Both of my favorite shops here in Grand Rapids. Gall and Smith Owen are owned and run my men. Gall also has salesmen and the last time I was there it was a guy who came up with the perfect fabric for the wall hanging I was finishing. My husband goes to Gall when he wants to get something for me and is always treated well.
He doesn't mind going to a fabric store at all. When we travel we stop at them too and he finds them colorful and interesting. He doesn't sew but appreciates things made. He knows a lot of quilters. We go to a retreat in MO in April. I sew and he rides his bikecycle, golfs and goes on short trips. All the ladies know him and he enjoys talking to them. He can hold he can hold his own with quilters. We have a wonderful time.