I got up this morning with intentions to work on the two baby quilts for Julia. But it took me a long time to get through my e-mail. At one point this week I had it down to TWO unread e-mails and was trying to match that score today. Oh well. About noon I took a shower, and then headed to post to drive to gate 17 and get on the Ichon subway line. Debbie (who I met through this blog) met me on the platform. We took line 4 to Sadang and transferred to the green line to get off at Yeoksam. At the top of exit 6, we turned left and walked a couple blocks. The entrance came as a surprise and I would never had noticed it on my own. We went into the basement. There it was, just like a quilt shop had been transported there from the states. The selection of fabrics, books, and notions was amazing. They had a room for teaching classes and it was outfitted with Brother Innovis's. They also had quilted purses (and the instructions), quilts, and hand-made dolls. I bought some remnants out of the remnant box. I checked on mat prices - the large one was 80,000 won. Ok, so it is more expensive than Dongdaemun, but everything you need is in one place.
The owner was on her way out, but she told us about her quilt exhibition at the Seoul Art Center next week. After we finished our visit to the quilt shop, we went to a Vietnamese restaurant to eat. I still don't know the name of what we ordered (I have had it before), but it was good and we shared the platter. We were given a stack of rice circles, which we dipped in hot water to soften, and then made 'burritos' with the assortment of veggies, fruit, and meat on the platter. It was very good. We lingered over our meal for a long time, talking and getting acquainted. It was after 4 when we left. We tried to beat the rush hour subway traffic but were too late. We took the train to Sadang, and another one to Ichon. I got off there, but she continued on to wherever she got on. I was close to my local kimchi source then, but knew they would be incredibly busy, so I just went home. Chris was already home and had supper in the oven. Michele came home a bit later, not feeling well. She elected to sit in her room with her laptop while we ate. Instead of watching CSI, we are going to bed early because Chris has a 4:30 am teleconference.
I got up this morning with intentions to work on the two baby quilts for Julia. But it took me a long time to get through my e-mail. At one point this week I had it down to TWO unread e-mails and was trying to match that score today. Oh well. About noon I took a shower, and then headed to post to drive to gate 17 and get on the Ichon subway line. Debbie (who I met through this blog) met me on the platform. We took line 4 to Sadang and transferred to the green line to get off at Yeoksam. At the top of exit 6, we turned left and walked a couple blocks. The entrance came as a surprise and I would never had noticed it on my own. We went into the basement. There it was, just like a quilt shop had been transported there from the states. The selection of fabrics, books, and notions was amazing. They had a room for teaching classes and it was outfitted with Brother Innovis's. They also had quilted purses (and the instructions), quilts, and hand-made dolls. I bought some remnants out of the remnant box. I checked on mat prices - the large one was 80,000 won. Ok, so it is more expensive than Dongdaemun, but everything you need is in one place. 
The owner was on her way out, but she told us about her quilt exhibition at the Seoul Art Center next week. After we finished our visit to the quilt shop, we went to a Vietnamese restaurant to eat. I still don't know the name of what we ordered (I have had it before), but it was good and we shared the platter. We were given a stack of rice circles, which we dipped in hot water to soften, and then made 'burritos' with the assortment of veggies, fruit, and meat on the platter. It was very good. We lingered over our meal for a long time, talking and getting acquainted. It was after 4 when we left. We tried to beat the rush hour subway traffic but were too late. We took the train to Sadang, and another one to Ichon. I got off there, but she continued on to wherever she got on. I was close to my local kimchi source then, but knew they would be incredibly busy, so I just went home. Chris was already home and had supper in the oven. Michele came home a bit later, not feeling well. She elected to sit in her room with her laptop while we ate. Instead of watching CSI, we are going to bed early because Chris has a 4:30 am teleconference. 
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Congrats on finding a quilt shop.
It's always fun to discover new things. AL
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