Saturday, February 14, 2026

Southern Camping Trip 2026 (aboard "Elsie" the land yacht). cont. 32

14 February 2026

Collier Seminole State Park 

Naples, Florida    

An impressive quilt shop in Naples.

Marc-  Our first stop today was a quilt shop.  This place has a huge inventory of quality fabrics, quilt patterns, sewing machines, classes and quilting services.  

We went to the Clambake in Ft. Lauderdale for a Valentine's lunch of fried clams.  The people who own this place are from Rhode Island, and there is a maritime and Boston sports theme to go with the seafood.

Classy display.


What a great idea to use these big old spools to hold bolts of fabric.

Thread galore.



                           Sue has finished her birdhouse quilt.  The reverse side is also beautiful.




                                                                (this is the back side)

Sue - When we first went to this quilt shop 2 years ago we were put off because the people working there were not friendly or helpful.  The place was gorgeous but the attitude was unlike anything we'd ever encountered in a quilt store.  As a result it did not get a high rating.  Today was the total opposite.  There were 2 friendly, nice, helpful ladies working there, one was young (pretty much an anomaly in a quilt store) and was from Dover, NH.  I didn't need anything, but that didn't stop me from buying a total of 5 yards of 3 different fabrics.  We spent a long time in there because it is so big.  

If you are getting the idea that nice people, quilters and quilt stores go together, you would be correct.


Safari Mini Golf.












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