Thimbles

Thimbles! Well, if you are like me, a thimble on the finger just does not work as I will ignore it and use a non-thimbled finger. Go figure! I have tried on many occasions to use them. The only kind that works sometimes is the stick-on thimble pad.











A bit of history on the thimble can be found  HERE

• I thought I'd share an interesting post on Thimbles from Purl Soho.  Also check out the tutorials under each heading
• The Perfect Thimble from Threads 
• How to Make a Flower Thimble Lecklace

Enjoy!

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Shopping Trips!

I revisited several shops from my travels last summer, as they are in the area of Leisure Lake Resort where we are staying. Again, I managed to make a few purchases in each store!! Who can't resist a new book or fabrics. Check out last years posts for photos. I will also be posting photos of my latest purchases soon.

Thimbles
I made two visit to Thimbles. On the first trip there, I didn't pay attention to the days of operation! It was closed.

Robert's Sewing Centre

The Sewing Center

I also visited Quilters Quest which is next door to a large tool shop! Yah!! More on this shop later. I have photos to share when they are loaded onto this tablet.

Enjoy!

Thimbles

Thimbles is another quilt shop that I visited recently. It is located in Lockport, IL. This shop has over 3000 bolts of fabulous cottons, as well as everything a quilter needs to complete a project. Beautiful quilts and quilted wall hanging were everywhere. Such inspiration and very friendly staff, too!

Take a look inside the store.