My daughter and I had a wonderful week shop hopping in the Quilt Across Texas hop. We made it to all shops in my region and one in each of the other 7 regions. She does not live in my region. We met so many nice shop owners, their employees and quilters from around Texas. We will definately do it again if there is a second one. We heard along the way that some were going to all the shops, which number over 90. You need 4 shops in each region and all in one to qualify for the grand prizes. There are statewide prizes, region prizes and each shop has a block pattern for you as well as refreshments. To win a prize would be great but just being around the others with the same interest and so many new ideas is worth the trip. We are hoping that this has been a success and there will be another one next year.
Thanks JAN for your information about how it all started. And thank you for putting that one together to inspire all of the others. Marjean