The 2007 Western Washington Quilt Shop Hop has started!
And I did a bit of a start on my Hopping while I was out driving around the countryside today.
There are 58 shops participating this year, and in order to qualify for the prizes, we just need to collect stamps on our yellow 'passports' from 16 of the shops. That is actually a pretty tall order, as there is usually at least 1/2 hour drive between each shop.
You haven't Hopped before? Nothing could be easier!
- Each shop stamps your passport when you visit.
- A fabric has been designed specifically for this year's hop (see it behind my passport).
- Each shop has used this fabric to design a block.
- The block pattern kits include some of the fabrics needed to complete the block.
- You can then join all the blocks you have collected into a quilt.
Easy Peasy! Just go Shopping :)
I picked up the premade block patterns from the shops in Shelton & Belfair, and I plan on getting 3 more from the Olympia & Tumwater area shops tomorrow.
I wonder if I can make it to the shops in Rochester and Centralia and Chehalis tomorrow... Then I would be halfway!
Shop Hop or Bust!
Ohh, yes, I do spend some money when I do this. But I have found that if I have a fabric theme focus, I don';t go nuts. This year, I will be looking for indigoes and white-on-white fabs. I can't spend too much on that stuff, right?
