My mother in law has owned a fabric store in our small towne for 30 years. She became severely ill and the store just about went under. We moved back in May and I have taken over the store but I know nothing about fabric or sewing. I am learning quickly and I have a love for it now but I am hoping by becoming part of this message board I will lean a few things. I have brought in a lot of new fabric and the community is very pleased with the fabric they have to choose from but I need to learn more about quilting so that I can help the new commers out there.

wow, how lucky are you. It's my dream to have a fabric store. Won't be long before you get hooked. Good luck

Welcome from Iowa. Let us know how/where we can be of help :thumbup:

Welcome to the board from Southern California!!!

Welcome from Georgia. I am sorry to hear about you MIL. Good luck in the shop.

Hello and welcome from California.

Hello cwilkins77 and welcome from Nevada!

Hello and welcome from Kansas,enjoy! :D :D

Hello from North Carolina, USA

Hello from Idaho!

welcome from mo

Welcome. You have a challenge ahead of you. I hope you enjoy it!

Greetings and welcome! This is a great place to learn from. You may end up spending a lot of time here!

Hello, welcome and Happy Quilting from Germany!

Waving Hi from Montana :)

Where are you located....if you are close enough I am always looking for a day trip to a fabric store.

Hello from Arkansas!

You will make your mom proud!!! any chance you are in NJ? maybe you can hire an experenced quilted to help you out for a time, most of us will work for fabric!!!!!!

Oh my gosh a dream come true! Have fun in your adventure!

Welcome from Texas.

I'm so sorry to hear about your Mother in Law, that must be a very difficult way for you to discover fabric and quilting. Quilters love to drive to destination shops, where are you located? If you haven't already do you or did your MIL belong to any guilds? There are quilt guilds all over and they are a great way to learn about quilting and also spread the word about your store. ;) Good luck to you!

Welcome from Michigan.

Welcome. Lucky you!

Hello and Welcome to the board :D:D:D

You will learn a lot here, and I love how you are wanting to learn so you can better serve your customers :D:D:D

Hello and welcome from Ontario.

Welcome from Oklahoma!

How lucky you are...
This is a great place to learn
Welcome from Oklahoma

What a place to be! Welcome from Florida!

Welcome and how wonderful to be able to continue your mother-in-law's business. It is great to have fabric shops within our small communities. I'm sure you'll find a wealth of information here that will help you greatly so that you're able to pass that on to your customers. I wish you all the best.

Hello and Welcome from Northern Indiana ! Glad you joined us :lol:

We will try and be helpful :wink: as for learning to quilt - we have all kinds of tutes here and wonderful people to answer any questions

Welcome from SC.

You will love it here. There's at least one expert on anything. I've learned a lot here and I've sewn for years. :)

Hi and welcome from the snow belt of N.E.Ohio. Good luck with the fabric store. Ask your customers for their input as to what they'd like to see you bring in. You'd be surprised by their enthusiam and and great ideas.

Welcome from Virginia

Welcome from England. Taking on a new project like a fabric store can be daunting, but us quilters are mighty friendly. I am sure that you will learn quickly and soon get the store back on its feet.