Before I moved two years ago, I drove an hour to hour and half to visit quilt shops. I didn't mind but it was hassle when I ran out of fabric color I needed right then. Now I have three great shops less then ten miles from me. I'm in them all the time to see what is new. I love my new town. We loved living rural when raising our family. The kids got the outdoor upbringing, but now that DH and I are getting old, it's nice to be more in town.