Mic Pa -- None of those shops are familiar to me but we are lucky enough to have three very nice quilt shops in our area plus a 2 day quilting conference in Syracuse, NY. ("Quilting by the Lake")
PS I lurked so long because I could never get my user name and password to work -- so I learned the hard way over the years to keep better track of all my information. I'm usually so busy reading about how to do things, I don't have time to do them. My husband always said I'd do hobbies full time if he'd let me. So after re-registering I have a voice at last.