Quilt Shop: Patchwork Moose; Talkeetna, Alaska

Good afternoon, my friends. We just got back from our grocery shopping trip. (Limited quantities and selection here in this part of Alaska.) So now seems as good a time as any to tell you about the quilt shop. Look at this cute little shop. It was our first stop on our Talkeetna self-guided walking tour. That should come as no surprise to you. By the way, those signs in front say that parking is for customers only. Violators will be sprayed with fusible and doused in glitter. Don’t say you weren’t warned.

Stepping inside the front door…

It was a gift shop and a quilt shop. As I walked straight ahead, I was smitten with these little crocheted booties.

Some very friendly women were manning the store. (Can women “man” a store?) They showed me all the Alaska themed batiks. These were created specifically for Alaska and designed by Alaska designers. On this wall were mainly flowers and other vegetation-related themes. I looked here for some lupine or some wild roses, but I didn’t see anything like that.

On this wall were more landscape and animal designs, also Alaska themed.

These fabrics were on sale, but I didn’t see anything I wanted.

On this wall were more traditional quilters’ cottons.

This wall was designated as “blenders.”

You’ll see in tomorrow’s post that we saw this sign when we started our walk down main street. They had this as a kit.

This bear caught my eye. It was also available in a kit.

This one nearly stole my heart:

And look how pretty this one is…Northern Lights.

And look at this vintage sewing machine. When I see these, they are usually Singer machines. It was unusual to see a Janome.

When I see displays of yarn like this, it makes me wish I was a knitter. I used to crochet, but it’s been decades. I’d have to reteach myself if I took it up again.

So I liked this store. They hastened to let me know they have an online presence right here. I’m going to be making that Alaska quilt when I get home, and so it’s good to know where I might find Alaska-themed prints.

So what did I buy? Well, that bear captured my fancy, and so I purchased the pattern…not the kit, which sold for $95! A little rich for my blood. The pattern was $15. It’s from an Alaska designer. Her Wildfire Designs Alaska website is right here.

Also, a fat quarter of this batik for my Shop Hop 4.0 quilt. We saw a moose on our drive yesterday. It wandered off into the woods before I could get a picture of it. If you’re keeping score that’s four fabrics down, two to go.

Okay, so that’s all I have to tell you about that shop. From there, we went on a walk up and down Talkeetna Main Street. I’ll tell you about that in tomorrow’s post.