Like someone else said, they are NOT related. The fabrics from Hancock's of Paducah are beautiful high-quality fabrics. Hancock fabric stores, however, are not a shop that I buy at. They are similar to JoAnns, lower quality.

Thank you so much, Mr. OBrian, for taking the time to come over here and confirm the total lack of association between Keepsake Quilting and keepsake calico/JoAnn's. (Rob O"Brian, btw, is the President of Keepsake Quilting. :oops: )

I suddenly feel like a road trip! Walking through the doors of Keepsake Quilting is like walking into a rainbow! There is nothing else like it...nothing. :thumbup:

I just received the latest Keepsake catalog last week and have drooled over it ever since. There are so many kits and fabric packs I'd love to get. I've wondered before about the quality of their fabric, so it's good to hear how satisfied everyone has been with their purchases from Keepsake.

I'd love to visit the Keepsake store some time. But I only want to go if I can take lots of $$$ with me. ;)

I wasn't disputing it ... I was just acknowledging my error in thinking (for years) that Hancock stores were part of Hancock's of Paducah. Also, I'm not disputing that the keepsake calico of Joann's is no part of Keepsake Quilting. In both instances, I am very glad to know the truth of it.

I discovered, to my dismay, that a favorite store of mine,
a real high end store, was only a "C" in the chain. The "A" stores
were on the CA coast, and in my little town we got cheated. Even
in a larger store 50 or so miles away the quality difference was
easily seen, it was a "B" store, and until then I could not understand
why. A customer informed me of that, and forced a sales clerk to confirm
it. Of course the price difference was very obvious as well as the quality!!
Now I'm wondering about some of our other chain stores here..I'll try to
check them in other towns as I visit them.

Lucky for all of us that neither Keepsake Quilting nor Hancock's of Paducah are chain stores. There's only one of each of them and they are both real treasures! No big corporate "attitude" in either organization, that's for sure!

How nice that the "big cahoona" at Keepsake took the time to come here to clarify...now thats customer service! I'll have to dig my catalog out from the stack and heat up that credit card...again... :lol:

Oh, so glad to read this. I've been getting the Keepsake Quilting catalog for awhile now and didn't know whether to order from them or not. Now I'm going to give them a try!

IMHO, you will be glad you did.

Keepsake Quilting and Keepsake fabrics are not one in the same.

Keepsake Quilting sells 1st quality cottons like your local quilt shop. They carry all the major brands, like Hoffman, Timeless Treasures, Moda, etc.

I have ordered from them many times. They offer top quality and their shipping charges are very reasonable. If they have something that caught your eye, don't hesitate to order.