Claire123

I just found out a beautiful quilt shop in my town is closing soon, maybe a few months. It's so hard to believe. They will be greatly missed.

seazteddy

A shame they couldn't sell it to someone to keep the store.

tohkatz68

Three lqs within about 30 miles of our home have closed in the last year.

jmoore

It’s so sad to see them closing...one of my favorite LQS that I visit when I am in California is also closing on December 23rd. They were trying and hoping to find a buyer but to no avail.

sandrab64

Same in SE MN. 2 closing within 30 miles.

Onebyone

One successful LQS here is closing down the first of the year. The owner wants to retire. She has an offer on the building but not the quilt business.

Tartan

​Many brick and mortar store are closing as they have a hard time competing with internet sales.

juliasb

It is always sad when a LQS closes. A big loss for any community. We have a very small LQS that opened a few years ago and building business nice and slowly. She does not carry a lot of fabrics yet but I can see that coming in the future. If I want to go to a LQS for fabrics I have to go about 30 miles.

Jordan

This is a sad situation with all of the small LQS closing. I just believe that a lot of people are ordering on line and just not for fabrics. I feel everyone finds it more easily to stay home and order via the computer or other tech devices.

Onebyone

Shops have to adapt by adding online shopping, Facebook presence, email for sales and promotions, blog, and other media exposure. Most shop owners do not have the time to dedicate to keeping it up and it requires a lot of time.