When you travel do you go to quilt shops?
04-09-2010, 08:36 AM
#61
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Originally Posted by craftybear
When you travel do you go to quilt shops?
I went to Oklahoma a few years ago and found some nice quilt shops. It is fun when you are traveling to visit other shops.
With the internet now we can map out the shops on the way to visit.
I went to Oklahoma a few years ago and found some nice quilt shops. It is fun when you are traveling to visit other shops.
With the internet now we can map out the shops on the way to visit.
04-09-2010, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by judi wess
The highlight of a trip to Ga.'s coast, St.Simon's Island, was a visit to the local quilt shop. My intent was to buy a few fat quarters, but ended up with enough for a huge hanging. I never understood the pull of the shore till I actually stood on the beach of Jeckyll, now I get it! Still love my mountains but the heart yearns for another visit to the Brunswick area.
We are going to Oklahoma City next weekend for my aunt and uncle's 50th anniversary celebration. My aunt (who sews and used to work for Bernina) has sent me the names and addresses of all the quilt shops in the area so I have "something to do" during the day on Saturday!
My husband asks me before we leave on any trip if I have found quilt shops for us to stop in. I love The Cherry Pit in Seiverville, TN and when we returned to Gatlinburg in January, he remembered exactly how to get to the shop. He's WONDERFUL!!!!
04-09-2010, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by mar32428
My DH and I even scoped out the quilt and fabric shops when we went on our 16 day Alaskan cruise. Checked every stop we made. Only found two and they didn't have very much fabric of any kind. Too expensive to ship up there.
On our cruise to Hawaii, I really lucked out. Went to several quilt shops but they were just like here in FL. Most were in malls and big shopping centers.
We went to the flea market which is huge. They hold it in the football parking lot. There are so many places that make Hawaiian clothes and they have no outlet for their scraps and end of bolts. They cut the leftovers into 4,5 and 6" squares and sell them by the stack. there may be 50 to 60 pieces for $3.50 to $5. I bought plenty and made my first (didn't know it then) scrappy quilt.
I looked for shops on every Island we visited but only found two. Both made custom Hawaiian dresses for Islanders and tourists. Most of the seamstresses sewed on featherweights. My best buy for Hawaiian fabric was in the Singer store in a huge mall. $5.95 a yard and beautiful fabric. A lot of it came from the Philippines and other eastern areas. I filled a whole suitcase to bring home.
On our cruise to Hawaii, I really lucked out. Went to several quilt shops but they were just like here in FL. Most were in malls and big shopping centers.
We went to the flea market which is huge. They hold it in the football parking lot. There are so many places that make Hawaiian clothes and they have no outlet for their scraps and end of bolts. They cut the leftovers into 4,5 and 6" squares and sell them by the stack. there may be 50 to 60 pieces for $3.50 to $5. I bought plenty and made my first (didn't know it then) scrappy quilt.
I looked for shops on every Island we visited but only found two. Both made custom Hawaiian dresses for Islanders and tourists. Most of the seamstresses sewed on featherweights. My best buy for Hawaiian fabric was in the Singer store in a huge mall. $5.95 a yard and beautiful fabric. A lot of it came from the Philippines and other eastern areas. I filled a whole suitcase to bring home.
04-09-2010, 11:45 AM
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Friends just called and asked if I would go get our beef tomorrow. Three of us went in on it and I am the only one who doesn't have a conflict. I said not a problem for many reasons one being the quilt shop there in town :)
04-09-2010, 12:40 PM
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I dragged my poor husband to quilt shops on our honeymoon last September. (We are geezer newlyweds). We went to visit his old hometown on the gulf coast he hadn't been to in years, and guess what was there? Quilt shop!!!
he is very patient.
he is very patient.
04-09-2010, 12:45 PM
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May I brag? I have the best ever husband. I can not drive our 6 speed manual truck, so my husband is my chauffer. I can ask to go to Joann's and the next day say darn I need this and away we go. He has done this for me for the last 11 years we have been on the road traveling full time. We go to quilt shows, and never a complaint. He always has a book along and reads if he gets bored. My darling for the last 59 years.
04-09-2010, 02:08 PM
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We love stopping at quilt stores when we travel. There's a magazine called "The Country Register" in michigan that I keep in my car. It lists all kinds of stores all over Michigan. My husband will detour out of the way if we have time if we know there is a shop around. WE also check out the antique stores for him. Some Saturdays we will just get up and take a "ride" with nowhere in mind and try to find antique or quilt stores. It's great. WE don't always buy but it is a nice way to be together and enjoy the day.
04-09-2010, 02:40 PM
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I always check out all the fabric shops when I travel. Met a quilter from North Carolina on line a few years ago who invited me to visit. My sister lives in CT and I'm on the West Coast. So I flew to CT and she and I drove to NC stopping in Lancaster and every quilt shop we could find. Had a great time.
Went on a road trip to Sisters, OR with 3 friends. We plotted all the shops between Napa and OR and then each of us carried a new journal. Every time we stopped we noted our feelings in our journal like the store layout, the fabric selection, the friendliness of the store and the bathrooms (some of them were really well done!). We stopped at 39 shops! Spent oodles of money but had a fabulous time and would love to do it again.
By the way, those of you coming to Northern California, we have tons of fabric shops.
Went on a road trip to Sisters, OR with 3 friends. We plotted all the shops between Napa and OR and then each of us carried a new journal. Every time we stopped we noted our feelings in our journal like the store layout, the fabric selection, the friendliness of the store and the bathrooms (some of them were really well done!). We stopped at 39 shops! Spent oodles of money but had a fabulous time and would love to do it again.
By the way, those of you coming to Northern California, we have tons of fabric shops.
04-09-2010, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Missi
Not only when I travel for vacation but also when I travel for work. My favorite LQS is a half hour down the road and when I have to go there for work I always stop in. When I have road trips for work I will look and see where the quilt shops are before I decide how I am gonna get there or how I am gonna get home. Last month I had one of those days. I had a three hour drive to court at 9:30 am so I left home at 6:30 and said there is no way I am gonna rush back when court was done at 12:30 so I could be in the office for an hour and a half. I just about had my eight hours in already :) So I shopped my way home and hit three quilt shops. It made the long drive bearable and at the first shop I changed out of my suit and heels into comfy clothes :)
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