Last weekend I was invited to join my Aunt and Uncle in Gatlinburg, Tennessee for a weekend of sight seeing, shopping, and family togetherness. And because being in Gatlinburg meant that I would be within 'spitting distance' of
Dixie Darlin', a fantastic cross stitch shop in Pigeon Forge, I was all about this trip.
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| The "we were here" picture. |
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| Quilt inspired patterns |
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| Where should I start??! |
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| Lots of Halloween and Thanksgiving patterns |
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| A wall of hand-dyed fibers *swoon* |
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| Custom cuts of fabric |
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| I'll take one of each, thanks! |
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| The walls are COVERED in stitched models. |
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| "Seasons in the Village" series |
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| The "Little House" corner |
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| This was really cool, a box of vintage (80+ years old) fabric squares for quilters. |
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| Chicken! |
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| Geese |
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| Exclusive Christmas ornament series, custom patters and little sleds! | | |
We purchase our armloads of stitchey goodness and bid a rather reluctant goodbye to the ladies at Dixie Darlin'. And no, I'm not going to talk about how much stuff I bought...or ordered. Shut up! It was vacation!
After a quick pit stop for ice cream cones and root beer floats we headed toward Cades Cove, a lovely scenic loop road through a valley filled with historic pioneer homes and churches.
But on the way there...we happened upon another cross stitch shop, the
Needlecraft Cottage.
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| This place is crammed full of stitchey goodness! |
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| Are you drooling yet?? |
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| And they carry Rainbow Gallery! |
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| LOTS of Rainbow Gallery. |
From what I hear there is at least one more cross stitch store in the area which we didn't get to visit. I think it's time to load up all of my stitchey friends and take a group road trip. So...who's in?
- HistoryDiva
2 comments:
Me..Me..Me!!!!
Holy cow!!!! Man, that is the way to spend a weekend! I hope there's a Show & Tell in my future...?
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