Originally Posted by
teacherbailey
Why don't you pick some fabric shops from, maybe Quilt Sampler or the back of a magazine and call or email them? The worst case scenario is that they tell you no----and then you try some others. I'm sure there is somebody out there who is grateful for her success and would be glad to mentor you, if you just ask.
"The worst case scenario is that they tell you no" My daughter lives by that. It's how she got an internship in Vermont one summer, how she got someone to sit on her thesis review board for her masters. Since you don't know them and they don't know you, don't take it personally if they say no.
Good luck with the store and I hope it's near me. I live in IL!
