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The Creation Station, Buellton, CA

At Ginger's recommendation, we headed there on Wednesday, what a great shop! Lots of stuff on display and all the fabric is 5 dollars a yard, unusually, they don't sell fat quarters, but they had precut yards and half yards for the same price as off the bolt, convenience at no cost!

They had one basket of tiny weeny bundles, each containing 8 fabrics, each a quarter of a fat quarter, my kids were overjoyed and desparate to touch and hold them and at 3 dollars a bundle (works out the same as FQs in JoAnns), I was happy to let them choose something. My daughter is 20mths, so she wasn't really able to make a choice, so I chose for her, a bundle of bright kid fabrics, stuff like flowers with smiley faces, she proudly carried it around and helped me match a yard of fabric to go with it. My son choose some boy fabrics, one of which had a fire engine on it. With the stuff my daughter chose, I think I'll be making small 4 patch blocks, then I'll see what they look like and decide how I set, probably square with sashing, but possibly diagonal alternating with squares of the yard I matched, I guess I'll just have to play! The other fabrics I'm not so sure, I'll have to open them all up and see what the patterns are and the sizes of the patterns are.

Definitely worth the trip out there, particularly as that day turned out to be cloudy in Santa Barbara and sunny in Santa Ynes valley, so we got the best of the weather and enjoyed the other things we visited.

Whilst there I picked up a flier about a quilt tour in June, it sounded fun and I wonder if there is anything like that in my area. It also provided me with the address of another shop that we called into on our drive between Santa Barbara and LA today. It was great to wonder round, a massive range of fabrics, but not such barginous fabrics, just my son was with me and he had a rummage (he's 3.5) and found a great bundle of green fat quarters in the clearance bucket, so I bought them, who knows what they will be used for! Possibly one might creep into the scrap quilt I'm working on, but possibly not! I'm sure they will have a good use at some point, possibly even as sashing for the fabrics I bought on Wednesday!

Anne

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Anne Rogers
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Oh, Anne! I'm so glad you had a chance to get into that part of California. All around there is where I grew up ;) I absolutely cannot think of many other places I'd rather be.

Creation Station is a real different shop. I hope Dawn or Patrick [the owners] were there to greet you. She started her fabric business by selling out of her livingroom once a month. They also encourage local artisans to showcase their items there. Did you have a chance to see the painted floor and restroom?

Perhaps you got to Treasure Hunt in Carpinteria? I have only been there once, with my DMIL on a Quilter's Run.

Hope you had a good time here. It rained today over much of the area. We are soooo lacking in the rain department right now.

G> At Ginger's recommendation, we headed there on Wednesday, what a great shop!

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Ginger in CA

I think it was them! She explained to us how the shop worked and told us how much of a bargain the fabrice were compared to "home", we had to let her down that yes, she was correct things were a bargain compared to UK prices, but despite the British accents, that is not home. We did see the painted floor and restroom, DS spent a very long time paying a visit!

yup, that was the one I visited this morning

we seem to have done well with the weather today, we got a tiny bit of rain this am as we were packing up to leave Summerland, then no more until this evening in LA. The forecast for tomorrow is thunder, we're going to the aquarium in the afternoon, but we may be struggling for rain friendly options for the morning!

Anne

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Anne Rogers

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:27:08 -0600, Anne Rogers wrote (in article ):

sounds some nice family S.E.X.

Maureen

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Maureen Wozniak

We always head to their booth at PIQF. Glad to hear the shop is as good as their booth. :)

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Kathy Applebaum

Oh you are so lucky! I miss them (Dawn & Patrick) terribly! I used to live just about 9 miles from there, before we escaped to the PNW. I even got to help out in the shop on occasion, when I needed to get away from the kids and actually speak with grown ups! LOL The quilt run in that area is a blast, but be prepared as some of the shops on the run can be a bit "stuffy". If you do the run, don't miss Quilter's Cupboard up in Atascadero right off the freeway. The ladies there are wonderful and the tiny shop is absolutely packed with great stuff. Another hardy recommendation is Dawn & Patricks "Brown Bag Retreats". If I had the chance to get down there for a weekend, it would be at the top of my list. So glad you enjoyed their shop, it is truly unique and one of my all time favorites.

Lorraine

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TwinMom

Ahhhhhhhhhhh, yes. Patrick is a good hugger, too:)

Butterfly (wondering if this made it thru today)

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Butterflywings

I won't be doing the run or anything, like you, I'm in the PNW, we're just in CA for a holiday.

Anne

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Anne Rogers

You came through loud and clear Miss Butterfly.........

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Cindy Schmidt

Now for it to last as it's fixin to rain once again Butterfly

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Butterflywings

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Ginger in CA

The retreat I am going to in April is their Brown Bag Retreat! I took off work on Fri and Monday and will be there at 8AM Fri to start the fun. I was one of the group on their very first Brown Bag back several years ago. Since I used to live up there, the first day I have lunch out with two close friends so we can play "catch up", then on to marathon sewing. Oh, and of course the marathon eating ;) Everyone brings their favorite goody to share. Patrick does his famous Saturday Night Soup Supper with 5 homemade soups and homemade bread.

Ann, we're just going to have to have more notice next time so we can get a group together to visit!

G> Oh you are so lucky! I miss them (Dawn & Patrick) terribly! I used to live

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Ginger in CA

Ok, now I'm really jealous!! I would give anything for a taste of a "Missy Bar"!!!! Or even some pastries from PattiBakes! My boys miss the jams too! I still have some of the soup recipes from past retreats, but my soup will never taste like Patrick's. Do you think he puts his thumb in there for extra flavor? LOL Say hi to all the ladies for me. If you see Nancy (I think that's her name) with all the sewing projects going on at once, please let her know that my little "Boo" loves her Tooth Fairy pillow. She used to set up a mini "sweatshop" with the embroidery machine running (on it's own), the serger and then the regular old piecing machine. Oh, those were the days.......

Lorraine

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TwinMom

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