how many quilt stores do you have?
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hey ya all...i never gave it much thought coz i am so lucky to have many, but i guess there are some quilters that have to travel great distances for fabric and such......i have within 5 miles of me 3 quilt stores, 1 joanns, 1 hancock, and 1 hobby lobby...if you go out 15 miles you can add a walmart with fabric, and 3 more quilt stores.....what is the farthest any of you travel for quilting supplies? gina
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Originally Posted by grumpy90650
hey ya all...i never gave it much thought coz i am so lucky to have many, but i guess there are some quilters that have to travel great distances for fabric and such......i have within 5 miles of me 3 quilt stores, 1 joanns, 1 hancock, and 1 hobby lobby...if you go out 15 miles you can add a walmart with fabric, and 3 more quilt stores.....what is the farthest any of you travel for quilting supplies? gina
#8
Joanns and Hobby Lobby are about 22 miles from me. The WalMart I normally shop at is about 17 miles, but it doesn't have fabric. There is a WalMart 23 miles in the opposite direction that has a large fabric section. I don't have an LQS any closer than 22 miles. We used to have a couple of stores in town that sold quilting cotton, but unfortunately they've both closed due to the economy.
#9
we are very lucky here. i have three lqs, 3 joanns, 2 hancocks within 10 mile radius. walmarts only have precut fab now. we lost two lqs in the last year. my friends and i like to travel to quilt shops and will often visit shops up to two hours away. we make it our own shop hop and visit several in a day. always fun. there are a couple of shop hops in different areas each year. one has 17 shops this year. the other is further away but has about 10 shops.
i forgot we also have 2 beverlys shops nearby. they have really upgraded their fabric in the last year.
i forgot we also have 2 beverlys shops nearby. they have really upgraded their fabric in the last year.
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Our Wal-Mart, 10 miles away, doesn't have fabric anymore. LQS is about 3 miles. Joann's is about 25 miles. Another LQS is about 28-30 miles. That's it. All the other places have closed long ago. So if I want a zipper/buttons/interfacing/stabilizer/etc for garmet sewing I have to drive to Joanns.
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