An Outing

What a lovely day we had yesterday.  Our quilt group went on a little outing. This was the first time we had done this kind of thing together so it was a real experiment and I am delighted to say it worked.  Rather than organise a minibus, arrangements had been made to car share.  We all met at the arranged time in the garden centre for coffee and yummy warm scones before embarking on our foray for fabrics.  

Eleven eager quilters descended on Kaleidoscope all with saved pennies in hand, bright eyes and bubbling with excitement ready to cause mayhem in the shop.  The ladies were very helpful and patient with us, answering many questions and helping us work out fabric requirements.

Bolts and layer cakes were being piled up in little bundles around the shop for our variety of projects in the making, jewel tones, backing fabrics, crib quilts, bed runners and cushions were some of the projects I heard being mentioned.  

My selection of fabrics

 

Soon it was time for lunch and a hungry group walked across the car park to the eatery.  Well, we did spend a little longer there than I anticipated - it was very busy and a little slow but the food was good and sustained us for the afternoon.  Some ladies headed off home with their bags in hand and I am sure had a lovely evening going through all their purchases.

A few of us returned for another look.  It's good to walk away for a little while from the bundle of fabrics you have initially chosen.  A second look will sometimes give you more inspiration to add another colour or change that one fabric you are not quite 100% sure of.  Sometimes it's good to have a break to let your head settle.  To remember or actually look at the list you made with those essential items that you really need to complete the project you are in the middle of. Or indeed you might just see more than you really need and decide to buy it anyway.

Well no matter what went through all our minds yesterday I think the consensus was that it was an excellent day out - we enjoyed the camaraderie and experience of each other's knowledge for a really fun day.  I hope we can all do it again in the future.