What I did during my Thankgiving Holiday, by Beth

My work always gives us the day after Thanksgiving off, that's great, but the hubs had to work. What's a girl to do when she is home alone and gets bored? Road trip!!! So I filled up the tank, gas is now down to $1.93 a gallon here which is cheap by Southern California standards, got myself a Big Gulp and hit the road!

First stop, Country Loft where I got this assortment of goodies. As you can see, there is a very nice assortment of those famous little brown envelopes in this pile! That little white bag contains a few scoops of antique buttons they had a basketful of, I'm a sucker for collecting buttons! I also got a few cuts of that Sandcastle look-alike fabric by Moda that is great for stitchery, loved the colors they had, a really pretty pumpkin, a nice yellow and some olive green that I got the last piece of. There are also a couple of stitchery patterns in there.

Next I hopped back on the freeway and headed north again for Fat Quarters where I purchased this pile of goodies. Oh look, another one of those brown envelopes! I also got the last copy they had of It's a Wonderful Life and I got it for 50% off! What a deal! If you can still find it online, it's like $55! I got my copy for $22.50! I also got some cute, tiny little figurines for my curio shelf and some assorted cuts of fabric. I also got that little Merry & Bright stack of fabrics there behind the Comfort & Joy book, it's a kit for one of the patterns in the book. I love that fabric! Well, I felt pretty guilty buying all that stuff, so I figured I better get back on the road and head home, didn't go to Rosie's this time around, besides, that place has so much stuff it makes my head spin and I almost hyperventilate! Traffic was horrible, so many lame drivers out it wasn't even funny. It's lucky for those people I don't carry a gun! LOL

Got home to find my last installment of Country Loft's Four Seasons BOM in the mail. Speaking of BOMs from Country Loft, while I was there, the ladies showed me one of the BOMs they will be coming out with for next year and told me about the two others, there will be another stitchery one much like the Four Seasons one, and a traditionally pieced one with Civil War fabrics I believe she said. So watch their BOM section come January. I myself am all stocked up with BOMs so I probably won't partake of any of theirs. Anyway, it was a very quilty day for me indeed! I'm going to see what I can scrounge up for dinner. I didn't have lunch, I'm starving. Well, I'm not starving, I could live off my fat for a couple of weeks! LOL I am exhausted though. I put almost 300 miles on my car today, that's half way to San Francisco!

Tootles!