Originally Posted by MsSage
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Well, yesterday my girlfriend and I went on a mini shop hop. The shop hop was only 3 shops but we went to another one because we were close. (60 miles)
I drove 90 miles just to get to her house. The trip around to the four shops was about 170 miles. We were back at her house at supper time. Then another 90 to get home.
We had a blast! I got to go to a new shop I hadn't had a chance to get to yet and they have a great selection of fabrics and notions and patterns. It will be a definite on my regular shop list. If I go to that shop straight from my house it'll be about 135 miles one way. That's so close it's like not even leaving home!! LOL
The closest quilt shop to me is only 10 miles but she doesn't have regular open hours and you have to make an appointment to shop. I won't do that just to wander in a shop. Plus since she's mostly an internet sales shop she doesn't deal with in person customers all that well.
The next closest is 30 miles and it's an okay store at least.
Then there's another one just about four miles from that store that's... hmm, how shall we say, a mess. It's more like she sells fabric out of a huge sewing room than a store. The main shop hop is in September and it's going to take that long for her to get it cleaned up!
Where are you ? I am in Dalhart Tx we have a cute store here high quality and great service.
I also have alcos which has some good fabric just last years prints.
Then another high quality fabric is in Dumas which is 35 miles away I will go if I cant find what i want here. Then its 90 miles to Amarillo I really dont like to drive that far just for a joanns.
Well hello neighbor, well almost neighbors. I've been to the store in Dumas. Great store! I haven't been to the one in Dalhart yet. I actually have relatives in Dalhart. I haven't been to any of the quilt shops in Amarillo. So far every time I've gone to Amarillo hubby has been with me and we've done a bunch of other shopping.