Brag about a shop

[DianeRoss]

Are we allowed to list our favorite shops here?
I don't want to break the rules
Roni

[GramaJan]

Oh boy, I'd love to recommend my favorite shop to everyone !!!!! :lol:

[GramaJan]

Me Too! I want to talk about my fave shop! So how about this: if anyone is planning to be in South Texas anytime soon, let me know and I'll tell you a great place to visit!

[GramaJan]

I would like to know where I can find a good quilt shop in the St. Louis/St. Charles area.

[GramaJan]

Ok, no one told me not to, so I will brag about my favorite shop. I am so lucky to have a quilt shop 5 minutes from my house and my school. The name of it is, "The Quilt Shop" in Danbury CT It is owned by a wonderful woman named Ginny Murphy, ( if you have ever seen her pattern, Fabric Fling, it's the same person). The store is a Bernina dealership. We have over 3000 bolts of fabric, plus a great selection of books, patterns, notions and threads. Our class schedule goes out 3 times a year and is full of all kinds of classes, from beginners to advanced quilts, plus clothing and home accessories.
If you are ever in Western CT, right near the NY border, stop on in!
Roni

[GramaJan]

Here where I live in MI there are 6 quilt shops within about 30 mile drive... that I actually drive to..... there are about 6 more on the west side but I rarely drive that way. The ones I shop are just on my way to where I go to visit family so they are more convient.

MY favorite is a little discount QUILT shop in the small ( whistle stop) town of Hadley MI. Elaine buys/ orders from warehouses in Tennesse and several southern states to bring back QUILT SHOP QUALITY fabric. She carries all the best name brand fabrics. The fabric is not the newest but my attidude is IF I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE IT IS NEW TO ME! She gets new bolts of fabric every month. It has gotten to the point a lot of quilters come to shop her shop just to see if OLDER fabric they need or want is available. Her prices are great (THIMBLEBERRIES for $5 ) so you have to be quick to get the fabric before it is sold out. I always go to Elaine's Shop first whenever I start a new project.

[GramaJan]

Here in Ocean Springs MS we have "Janet's Quilting Bee". As far as I know it's the only shop for miles and miles and miles. They were lucky and didn't have alot of damage from Katrina. Awesome fabrics. Great staff. The backroom is bigger than the fabric room with lots of tables and outlets. Last time I was in there they had a long arm machine. I asked if I could move in!

[GramaJan]

I'll add mine, "The Quilt Sampler" in Springfield Missouri, also my Bernina dealer, and they are a PFaff as well as a HandiQuilter dealer.

I think they carry around 5000 bolts, offer outstanding classes (always the latest and greatest) and the staff is just out of this world.

<a href="http://www.wanderingquilter.com">The Wandering Quilter's Life in a Box!</a>

[GramaJan]

there is a new shop in paris tennessee.
sew sassy is it's name. she does not have a huge inventory yet and is working on finding teachers. for some reason, this close to paducah ky it is hard for shops to make a go of it. my favorite shop. the pincushion in murray ky had to close last summer. talk about a loss. I worked there part time and spent all my free time there too.
a local shop is a great place to just hang out and make new friends. kind of like a "watering hole" for the guys.

[GramaJan]

I wonder if anyone can tell me where a good quilt shop is in Bloomington, Indiana. I will be going there this weekend.

[GramaJan]

I recognize a few names here from other chatboards! If you're in my neck of the woods, I would recommend The Quilt Basket. It's in Wappingers Falls, New York. Great classes and it's my home away from home.
Love my Bernina dealer...S&S appliances in Hyde Park, New York.
Love the Quilt Store in Danbury,too. Great people there.

[GramaJan]

retired grandma, do I know you? If you have been to the Quilt Shop, I must know you....
Roni

[GramaJan]

Roni, we really don't know each other. I did take a machine quilting class with you a while back and I am a retired first grade teacher. I like visiting the Quilt Store but can't make it up there too often because it's a trip and I hate driving up 84 and gettin off exit 5 is no picnic...especially if you don't like to drive.
I enjoy very much the ladies that work in the store. Ginny has been a big help on many occasions. I always get in trouble when I'm there because the display quilts are so beautiful and motivating that I end up spending more than I planned.
You have done some beautiful machine quilting.
Will you be at the class on Saturday with the machine embroidery with the Bernina instructor? It sounds like a lot of fun. I'll be there!

[GramaJan]

retired grandma, yes I will be there. I hope Ginny lets me watch the embroidery class!
I know what you mean about the drive, I hate 84 too. Remember, we can always send you something if you need it.
Roni

[GramaJan]

Hope you can be a part of the embroidery class. I've always had a lot of good luck with the Quilt Store which is why I venture up 84. The displayed quilts are beautiful and there are so many quilt kits cleverly displayed. See you Saturday. :roll: