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Oh my what a small world, I just returned from Keepsake, too!
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Originally Posted by maine ladybug
Have any of you gone to the big tent sale there? It's held at the beginning of June and you have to get there VERY early to get the really good stuff cheap! It fun to do if you have like minded quilting buddies. My friends and I have done it several times. We get in line by about 4 AM and I do mean IN LINE, because there is always one when we get there.
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I'm in NE AR and lived in NH three years ago. Let me know if you want to go to KQ. I know the way!
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BellaBoo, so sad tha thappened to you. Make sure you sign up for the catalogs: Patternworks-yarns,, the Stitchery, all needlework and of course the Keepsake catalog. Go online and browse the shop that way whenever you feel blue. I get to Keepsake every November, as I go to aweek long retreat up that way.
I save one project to pick when I go, so I have my KQ experience all year. Pegeth |
They usually have in-store specials going on, so if you're planning a trip, it pays to check the website first and click on the 'visit the shop' photo.
For example, during the month of May, if you bring in a show and tell, you'll get a 15% off coupon on purchases of $25 or more (and it is wicked easy to spend $25 or more!) |
Originally Posted by vburr
My friend and I are planning a trip to Keepsake just for the annual yard sale. we plan to make a 5 day trip and visit Boston and quilt shops around the area. Any suggestions on where to stay (hotel or B&B is fine) to do day trips to quilt shops near that area? Where is Glens Falls and Queensbury?
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2 places on my bucket list, Keepsake Quilting and the Houston Quilt show. Maybe someday..........
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Keepsake Quilting is a place I would love to see and shop!
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Originally Posted by CarrieAnne
Oh, I would LOVE to go there some time!
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I love KQ and have visited it several times. It is to say the least a bit over whelming. But when I go we have to stay overnight. I hope someday to get back there.
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I was surprised at how much the New Hampshire area looked just like Northern AR. It's beautiful. I was overwhelmed when I walked in Keepsakes. The displays and quilts were so nice. I didn't know where to look first. It was one of the best quilt shops I have been in.
I was visiting Boston and Keepsakes wasn't that far away for car drive. My biggest mistake was not going alone. Before an hour was up the online quilters (I had only chatted with online) that planned the trip to meet up with me half way and we all go there were ready to leave and go eat. ? I can eat anytime. They said everything was too expensive for them so we may as well leave. They drove further then I did to go! I was so frustrated, why even go on the trip if all they could do was complain about not having any money! I had to leave with them to get to my car about two hours away. I was rushed so fast I didn't even know there was a big yarn/needlework shop attached! I was leaving the next day so I couldn't go back alone. The sales people were very nice but were getting rather put out and I was embarrassed how the ones I were with kept saying everything was too expensive for their blood. |
Originally Posted by vburr
My friend and I are planning a trip to Keepsake just for the annual yard sale. we plan to make a 5 day trip and visit Boston and quilt shops around the area. Any suggestions on where to stay (hotel or B&B is fine) to do day trips to quilt shops near that area? Where is Glens Falls and Queensbury?
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There are sew:lol: many wonderful shops to visit in the capital district area...from Lake George to Albany....my favorites are Adirondack Quilting (Glens Falls, NY), Patchwork Passion or Patti's Quilting and Fabrics (Glens Falls, NY), Heirloom Sewing Center (Queensbury, NY), Almost one of a Kind (Ballston Spa, NY),Joyful Quilter (Glenville, NY), Waterwheel House Quilt Shop (Londonderry, VT) and my very, very, very favorite...Norton House (Wilmington, VT). All of these shops are wonderful!
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Originally Posted by oma66
Originally Posted by vburr
My friend and I are planning a trip to Keepsake just for the annual yard sale. we plan to make a 5 day trip and visit Boston and quilt shops around the area. Any suggestions on where to stay (hotel or B&B is fine) to do day trips to quilt shops near that area? Where is Glens Falls and Queensbury?
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Thanks for all the wonderful information. may have to extend our vacation by a few more days to make it to Glens Fall area!
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You are making me wish for summer! We go to VT for the summer and I usually get in 2 trips to Keepsake. I go alone! I spend an hour or so looking through the store, then grab a sandwich at the grocery store next door and rest. Then I feel like shopping! I love KQ!
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My friend and I plan a couple trips a year around just quilt and fabric store shopping! We can get into alot of trouble! I am Navy Wife also. My husband retired in 1999 after 27 years of service. My friend's husband is a retired Marine.
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Really enjoyed our trip there few years ago found some backing width fabric on sale and picked up some civil war shirting type fabric.
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Need to try the Norton House
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