The Needle Niche is the only quilt shop in Athens. It's located at
505 S Palestine St and the phone number is (903) 670-3434.
There is a little quilt shop in Tool, TX (30 miles from Athens)
Here is their site.
http://gonequiltinatthelake.com/page4.html
Too bad about the quilt show. I was there at the Tyler one, too.