Quilt Shop: A Piece of Alaska Quilt Co.; Pahrump, Nevada

Good morning, my friends. I made good on my threat to check out the new quilt shop in Pahrump yesterday. I'll tell you about that in a minute. The quilt shop didn't open until noon, and that gave me some time to take the first stitches on Block 5 of the Snowmen & Reindeer project.

By then, it was late enough to get ready and go. Arriving at the address, I thought at first I might have missed its tenure here already. The only indication there was a quilt shop here were the signs in the windows advertising quilting, classes, and fabrics. Looking more closely, I noticed the "open" sign.

Just inside the door was this magazine rack filled with free patterns. They were mostly for using with panels, but there were a few from traditional blocks. I looked at them, but didn't really see anything there I wanted to make. It was a nice gesture, however.

This is a very small shop. Often, I'm visiting quilt shops with hundreds of bolts of fabrics. This one had no more than "dozens" of bolts. Everything they had was very pretty, but it was a small shop with a small inventory. Of that, about a third were holiday fabrics for Christmas, Halloween, and the 4th of July.

I asked her about her ties to Alaska (given the name of the shop). She told me she'd purchased a house here in Pahrump in 2010, but only moved here last year, "for the guaranteed sunshine." Guaranteed as much as it is anywhere.  I took a few pictures of the fabric that was available.

Behind the shelving was a long-arm machine, and it seemed the shop was an extension of her long-arm business. Several years ago while visiting Pahrump, I asked The Google to "find a quilt shop near me." Surprisingly, something came up, and we drove to the address. It turned out to be someone's private residence. Now I'm wondering if it was this same woman.

Here's a little more fabric.

There might have been more fabric, but I didn't see it. There were a few (very few) notions. Nothing for embroidery...no thread...not much of anything. I'm hopeful this shop will grow into something more. As for my visit, I stayed just a few minutes, and didn't purchase anything. The women working there were very friendly, and it was a pleasant visit. I just didn't see anything I wanted or needed.

Back at the RV, we stayed in most of the day. We'd ordered some cat toys from Amazon, and I was awaiting notification our package had been delivered to the office. When it was, I walked over to pick it up. I was able to capture a few more blooming things...the ones that turned out blurry a few days ago. Here is some lantana.

Here's some more lantana. I was trying to get images of the ones against a fence or lying on bricks since they were relatively stable in the blowing wind.

These yellow jobs were seen on a low-growing shrub near the office.

When I got back, I pulled out one of the little pompoms for Sadie. This is her favorite toy, and the ones we had with us were all frayed and falling apart. We don't want her ingesting any of that, and so we bought some new ones. She was snuggled up in her quilt, and she couldn't think of a good reason for coming out right at that moment.

The weather continues to be cold, windy, and uncooperative here in Pahrump. More snow fell in the mountains behind us. This next image is Charleston Peak.

We like this RV park for its peace and quiet and its amenities, but the weather can go either way here. We've been here when it's warm enough to be outside in shorts, and we've also seen snow at our level. We could see some snow today or tomorrow. It makes it unsuitable for grilling outside, and I've planned some meals that require grilling. Hopefully, we'll start to see some improvement by Friday. Also, the guys were supposed to come wash and wax our RV tomorrow. It looks like that's not going to happen. Certainly, they can't do it if its raining or snowing. Mike has texted them to reschedule for next week sometime.

As for our day's activities, we have an errand to run. There is no rain in today's forecast, and so I'll probably put on my winter woolies and get outside for a walk. Maybe I can get Smitty interested in walking too. There's rain in tomorrow's forecast, for sure, and so I'll probably drag out my sewing supplies and turn it into a sewing day.