I am going to visit a friend in Ludlow, VT. Near Okemo. Does anyone know of quilt shops I could visit enroute from Boston to Ludlow or in the Ludlow vicinity? Thanks!!

No, but I wish I could go with you!! :)
That's the only New England state I haven't been to.
Love that part of the country! :)
Hope you have a good trip!

Haha! Same as my husband. He say he has always wanted to see vt and I told him just take a 1/2 hr ride to NH and picture more trees!

there is a shop called Quiltaway fabrics right off I-91 in Westminster VT - I have never been there but hear good things about it.

There is a nice shop in Wilmington, called the Norton House. You probably won't go that way. :oops:

Great! Have you ever heard of Country Treasures in Chester?

not sure, I have not been in Chester in years, but it is a nice little town.

Oy, Wilmington is over an hour from Ludlow. :roll:

I have heard of them! Never been but have visited their booth at the Bennington quiltfest and they were one of my more favorite vendors. They had wideback batiks and some cool gadgets. If their booth is any indication of their shop I would say definitely try to squeeze them in.

Too bad about not making it to Wilmington as Norton House is a very nice shop with a bargain attic and their prices are reasonable on the regular priced stuff downstairs and if you spend $30 or more you get free fudge next door! I'd say it is worth the road trip. An hour drive in Vermont is all beautiful and I bet you could map out a shop hop.

This place sounds good too and is close to Ludlow.

http://www.waterwheelhouse.typepad.com/

This one is very close and the website is great. Funny how the pic of the outside shop is verrry different than the pic of the shop on google maps! However, this will def be one of my stops. Thanks!

Last summer we were in northern Vermont and driving south came upon both Waterwheel Quilts (don't know the town but I'm sure it's on their website) and the shop in Chester. Both were EXCELLENT. Worth a drive if you're at all near them. I found things in both that I haven't seen locally (New Jersey). Norton House is also very good and has some special "Vermont collections" of f/q's. Both Waterwheel and Country Treasures were on main roads. I had no idea they existed but saw their signs as we drove by so they'd be easy for you to find. Waterwheel had a nice bench outside where my husband sat happily while I shopped and shopped. Country Treasures, as I recall, looks small but once inside it was much larger than I expected. Spent some $ there too.

Now I'm actually excited to go!

My DD says to be sure and stop at Ticklenaked Pond! The farmhouse up the road has t-shirts you can buy to support the pond!

Not a quilting spot but we had to stop just because of the name! It was a beautiful lake....er pond.

that is way up in Groton, quite a trip from Ludlow.

Thank you all for your suggestions. I have a route planned and I will post reviews of my stops.

There's an absolutely terrific quilt shop in Chester and I don't think it's to far from Okemo. I just love this shop and you won't be disappointed.
http://www.vermontquilting.com/

This is on my list, thanks!

Love, love that shop - room after room after room of great fabrics. and upstairs is a whole room of quilters flannel!

Have a blast!

Room after room? Omg my poor wallet!

I actually drove up to Chester last Saturday to go to Country Treasures. I like the shop but they do not have air conditioning and it was HOT!!! I had to leave - I was starting to feel ill from the heat.

After leaving Chester I went over to Water Wheel Quilt shop. LOVE that store!! Back room has clearance fabric for $5.99/yd - I bought some patterns, fq's and yardage. They sell a lot of vibrant colors and more modern fabrics where as County Treasures is more traditional (they do have a lot of Moda though which I like).

I honestly wish I had gone to Water Wheel first since it was air conditioned, they have a great dog (Gracie) and my fiance chilled on the front porch in an Adirondack chair while I shopped (he loves dogs so he was happy to "play" with the dog while I shopped). Their motto is not your grandmas quilt shop and they mean it.

I will definately be going back to WW again in the near future (I live outside Boston so it is a hike). I would say depedning on what you like for fabrics - base your spending on that. I would have spent all of my money at WW had I gone there first.

Have fun!