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"Cottage Bliss" is a good description of my three-day mountain cabin retreat with quilting buddies at a YMCA camp in Estes Park, Colorado, last weekend. Music, friends, sewing, scenic hikes, great food, and spectacular weather made for a memorable event. Other than missing our group members who couldn't attend, it was pretty much perfect.But Cottage Bliss is also the name of a darling quilt shop in Estes Park that sells gifts, music CDs, books, and other trinkets in addition to fabric and notions. As you enter the shop, the sales clerks (gracious hostesses!) offer up herbal tea served in china cups while you shop - blueberry was the flavor on the day my group visited. The tea was followed by chocolate and snacks - what a welcome! Soft but interesting music plays throughout the building and in addition to fabric and thread, I bought a wonderful CD by Anne Murray that I hadn't heard before. Because the shop is relatively small, fabric selection isn't expansive, but what's there is quite nice. On the lower level is another small room jammed to the ceiling with fabric and notion bargains. All in all, this is a must-visit shop if your travels take you to Estes, and all shop profits go to charity. For more information, visit www.CottageBlissEstes.com.
Dear Christine,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your kind words about our shop! We are so pleased that you had a lovely time here and in Estes Park. It was so nice of you to give us a mention on your blog!
You wouldn't believe how much our shop has changed just since you were here - we've done a COMPLETE shop remodel! Woo Hoo! Our space has opened up tremendously and it is so much lighter and brighter. We have exciting plans for all the new fabric coming in soon and just can't wait to see how well our customers like the new layout. If you ever have an opportunity to be in Estes Park again, be sure to stop by and see the changes! We will look forward to having tea with you girlfriends again soon!
Love & Prayers,
The Cottage Bliss Girls