Sunday, March 16, 2008

Trip to Pickering Farm Quilt Shop

Let's go to Pickering Farm Quilt Shop. It's a gray and gloomy day, but once we're there we'll feel warm, welcomed and experience a touch of Spring! The shop is located in an old house and barn in Richmond, New Hampshire. Here is the welcoming entrance ...
Let me introduce you to the owners, Steve and Diana Gallagher. Diana creates tons of fun, folk art designs with an emphasis on penny rug quilt kits. You can see some of her designs on their website. The welcome here is always friendly and helpful ... any problems you are facing be solved ... well, quilting problems anyway. Actually, it's likely that you can get some advice on other problems too!
One of the things I love about coming here is that is so much to look at with a focus on the current and upcoming season ... right now, it feels like Spring! Ahhhh! That'll be a welcome sight! Let's step inside the door and take a look ... take your time and look carefully, because there is lots to see ....

That's Bonnie hiding behind the display in the first picture ...


Fabric are grouped by types and collections ... here's the 1930's reproduction fabric corner ... such delightful eye candy!
A view into the shop ...
and around the corner ...
Here's Stephanie cutting fabric in the primitive room ...
A partial view of the wool for penny rug projects in the primitive room and view into the main part of the shop ...
Well, mission accomplished ... we've gathered some happiness from being around friends and that wonderful fabric and caught a glimpse of Spring. Oh, and I exchanged the class I had signed up for to a different one. More on that in the future.

Hope you enjoyed the tour of the shop ...

Time to go, our traveling companion is waiting for us out in the car ....

1 comment:

Mrs. Goodneedle said...

OK, looking this place up and mapping it for my next trip back home! It looks so wonderful and welcoming, thanks for the tour. I hope your traveling companion scored a treat for long the wait... ;)