First Annual Beetle Bop 2011

Lauren,
I had so much fun with you on my recent visit. Hopefully we can keep this Beetle Bop going. This post is picture heavy but how else can you revisit all the good times?

Day One
It all started Monday afternoon once I got there and after I grabbed a quick bite to eat. The Bop was on!
First shop we visited..it had a lot to offer but we weren't quite ready to commit.

So we jumped into the Beetle and kept shopping bopping!

A while later we arrived in Waxhaw at The Quilting Nook.  Look there's a sale! Unfortunately for us, it was Monday so two of the places we would have liked to go were closed. One of which was the quilt store having a sale and the knitting shop. Thankfully, we did manage to find something to eat.

I have to say that Waxhaw is a charming town and I would love to go back on another day of the week!

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Believe it or not, we managed to squeeze in one more stop. If I'm not mistaken, there may have been some fabric purchases made here.  QBee Quilts in Charlotte..it's a great shop with wonderful, knowledgeable ladies working there.

There was eating, there was drinking, there was quilt planning, there was a little Dancing With the Stars, there was sewing and I do believe that even Stella was worn out by the end of the night!

Ticker Tape and Rainbows

Is this something we should be doing? We have the muslin- and the solid colors and the scraps of fabric....
http://www.stitchedincolor.com/2011/03/bottled-rainbows-how-to-make.html
and it looks  like you don't use wonder under so that's good since neither of us have ever had a lesson in how to use it and would be lost figuring it out.
http://whipstitchfabrics.com/blog/scrap-project-bucket-3-ticker-tape/

http://www.marcigirldesigns.com/1/post/2011/3/bottled-rainbows-ticker-tape-quilt-along.html
http://dontcallmebetsy.blogspot.com/2011/04/quilt-finish-bottled-rainbows.html
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1347527@N21/
http://www.stitchedincolor.com/2011/02/bottled-rainbows-ticker-tape-quilt.html