Eastward bound & looking for great quilt shops, etc.
02-26-2011, 08:10 AM
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Two in Bedford NH:
Martin's House of Cloth - Kilton Road. Has a lot of discontinued prints. Lots of childrens, novelty, orientals, and florals.
The Quilt Patch was probably the one you visited. Small but well stocked.
Other good shops that may be on your route:
Checkerberries Quilt Shop in Northfield, NH. (If you like Civil War era prints).
The Golden Gese Quilt Shop in Concord, NH
Pine Tree Quilt Shop, Salem, NH.
And, I personally think that Keepsake Quilting is wonderful, but agree that it can be overwhelming.
Martin's House of Cloth - Kilton Road. Has a lot of discontinued prints. Lots of childrens, novelty, orientals, and florals.
The Quilt Patch was probably the one you visited. Small but well stocked.
Other good shops that may be on your route:
Checkerberries Quilt Shop in Northfield, NH. (If you like Civil War era prints).
The Golden Gese Quilt Shop in Concord, NH
Pine Tree Quilt Shop, Salem, NH.
And, I personally think that Keepsake Quilting is wonderful, but agree that it can be overwhelming.
02-26-2011, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by JenniePenny
Also, please try to visit the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA. It's a must-see. Lowell was once a giant in the textile industry back in the late 1800's - early 1900's.
Sounds great. It's on the list!
I forgot - I did go to Martin's. It's upstairs in a gray building...or at least it was. As I recall they were getting ready to move in downstairs too, or a jeweler was going to move in the empty space. I'm not sure. Thanks!
02-26-2011, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by JenniePenny
Also, please try to visit the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA. It's a must-see. Lowell was once a giant in the textile industry back in the late 1800's - early 1900's.
I'd also check out the Brush Gallery, across the street (Market Street) as I recall; usually has a good show of craft works, incl. quilts.
02-26-2011, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by gollytwo
Originally Posted by JenniePenny
Also, please try to visit the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA. It's a must-see. Lowell was once a giant in the textile industry back in the late 1800's - early 1900's.
* maybe the wrong name - it is 5 letters beginning with a B (strange how a mind works)
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02-26-2011, 10:53 AM
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Let us know once you decide on your travel route - then I can offer more choices. In NYS, if you travel Rt. 88 from Albany to Binghamton and then west on Rt. 17/86, there is a whole list. If you stay on 90 from Albany through Syracuse and points west, there is another list. I really need to have some idea of how you're traveling to know what shops to suggest because there are so many to choose from.
Sounds like a great trip no matter what route you take. I'm jealous.
P.S. I have been to Keepsake. It's an institution and I'm glad I went but it is pretty pricey and I didn't feel like I saw anything that I hadn't seen in the 4 or 5 other shops I had been to on the way to KQ. It is out of the way but in a really pretty area so there are pros and cons to visiting.
Sounds like a great trip no matter what route you take. I'm jealous.
P.S. I have been to Keepsake. It's an institution and I'm glad I went but it is pretty pricey and I didn't feel like I saw anything that I hadn't seen in the 4 or 5 other shops I had been to on the way to KQ. It is out of the way but in a really pretty area so there are pros and cons to visiting.
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