Inspiration At The NJ Quilt & Sewing Fest 2016

A couple of weeks ago a group of us from the NYC Metro MOD Quilt Guild headed out to the Mancuso Quilt & Sewing Fest of New Jersey in Somerset, NJ.

Exploring New Jersey - Rock, Paper, Scissors

Closing Down - 25 February 2017

I'm sad to announce another quilt store closure - Rock, Paper Scissors closes its doors at close of day on 25 February 2017.  Store owner, Beth, explains the reasons in this blog post.

Here's a craft store I like to visit whenever we have a hire car and are heading out in that direction - Rock, Paper, Scissors.  Not an easy one for me to get to on public transport but it's only 30 minutes from my home by car. 

The store's packed full of all the latest modern fabric collections - quilting weight cotton, voiles, flannels, sherpa fleece and more.

Even the restroom has a sewing theme which includes this gorgeous old Singer!

Wish I lived nearer and could join in the events going on in store and it's also the LQS for the North Jersey Modern Quilt Guild.

Love this giant Amy Butler 'Glow' flower.

They also stock pieces for making jewellery (Rock) and scrapbooking (Paper) though I've only taken pictures of the fabric side of the business (Scissors).

The store closed it's doors for good on 25 February 2017

Rock, Paper, Scissors is open daily at 15 Bloomfield Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey, tel: 973.337.6759. 

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To Catch A Thief

Last night we went over to Loew's Landmark Theatre in Jersey City to watch the Hitchcock movie 'To Catch A Thief' on the big screen.  As always it was a really great screening and the movie, Grace Kelly's last for Hitchcock, was a lot of fun.

It's so incredibly stunning and beautiful (even though it hasn't been fully restored yet) and I took some photos to share with you :)

Loew's Jersey City

  Loew's Jersey City opened in 1929, an original 'Movie Palace'.

Downstairs Lobby

Upstairs Balcony

View from Upstairs Balcony

"Acts from Manhattan’s Capitol Theatre regularly toured the Loew’s Jersey. Most of the stars of the early and mid-1930s “trod the boards” at the Loew’s, legendary performers such as Duke Ellington, Bing Crosby, Jean Harlow, Burns and Allen, Bing Crosby, Bill Robinson, Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Cab Calloway, to name just a few."

Inside the Auditorium

"One evening in March 1933, a young and still unknown Frank Sinatra took his date to the Loew’s to see a movie and a live performance by Bing Crosby, who at the time was the nation’s most popular singer. It was there in the Loew’s Jersey’s darkened auditorium watching Crosby on stage -- according to Nancy Sinatra’s biography of her father -- that Frank decided he too could be a singing star."

excerpts are taken from The Landmark Loew's Jersey website 

Upstairs Balcony Areas

'Ladies' Restroom

In 1974 Loew's, Jersey City was turned into a Triplex Cinema with partition walls cutting into the ornate decoration of the auditorium.  In 1986, the Movie Palace closed and was due for demolition in 1987.  The community came together and in 1993 won the battle to save Loew's.  Restoration by volunteers is ongoing,there's still so much to do, and there is a schedule of screenings and events to raise funds for the work.

Loew's Jersey City

We love visiting Loew's and it feels such a privilege to watch classic movies on the big screen and to experience them as intended when they were made.

For details of other fabric, yarn, trim and notion stores that I've visited around the world along with the NYC stores I love, exhibitions and events I've attended and wonderful people I've been lucky to meet click the links below or in my sidebar :D

Disclaimer: This post is for informational purposes only, no payment or commission is received on click-throughs and opinions are my own.