I have the 'Quilter's Travel Companion' since Mother's Day...yea for me:)I see that in kalona you have 4 listed. Also, 1 in Mt Pleasant, 1 in West Burlington, 1 in Fairfield, etc. Since I am in the KC area, I have a great selection myself:)On both sides of my state line. Do have to say my local quilt store of preference is at: www.quiltersharvest.com and the other is Patches Place..both on the Missouri side of the world:)
Before this book when traveling, I would go to the chamber of commerce in the town we were traveling to or around. There you will find many listed (usually). There are some shops that do a bus tour package. You load up sometimes for the day or days and go around to all the shops in a area. I personally haven't done that for I just don't know if you would have time to really shop:)SKeat