After all the HST in the big block… let’s change it up with squares and rectangles this week..
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“The Coffee Shop” is super easy. I did a little thinking ‘back’ on this one.. Does anyone remember Kresge Department stores? I am thinking of how 5 & 10 stores like this used to have a cafeteria in them with a LONG diner style counter, and booths.
A place where grownups sat to drank coffee & chat, and kids had ice-cream. Did you have a 5&10 in your town?
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Block 10 repeated with a sashing, this is in the pattern. I think all these blocks have potential as scrap busting repeats!
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When I was growing up we would visit my grandparents in VA and they always took us to the cafeteria. I loved looking at all the food choices and could have whatever I wanted. It may have been a Kresge.
We had a Woolworth and a benfranklins. We would go to benfranklins and get fabric and craft supplies. I loved sitting at the counter and having a ice cream Sunday our a coke float. Those were the good old days. I miss the simple things in life. Back then it was a treat to go to town.
In Atlanta we had Kresge, Woolworth, Kress, and KMART back then had lunch counters. I didn’t realize back then as a black kid, sitting at these counters with my grandfather was historic, just was enjoying the ice cream sundaes, grille cheese sandwiches with my Pops cottage cheese diet plate.
love all these stories!!
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I’m a bit late to the game, but better late than never as they say. I started with the most recent block and will catch up as I go. I’ll be using two different lines from 2003 and 2004, Old Blooms and Brambleberry Farm. I can’t believe it’s been so long but I still love them and am glad I kept them together.
We had a Woolworths in my hometown and I have very fond memories of meeting my gal pals for a soda and snack. I remember that smell of popcorn as you entered the store. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
I’m trying to use up fabric I already have. How can I ensure the blocks will “play nice” when it’s time to assemble them? I’m worried it will just be a mess!
Yes I remember going to Woolworth. A fun memory. The food was always so good.
Pat, I too fondly remember the five and dimes with the long counters….I would often meet my grandmother there on a Saturday…she always got an ice cream soda….
In Sth Australia we had Cox Foys cafeteria which was on the top story of the biggest building at the time. Our mother would take us there where we would line up & were able to choose 2 things to eat. If we were good (3 sisters & 1 brother)we were then allowed to go onto the roof where there was a miniature ferris wheel. I loved going to the haberdashery dept. Still do.
Thanks for the solstice challenge
The Kresges in our area went out of business when I was a young child. I remember hearing adults speak of going to Kresges but I don’t remember ever being at that store myself. However, during the summers of my college years, I worked at the lunch counter at Newberry’s Dept. Store, I think it was similar to Kresges. I loved buying fabric there and buying things for my little brother. I would look at the fabric section during my lunch breaks, then after I picked up my check and cashed it, I would go back to the store and make my purchases. I didn’t spend my entire paycheck, but I certainly did spend a good chunk of it there.
Thanks Pat you do some awsome work, and I love making your quilts or just the odd block, your instructions are always great and the blocks go together with ease.
Ladies the photos of your blocks are wonderful, so many amazing colours, keep up the great work.
Thanks again Pat,
have a great day, week year
Gayle
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Such good memories shopping at Kresge’s brings back. My sister and I would go and have banana splits at the lunch counter.
I remember Kresge’s & Woolworth’s in my town. We sometimes got to get a coke with my dad, or sometimes a hamburger with my mom. In high school, sometimes my friends and I would walk down there after school. Two of my brothers worked at Kresge’s. One of them worked cleaning the stove/grill and the horrible grease pit.
couldn’t resist a reply. My mom & I would take the bus to downtown Detroit too and do some shopping at Hudson’s and always eat lunch at Kresge’s right there on Woodward. didn’t have the sundaes though. That was the first thing I thought of when I read Pat’s post. small world!!
A favorite memory of mine is walking downtown from the Jr High School for lunch at Woolworth’s consisting of Vegetable soup, Coke, and homemade German Chocolate Cake. Still is my favorite cake to bake!
Back in the 70s, I worked in a 22 story office building next to a Woolworth. In the mornings they always had hot donuts that were fantastic. The only draw back was on Fridays they would have fish for lunch and our whole office would smell like fish. Those were the good ole days.:)
My grandma would take me to Woolworth’s for lunch. I always got a grilled cheese sandwich. It is a fun memory. Thanks.
Thanks Pat – although not a coffee drinker, my mom and I would go to Kresge’s for lunch – always BLT’s and here in Detroit we had to have a Saunders Hot Fudge Sunday after.
The five and dimes were where I did my Christmas shopping as a kid, Kresge’s and Woolworths. I remember the lunch counter where it was a treat to get something to eat. They were still there when I was old enough to have a job downtown.
Yes we had a Kresge’s 5 & 10. Besides the counter they also had a fabric area and Mom bought her fabrics there. We didn’t have a “quilt shop” or hadn’t heard of “quilt shop quality”. LOL
I remember the five and dimes 🙂 They used to carry fabric too. Mom and I would have lunch at the counter. I remember those burger and fries too!
I definitely remember Kresge’s. When we were kids we would meet my mom for lunch at Kresge’s. I remember the coffee would be served in the solo cup with the disposable plastic cup. I loved their French fries and cheeseburgers.
Lol. I meant a hot chicken sandwich. What good does it do to review what you’ve written if you don’t really read what you’ ve written!, lol
I definitely remember the 5 and dime stores. After a busy morning of shopping, we would pop into the store for lunch…hot chicken or yummy milk shake. Good memories. Loving the solstice challenge, btw.. Thanks for sharing.
Is there a secret to adding the link to show your blocks? I’ve tried several times and can’t get it to work for me.
Pat thanks for planing so many HSTs. I am actually getting better at making them. I would have not challenged myself that way before. Thanks for all you are doing. This challenge is tons of fun.