Vacation Plans in Southen California and a question
Is anyone attending the Long Beach Quilt Festival this month? I'm going and would love to meet up with you while I'm shopping. This is purely for personal fun - no work! :)
I'm flying down a few days early to spend a long weekend with a girlfriend that lives in L.A. We're driving up through Santa Barbara, seeing her parents in Santa Inez (?) and going to Hearst Castle and maybe a winery. She's a knitter and a beader, we've agreed to hit ONE yarn shop, ONE bead shop and only ONE quilt shop on the trip. Any advice? I found a bead shop in Santa Barbara but don't know anything about it. Can you recommend any of these for me?
After that weekend, I'll be in Long Beach and will most certainly to go my favorite shop in the area - Piecemakers, for their fabulous crazy quilting supplies.
I'm flying down a few days early to spend a long weekend with a girlfriend that lives in L.A. We're driving up through Santa Barbara, seeing her parents in Santa Inez (?) and going to Hearst Castle and maybe a winery. She's a knitter and a beader, we've agreed to hit ONE yarn shop, ONE bead shop and only ONE quilt shop on the trip. Any advice? I found a bead shop in Santa Barbara but don't know anything about it. Can you recommend any of these for me?
After that weekend, I'll be in Long Beach and will most certainly to go my favorite shop in the area - Piecemakers, for their fabulous crazy quilting supplies.
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Comment by Debbie Snyder/WA on July 4, 2009 at 7:10am - No, I wont be there, sorry to say. Wish I could. Being back in the real world has been hard. Hope you are able to relax, enjoy the show and your seeing your friend. Happy 4th
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Comment by Morgan Hess /Fla. on July 3, 2009 at 4:42pm -
Karen,
Hi! Go and have a wonderful time! Enjoy and take many pictures. Be safe, and have a big huge glass of wine for me! Hugs, Morgan
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Comment by Janice Hall on July 3, 2009 at 3:24pm -
Karen - you'll have to go up north to Paso Robles/Atascadero. There are a few great quilt shops in both cities. Also, EOS Winery is on Hwy 46 in Paso Robles - beautiful estate. My daughter just got married at the winery there in June. In Solvang, CA (right next to Santa Ynez) there is a store called Rasmussen's and it carries fabric and alot of yarn upstairs. Solvang is a quaint replica of a Danish town. If you go there, be sure and eat "abelskeevers" (spelling??). They are round (as in meatball round) pancakes - and they are the best there. Have fun - the Central Coast is a beautiful place. I grew up there and married and left when I was 20 - now I try to get back as often as I can. I sure took it for granted growing up there. Whatever you do, enjoy yourself.
Janice
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Comment by Kristine in GA on July 3, 2009 at 2:22pm - I want to go! I'm a California girl......I was not a quilter when I lived there, though. Have fun! Oh, and it is Santa Ynez. Don't ask me why they spell stuff like that! Spanish, obviously! Have fun and have a glass of wine for me....
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Comment by cellogirl on July 3, 2009 at 11:55am - What a fabulous holiday!! The LB show should be great--The Hearst castle is incredible--I drug the whole family through it--all 3 or was it 4 tours--and even they loved it!! Do a little shop-hopping for me, too--ok!!
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Comment by B J Elder/WA on July 3, 2009 at 10:00am - What a fun trip you have planned. Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!
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