It's vacation time, and the livin' is easy! We have spent this week enjoying the beauty in and around Glacier National Park, but more importantly, spending time with Dan and Lauren. We have done so many fun things, and we were lucky that Thursday they could both take a day off from work. Even though the day looked pretty dark and cloudy to start out, we did end up with a beautifully sunny day. Our lunch was eaten on the shore of Flathead Lake, watching a few boaters drift across.
And the day would not be complete without a few stops just for me! This beautiful muted colored yarn was purchased at Camas Creek Yarn on Main Street in Kalispell. The shop is in a beautiful old building and they have renovated the upstairs into accommodations. They have become known for the licensed products they create for colleges--hats, scarves, etc. with the school colors and name. The yarn is by Raven Ridge, a local spinner/dyer. You can see her interesting colorways on her website, all derived from the colors in nature. If you scroll down a ways on her website, you will see the whole story of the process of dying the wool.
There was another stop in Kalispell at Glacier Quilts. This is a great source for fabric, they have an extensive collection. More batiks than I have ever seen in one place! And they offer a lot of the picture panel prints that can be worked into a quilt or wallhanging. I listened in as 2 of their staff assisted a woman pick just the right fabrics to coordinate with an American flag picture. They were really helpful to the customer. I walked the aisles of the quilting cotton, but what ended up going home with me were some squares of hand dyed wool to be used in some future project. The colors were great.
We have only one day left of our visit in Whitefish, so I better get off this computer and enjoy it!
1 comment:
Your "souvenirs" are beautiful! I'm glad you all have been having such a good time. I've loved your photos.
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