Guess where I went
09-11-2021, 05:08 AM
#31
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
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We found out that a shop hop would be starting on our way back, so coming home we managed to get three of them in. Went back yesterday to Granby and Joplin and hit the rest of them. I did buy two layer cakes, two panels, some fat quarters, a handle for my long ruler and another ruler. My favorite store in MSQC was the floral shop. We toured the JC Penny museum and his boyhood home. Home now and time to play with my new toys.
09-11-2021, 06:59 AM
#32
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Houston, TX
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A few years ago a friend planned a trip to MSQC for their 10th birthday. There were 21 of us who flew to Kansas City, shop hopped 2 days in the surrounding area & spent 2 days shopping at MSQC and attended their birthday dinner. We hired a bus to take us every day to various shops. It was a once in a lifetime trip. If it is on your bucket list, just do it. You won’t be sorry.
09-12-2021, 06:39 AM
#33
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It's a little over 9 hours from me driving and stopping frequently. I go alone and do what I want. I leave about 8 am get to the motel, get up and go to the shops all the next day. I go back to the motel and then go back to the shops if I think of anything I missed then leave to drive back home. It's a nice two day trip for me. I usually go on weekdays. I take my Featherweight with me to sew in the hotel room if I want. I go there with friends too but my trips by myself are just for me.
09-12-2021, 06:47 AM
#34
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Location: Houston, TX
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It's a little over 9 hours from me driving and stopping frequently. I go alone and do what I want. I leave about 8 am get to the motel, get up and go to the shops all the next day. I go back to the motel and then go back to the shops if I think of anything I missed then leave to drive back home. It's a nice two day trip for me. I usually go on weekdays. I take my Featherweight with me to sew in the hotel room if I want. I go there with friends too but my trips by myself are just for me.
09-13-2021, 04:31 AM
#36
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Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
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We stayed at a little cottage inn right in downtown Hamilton. There was also a little cafe there that had the best hamburgers that I have had in years. We visited all the stores first then decided which shops we liked best and went back to shop. We also just recently took a trip to Marshalls in Batesville. Walking into that store was like WOW! Never saw so much fabric. It was like “I’ve died and gone to fabric heaven”. Lol
09-14-2021, 04:46 PM
#38
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: The Finger Lakes of upstate NY
Posts: 3,532
It's a little over 9 hours from me driving and stopping frequently. I go alone and do what I want. I leave about 8 am get to the motel, get up and go to the shops all the next day. I go back to the motel and then go back to the shops if I think of anything I missed then leave to drive back home. It's a nice two day trip for me. I usually go on weekdays. I take my Featherweight with me to sew in the hotel room if I want. I go there with friends too but my trips by myself are just for me.
