It's Our "P" Day today!!

Instead of washing clothes, shopping for food, doctor's appointment, etc., we (I) decided we should venture out to the famous "garment" area of town (quite sketchy) on 23rd to 25th between 6th and 7th avenues. We took the sub to Times Square and began walking downtown (that's south in NYC) walking the streets, looking for fabric printed with New York symbols. I held on to my purse and we held on to each other! After window shopping (never seen so many lace, glitz, and fake fur fabric in my life), we visited a well-known fabric store advertised on Google called Mood, Inc. which claimed that "if you couldn't find what you wanted there, it is made!" Ironically, it sold everything BUT 100% cotton quilting fabric. Too overwhelming for my tiny brain to handle (especially because I was merely window shopping and knew that without time and a sewing machine, this was not in the stars), we decided to leave (however, I did purchase 3 packages of Schmetz sewing machine needles for temple mending--that's another story); however, we met an interesting lady, Ion, a wealthy New Jersey Jew who took us under her wing and walked us several blocks away to an out-of-place quilt store called City Quilters, not on anyone's radar but frankly looked like it could be located in suburban Salt Lake City. It felt like home!! How refreshing to enter a clean, well organized store with pleasant staff and even Bernina sewing machines. See below a few scenes from Mood Fabrics.

A cute quilt in City Quilters

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Just a small sample of one tiny area in Mood Fabrics

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The Vanderbilts built Grand Central Station which is MUCH MORE than a train station...the food courts on the lower level are varied, incredible and very reasonable. We will return to eat their tri-tip steak sandwich/salad again. Apparently, the entire station is decorated festively and shouldn't be missed.