the places we go

  • Always Looking For Inspiration

    Hi all! Sorry it has been a little quiet, but both Susi and I have been off on trips to the UK. Strangely, not together, but at the same time. Things should start to get back to normal around here now...
    Aug 24, 2016 2 Comments

  • National Park Centennial Quilts

    Last month Matt and I took a fabulous trip to the island Hawaii. For the first part of the trip we stayed at Volcanos National Park in the historic Volcano House Lodge. What a stunning place with a br...
    Apr 21, 2016 1 Comment

  • Long Weekend in Chicago

    It is a traveling summer for me. I will spend almost no time in my own bed in July. I am a lucky girl to have so many places to go and so many people to see, but the schedule is tight, that is for sur...
    Jul 29, 2015 2 Comments

  • Faribault Woolen Mills and Planning for a New Bag

    A week ago the weather was beautiful, so my husband and I decided to take a drive. We ended up at a place I’ve been wanting to visit for awhile, the Faribault Woolen Mills. Faribault Mills have...
    Mar 24, 2015 No Comments

  • Friends School Plant Sale

    This weekend is the big start of planting season here in Minneapolis (because we’ve finally had our last frost, fingers crossed). Jenny and I kick it off every year at the Friends School Plant S...
    May 09, 2013 4 Comments

  • SCRAP

    SCRAP is a recycle paradise. Scroungers Center for Reusable Art Parts. It is the place where all good supplies go to try to grasp a new life. The first thing we need to discuss is the neighborhood tha...
    Mar 18, 2013 2 Comments

  • Holiday Cottage House Sale

    Last week, Jenny asked me if I wanted to go to the holiday sale at the Cottage House with her. I’d never heard of this Cottage House, but once I looked at their website I was in. The Cottage Hou...
    Dec 12, 2012 No Comments

  • SR Harris Fabric Outlet

    Last week I needed to get a large amount of denim for a project and Jenny suggested we go to SR Harris Fabric Outlet. Now, I’ve been to Britex in San Francisco and Mood is New York City, but th...
    Nov 14, 2012 2 Comments

  • The Land of Lopi

    This year Matt and I decided to vacation in Denmark. Since we were flying IcelandAir, a few day layover in Iceland was added to the plan, I was super excited, because Iceland is all about wool! I knew...
    Oct 15, 2012 3 Comments