I love the folks at the three shops I patronize. All three are owned and staffed by Mennonites and believe the Mennonites are friendly by nature. Helpful, yes. They all take an interest in me as a person as well as my projects, often calling me by name. They love it when you bring in a completed top using their fabrics. One owner took me into a machine-applique class to show off a hand-appliqued top. I only had this top with me in order to coordinate and select the o/s border fabric. Their selections are very good and fairly priced.
I make approximately one QOV per week and have for over five years. Some shop owners have given me great discounts on the quantities of fabric purchased (usually 6 yard pieces and several pieces at a time).
Last edited by Suz; 08-14-2012 at 04:34 AM.