This week was the Utah Shop Hop. I went with my long-time quilting partners to the southern half, then my hubby drove me the next day to the northern shops. It was super fun & I came away with this haul. It includes a Utah kit I’ll be getting for Christmas, a store kit I couldn’t resist, a new wool project, sale strips to do one of my classes at Garden of Quilts in Sept, fabric for this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness quilt, a small witch hanging, & various FQ’s plus prizes. Super fun! The theme was The Silver Screen so each store decorated for a different movie.
Since my pink was over & it wasn’t time for a new color, I decided to sneak in some work on a WIP. It’s a rainbow effort, so doesn’t go with my theme of doing one with lots of the color of the month. It’s Spare Squares by Lori Holt & feels very Rainbow Scrap Challenge since I’m using rainbow scraps!
Fabric ordered from Spoonflower for the 2026 Festival of Trees auction quilt & sashing bought at the Shop Hop. I’m using the pattern on the left from the book “Beyond Neutral”. I’ve had this book forever & never made a quilt from it, although I love them all, so this is the time. It’s a great pattern to show off the popcorn fabric. Now to start cutting & fitting work on this around my monthly goals.
Wow! Way to support the Shop Hop, Sue!! Spare Squares is going to be a super cozy quilt when it grows up, Sue. Thanks for sharing your progress with us.
I went a little overboard on the Hop! Ha!