It seems like very time I turn around, another quilt store has closed it's doors. The one in my home-town gave up about nine months ago. Now, the nearest shop is an hour away. Inevitably, I think they will be crowded out of the market by the ease and convenience of on-line shopping, in much the same way that book stores have done. It's very sad. I will miss the whole experience but could see it coming when the general fabric stores began to close up some years ago.