I'd like to see fabric choices as opposed to fabric LINES. One of the things I enjoy most about quilting is going in and wandering around trying to match up fabrics for a specific quilt. It really irritates me that every shop carries the same lines and have no filler fabrics so I can pick and choose. I feel a bit miffed, as if they are inferring that I can't make a proper choice on my own.
I also wish that the LQS would carry more tools and rulers for long arm quilters. LA is here to stay but we have to order on line with out touching and trying things and then wait for the items to be shipped...not to mention paying the shipping over and over.
One more thing...I'd love to see a lot of ribbons, floss, embellishments, lace, beads etc. and fabrics specifically geared to crazy quilters. I recently visited all but three of the quilt shops in my state and sadly only one had some seed beads but nothing else CQ related. Not even in the big cities. I went to 36 shops so that is pretty sad.
Thanks for asking!