I am going to be visiting DD and family soon Oct. 20th thru Nov.5th. What shops are in the area of Wilmington Illinios.

Roberts sewing center on Weber rd in Joliet
The fabric center in Morris both about are probally 30 min away.
both worth the drive!

Hey! That's 7 miles from my house!!

A little shop in Braidwood IL is the closest. Countryside Village - on Rte 113 at the I55 exit. It's small, but the staff is great and they have a craft department, gourmet shop, and wine shop. If your lucky enough you get there on wine tasting day!!

http://www.countrysidevillagegifts.com/

A bit further (20 miles?) in Morris is my favorite shop. The Fabric Center. They don't have a website so I included the Yahoo link which gives all the details. It's my favorite LQS because it has a sizable selection and an outstanding staff. They are Janome dealers as well. Did I say the staff was outstanding??

http://local.yahoo.com/info-17305100...-center-morris

A little further and in the opposite direction is B&J Sewing Center in Bourbonnais IL (the drive out there along the river is lovely this time of year). I've only been in there once. Nice place albeit a tad cramped. Nice staff.

http://www.bjsewing.com/

About the same distance as BJ's is Roberts Sewing Center in Joliet/Crest Hill. This place is enormous!! But ... the staff leaves a lot to be desired. Lots and lots of fabric. Good selection of batiks and lots of flannels.

http://aquiltersparadise.com/

Lastly but not to be missed ... and a bit of a distance, but worth it is Old Timers Quilting Heaven. WOW! Big place, looks small, but it's a bunch of different rooms to wander through. NO BATIKS, but a room full of homespuns - way cool. Staff of one was great :) Definately worth visiting. Loved it there.

http://www.oldtimes-quiltersheaven.com/

Will also PM you. As I said - Wilmington is 7 miles from me, in fact our business is located there. Perhaps if your relatives don't want to visit shops ... you and I can do it together. I can drive as I know my way around.

Sue