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Ft. Collins quilting and knitting heaven!

In June I went on trip to Fr. Collins with hubby, he had a meeting and I was ready for a little get away.  We drove to Ft. Collins so I was able to take as much stuff as I wanted....and guess what went with me?  You are right... my sewing machine and a couple of projects!

The hotel room had the perfect set up for the sewing machine.



I found out that Joann's was less than 5 minutes away and I was set!   Hubby was so busy that between Sunday when we arrived and Thursday when we left, I only had two meals with him.. Sunday night and another one on Tuesday where we dined with other faculty members.  So that meant lots of time for me to explore and craft.

Can I just say that Ft. Collins has some of the very best quilting and knitting stores around!! WOW....it is a good think that I DO NOT live there!  While I was there I was able to meet up with an old aquaintance, our kids were all basically the same age and were in the same 4-H club.  They moved to Ft. Collins about 3 years ago so she spent some time showing me around and taking me to some fabulous knitting a quilting stores since she know that was my hobby.



Here are ones that you just can't miss if you are going to Ft. Collins:

The  Fig Leaf: This is a fabulous quilt store that also has sewing machines and some really neat furniture.  They had some beautiful cotton double gauze, but I resisted.

Sewing Circle:  This was another gem of  a store.  While I was there they were having a quilting class.  While I was there I found some fabulous light weight breathable quilting gloves!  They also has the Sewing Room Sampler hanging and I just fell in love with it!  Lucky for me they did not have the quilt kit or the pattern!

Jukebox Quilts:  This was located in a cool little place in Old Town Ft. Collins.  Their upstairs is a quilting studio where you can rent time on one of their long arm machines.

Loopy Ewe:  This place was a total gem.  I was totally unprepared when I walked in.  This store is located in a new outdoor shopping center on the second floor of what looks like a suite of offices.  I wasn't prepared for how much was in the store!  The first half is a yarn store with beautiful yarn and some that were even their own line!  The back half of the store is devoted to quilting fabric.. heaven in one place!!  I was so good until I got to this place.  I did manage to avoid the yarn but I couldn't walk away without buying the Swedish Postcard quilt.


  I have the free pattern for this from Craftsy but I was a little nervous about finding the right fabric.  It was like the Loopy Ewe knew I needed to come in and get one from them!!  And of course I couldn't resist getting a new project tote.

As for the yarn stores:

Well we already discussed the Loopy Ewe.  They also have patterns on ravelry!

Your Daily Fiber:  This is a smaller yarn store but it had some cute hand dyed yarn done by the father of the owner.

Lambspun: This store is a total home run!  It is located in a historic farm complex. There is also a small little breakfast place and the aroma was just heavenly!  They have many of their own hand dyed yarn include some made out of buffalo hair.  This place is a must for those who love yarn!!

I didn't make it to My Sister Knits as their website looks super promising!

Another thing that Dan and I found was the Colorado State Annual Test Gardens.  We were in garden heaven! All Dan could say was "Why didn't we plant this, and this and this!!"


As I said, I did bring my sewing machine and got lots done!




Aside from all the quilt and yarn stores another plus was the Colorado State Annual Flower Trail Garden.  AMAZING! And across the street they had a perennial garden.   Dan and I just "ooh" and "awed" over all the beautiful annuals.  The dahlias were fabulous.  I would love to come back in the early fall to see what the garden looks like.  I wish we had something like this at home.


This trip really covered all of my greatest loves....knitting, quilting and gardening!!

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