Hopped Out - Shop Hopping - Day 4

Last Day on the road, headed back to the O.C.  Hopping makes a person tired!  But, it has been fun.

Yesterday on my drive from Hollister back to the O.C., I visited three stores...

Quilts and Things in Morgan Hill  

Small shop with a bit of EVERYTHING.  Chatting with the shop person, it is the only shop in Morgan Hill.  Local quilters appreciate that, I'm sure. (Bought some pins.)

 

A few miles down the road is The Nimble Thimble in Old Town Gilroy.  
(I actually did buy a cut of fabric here...1 yard .)








Located in Old Town, downtown with your typical old town, small town look and feel.  A very nice shop with lots of modern fabrics.  AND, Gilroy is the garlic capital of the World, with a Garlic Festival and everything!  Bet you did not know that.

 They are currently featuring classes for Jen Kingswell patterns.


 












And finally, Family Threads in San Juan Batista.  (And, honestly, I was hopped out by this time and the only reason I stopped was because it was right next door to an eating establishment, where I had some "pretty good" BBQ ribs and mac-n-cheese.")







 This was a very nice, bright, shop with lots of modern fabrics, patterns and notions, and, of course, very nice sales people.

AND, a collection of Featherweights!

I did buy a pattern at this shop...it uses scraps!








 


All-in-all, I visited a lot of shops.
Met some really nice people (and a couple of new BFF's.)
And, got lots of inspiration.... all without breaking the budget
(Dave Ramsey will be happy to know that.)