-shirt.  We love Bernie and were kinda hoping we'd run into him in Vermont.

With lattes in hand, we checked out of the hotel and headed south, trying to make time.  

It clouded up and started raining.

While trying to find a quilt shop (that we found out was out of business) we stopped at an old cemetery)

We made a u-turn and headed back to the highway.

On the road again, headed south.

NORTHEAST EXCURSION - DAY 3 PM

After the stop in Littleton NH, we headed west to Vermont.

Welcome to Vermont!

We meandered our way to Montpelier, the capitol of Vermont and headed straight for the State House.  It was getting late and we made it there with just 15 minutes to spare.  They said we could take a quick tour on our own.  There was no metal detectors at the door, but there also wasn't a guest book.  It is a very small, but one of the most beautiful and well maintained capitol buildings we've seem.   The dome is wood covered in gold leaf.  Everything is very well crafted.   It was charming.

The Vermont State House

The stairs in the Vermont State House

We checked into the Capitol Plaza Hotel just down the street.  We had a room on the 4th floor overlooking the main street.  We walked a few blocks to a Thai restaurant, Royal Orchid for dinner.  It was just okay, not as good as the Royal Orchid in Renton, Washington.