Another local quilt store closing
#11
NO, I felt the same way, very sad. But if we don't support our LQS, their sales go down and they are forced to close. NOW I have no choice but to shop online for my fabrics. Two new stores have opened up but can't get to them by bus. One has very modern fabric whihc is not my cup of tea.
THINK BARGELLO when you shop Dina !!!
THINK BARGELLO when you shop Dina !!!
Dina
#12
Wow! we have a shop closing here as wee. she is headed for retirement with her new husband. I believe that the market is really hard on shop owners and small businesses in general. It is easier to close up shop than it is to carry it during off season.
#13
I owned a shop. It was so hard when I had to close it down. I still miss it. That was in 2009. But I loved the customers that came to help me liquidate. It went fast. Thank goodness. Support your local shops. It is worth it in the end.
#14
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Location: altus oklahoma
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I love that store too although I don't get there as much as id like seeing as how its around 90 miles away. im sad to see it go theyre very nice people and they have nice fabric. I love to shop from them at the area quilt shows too. ill have to make time for a trip to the sale maybe I can make it this weekend, depends on how long it takes to check out the Lawton quilt show Saturday. if not itll probably be next weekend.
Carla m
Carla m
#15
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Small town in Northeast Oregon close to Washington and Idaho
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I had a friend in MD that closed her shop. Once she made up her mind she wanted it DONE. She was grateful for her friends buying the inventory. She could not compete with Joannes.
As fabric keeps getting more and more expensive I think this will become more commonplace--sadly. We have so many in Phoenix I cannot fathom how they stay in business. I know they make most of their money on classes.
As fabric keeps getting more and more expensive I think this will become more commonplace--sadly. We have so many in Phoenix I cannot fathom how they stay in business. I know they make most of their money on classes.
#16
I love that store too although I don't get there as much as id like seeing as how its around 90 miles away. im sad to see it go theyre very nice people and they have nice fabric. I love to shop from them at the area quilt shows too. ill have to make time for a trip to the sale maybe I can make it this weekend, depends on how long it takes to check out the Lawton quilt show Saturday. if not itll probably be next weekend.
Carla m
Carla m
How nice to know someone else here likes this shop. (Mr. Sweeny's Country Quilt Show, northeast of Wichita Falls, TX....in case someone is wondering.)
I am going to the Lawton Quilt Show Friday! Small world...
Dina
#18
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: colorado
Posts: 231
I worked at a local quilt store that had to shut down. Often we would have people that would pop in and want help on a pattern they found free online. Or they would tell us about the great deal on fabric online. Those sort of things don't keep your LQS open. When the owner finally decided to close; we had people come in and tell us how sad they were but they hadn't been in the store for a year. It was disheartening. You don't have to spend hundreds at a time at your LQS but do pop in and buy a pattern or fat quarter once in awhile.
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