If ever in the Salt Lake City, UT area - we have some great LQS:
Floyd&Lizzies (of the Tin Lizzie family) in West Jordan
The Cotton Shop - in Murray or Sandy areas
Nuttalls Bernina Fabric Shops in Murray and Riverton areas
Quilt Etc in Sandy
And I'm sure I missed some, but do frequent these shops a lot!

My excellent experience was @ a Joanne's store in Columbus Ohio. I wanted to make my son a faux suede bedspread and the lady who cuts spend a considerable amount of time helping me figure out the amount of fabric I needed and drew is out also so I could refer back to the picture.
My local quilt shop now is The Quilt Nook in Gillette, Wyoming and the ladies there are funny and helpful. I could write a whole list of good experiences I have had . May be I will.
Thanks for the reminder
Nancy

Patchwork Penguin in Tujunga, CA
very helpful and puts together some great kits
always cheerful and willing to help no matter how long it takes

I also was pleased by the service and cheerful personalities at Bolts in the Bathtub in CA

I too have found Candy's in Reseda,CA to be a great place to go. Lots of fabric and very pleasant and helpful.

I have been there too. There is another on in Van Nuys on Vanowen I think.

I have always had good experiences at my local Joann's and Walmart, until they got rid of their fabric! I have several LQS's but the one that stands out is Quilter's Haven in Rosemount, MN. It isn't terribly far from our house, only 20 miles of so. I went there on the MN Quilt Shop Hop last summer. The shop was very good sized, everything was displayed well and the service was good. A couple weeks later my DH and I were in the area again, on a Sunday, looking for the county compost site to get some compost for our flower gardens. We couldn't find it anywhere, since they didn't have signs out by the main road. I needed (wanted!) to stop at Quilter's Haven anyway, so I asked them if they knew where it was. One of the clerks took the time to take me to their office area and look it up on the computer, print off a map and show me on the map where the compost site was. We were able to find it then, but it wasn't open on Sunday and we had to go back another day for the compost. We were truly grateful for that clerks help and I will be going back to Quilter's Haven for the MN Shop Hop in a coupe weeks, maybe even spending more money this time!

Bella Fabrics in Carrollton, VA is a wonderful shop. I go there all the time. The people are friendly and give great service.

thanks oodles and buckets for starting this topic. :thumbup:

People, Places and Quilts
on Henrietta street, in the historic district of Charleston.

two of the nicest ladies you will ever want to meet.
gorgeous fabrics, nice selection ...

very important - convenient hours. they are open until 5 on saturdays!

i can't say enough good things about the time i spent there yesterday. the best (and worst) thing about it was that the owner made a point of letting me know they have a sale room. she didn't attempt to keep my attention focused on the spendy shelves. she let me wander around to my heart's content and to talk her ear off the whole time.

i didn't take my camera, but here's their website:

http://www.ppquilts.com

Great store! I'm originally from MA and shopped there quite often.

Thanks for info, now I will make a day trip to go to those shops. A