Why go to a quilt store???
#11
Because I can't grab 5 bolts and lay them out to see how they play together when I shop online - but I can do that at an LQS (I have never stuck to a single line of fabric).
Husband and I try whenever possible to support local small businesses. There are very sound econinomical reasons to do this.
And for all the other things folks mentioned - mostly the personal service.
Husband and I try whenever possible to support local small businesses. There are very sound econinomical reasons to do this.
And for all the other things folks mentioned - mostly the personal service.
#12
Good service and friendly people ready to help. All the employees are quilters. The sewn examples are gorgeous. The selection of Civil War prints is stupendous. The LQS has classes and Blocks of the Month that interest me. I can park 10 feet from the front door and I don't have to walk half a mile back to the fabric department.
The overall shopping experience is just more pleasant and easier at my LQS than at Walmart or Joann. :)
The overall shopping experience is just more pleasant and easier at my LQS than at Walmart or Joann. :)
#13
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Cincinnati, OH
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I like to support our LQS and the fabric there is much nicer than at the Joanns or Hobby Lobby around here. Plus they're very helpful any time I have a question about something--whether I bought the material/pattern there or not. LQS also offers classes which are very useful.
#14
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Alaska
Posts: 2,356
Why do I go to the local LQS:
I go for the Block of the MOnth club.
I go because I like to feel the fabrics and lay them out to pick the colors.
I go because they have a great Bargin Basement.
I go because I pick their brains.
I go because I really enjoy talking to them.
I go JUST TOO HAVE FUN!
I go for the Block of the MOnth club.
I go because I like to feel the fabrics and lay them out to pick the colors.
I go because they have a great Bargin Basement.
I go because I pick their brains.
I go because I really enjoy talking to them.
I go JUST TOO HAVE FUN!
#20
Originally Posted by KarenR
Why do I go to the local LQS:
I go for the Block of the MOnth club.
I go because I like to feel the fabrics and lay them out to pick the colors.
I go because they have a great Bargin Basement.
I go because I pick their brains.
I go because I really enjoy talking to them.
I go JUST TOO HAVE FUN!
I go for the Block of the MOnth club.
I go because I like to feel the fabrics and lay them out to pick the colors.
I go because they have a great Bargin Basement.
I go because I pick their brains.
I go because I really enjoy talking to them.
I go JUST TOO HAVE FUN!
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