Vacation Fun

 We've been on vacation down in the Smoky Mountains.  We really love that area of the country.  We rent a cabin and relax and take some side trips into neighboring towns.  If you look closely, you can see the rainbow we saw from our cabin after a rain.

I managed to do a little stash enhancement.  I don't usually see many small floral fabrics, so I bought these.  I think the print in these is small enough to use in hexagons.  As I pulled the bolts off the shelf and put them on the cutting counter, I had an idea.  

I've had this container of bright 1" hexagons for a long time.  I've taken them on retreats, on vacation, to sewing get togethers, and I never work on them.  So what if I put some of these with some of the florals in the photo above?  I think part of the reason these have been around for so long is that they're 1".  I'd really rather work with 3/4" hexagons, but I don't know if I want to take apart what I already have basted, trim them down, and make them 3/4". 

I know a lot of those in the container are already basted, but there are just some squares of fabric in there, too.  Decisions, decisions.  

And what if I'd put in some black and white fabrics?   Sometimes I think it would look good.  Other times I think it would look like a hot mess.  

This is one of our favorite places to visit when we're in the mountains.  The Morning Mist Cafe serves lunch.   

                                         

Then we walk around and visit the shops until we have room for some of the hand dipped ice cream from Glades Soda Fountain.

The shops close around mid afternoon.

At the far end of the shopping area I saw a sign that said crochet.   You know I couldn't pass up anything  crafty.   

The owner has crocheted all kinds of cute things from little stuffed animals to key chains.  

The 3 chickens in the bowl were spinning around,  It was a cute shop, and the owner was really nice  

The owner showed me this ergonomic crochet hook that she uses, so I bought one of those.  I've got a bit of a start on a granny square afghan.  

I also bought this little flower to sit on a shelf as a reminder of our trip.  

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.  

I hope you're finding some time to stitch today.