During our annual Labor Day weekend trip to south NJ to hang with my BFF and her family, I got to take in a little quilt store shopping. On one morning, while the boys went to a model train store, the girls hustled over to Needles and Pins in Swedesboro. This is a fantastic little shop crammed with all sorts of great fabrics. The owner Marie is also so sweet. She took the little girls into her office in the back, gave them empty bolts and chalk and they had a blast designing their own "surfboards".

One reason to visit that day is that they were having a $2 fat quarter sale. I picked up just a few to add to my stash along with an Easy Dresden ruler. I've been itching to try that myself and none of the local shops have had this in stock lately.

When I was there briefly for the NJ Shop Hop in April I caught a glimpse of a fun little wall hanging made with Love by Cedar West for Clothworks. I don't know why I passed it up then except perhaps because we were in a hurry, but I was pleasantly surprised to see it again and the fabrics available. I just remember how intrigued I was by the medallion on the main print. After I chose a few bolts from the collection to make my own wall hanging and took it to the cutting table, the shop assistant asked me if I had seen the quilt kit instead. Nope I replied so she walked me over to it and pointed them out. Not only could I make an entire quilt with this line, but I would also have enough left over of the L O V E part to make the wall hanging too. Hmmm. Tough decision. But then she told me that all kits were also on sale that day for 20% off and I didn't hesitate. I chose the Blue colorway instead of the Pink and got both projects for a whopping $49.

In the midst of my sinus headache days last week, a sweet package also arrived. I had won in Dawn's Dots on Dots Blog Hop Giveaway and though I had totally forgotten about it, I was blown away by all that was in the box.