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Most of our LQS have closed here. We have only 2 left, & they're in locations that are kind harder to get to, But there is a Fabric Land in Saskatoon on the Confederation side of town, & they have such a neat store & such friendly staff. Not LQS quality, but I can't always afford that anyway.
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Good lighting.
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My dream shop would belong to me. I have the perfect place picked out, it is cozy, but 3 floors, so 3rd floor would be all set up for classes. It would easiily accomodate up to 30 people with their own machines. (No having to figure out anyone else's tension problems)!
2nd floor for backings, battings, used machines (no high pressure sales, if you like a machine buy it), a sewing machine repairman on site who knows and can fix ALL and several long arms for customers to rent. The first floor would be for the eye candy, fabrics, books and patterns. But I really have not given this much thought. |
Threads of Time in Danville, Illinois. Not only do they have have loads of fabrics from CW to the latest in Batiks and everything in between but they also have notions, and a retreat center called Threads and Beds, several class rooms, a seminar center, 6 large design walls, several kitchen areas, bathrooms, showers, etc. There's also a fabulous yarn shop and a custom sewing/alterations shop in their building.
http://www.threadsoftimefab.com Add to all this a very friendly and helpful staff and what more could you ask for? For the most part Bill and Missy, the owners, will remember your name after your first visit. |
Originally Posted by Maire
The closest (20 min) LQS to me is one of the snotty types, they follow me like glue, I must look like the typical shoplifter, (I'm fair complexion Hispanic) & I have a friend who is fair complexican Afician American-they totally ignore her, won't even wait on her when she has fabric at the cutting counter. My non ethnic friends love that store, they always know when there are good sales but the owner never sends me or my ethnic friend their newsletter, even via email. And we're senior citizens, not rowdy youngsters. I kept giving them the benefit of the doubt thinking I was being too sensitive, but won't go back again.
Their loss, I spend a lot on fabric. Another 2 stores, farther away, are wonderful, but I can't get to them often because of the distance, so do online shopping. |
I have 4 Quiltstores right in town and one only 10 miles away. Each of these shops are unique in its own way, different fabric lines, different ways of display but all of them have very friendly and helpful staff. I usually know what I want but I'm always glad they make their suggestions.
I have a JoAnn's very close but I hardly buy fabric there. I like the coupons and I buy accessories with them. |
Originally Posted by QBeth
Originally Posted by Maire
The closest (20 min) LQS to me is one of the snotty types, they follow me like glue, I must look like the typical shoplifter, (I'm fair complexion Hispanic) & I have a friend who is fair complexican Afician American-they totally ignore her, won't even wait on her when she has fabric at the cutting counter. My non ethnic friends love that store, they always know when there are good sales but the owner never sends me or my ethnic friend their newsletter, even via email. And we're senior citizens, not rowdy youngsters. I kept giving them the benefit of the doubt thinking I was being too sensitive, but won't go back again.
Their loss, I spend a lot on fabric. Another 2 stores, farther away, are wonderful, but I can't get to them often because of the distance, so do online shopping. You can ask my wife I have no problem embarrassing some one or speaking my mind. Billy |
That type of behaviour totally disgusts me! Shame on them!!! Glad I wasn't there when this happened to you -- they would have gotten an earful, after you left (I don't embarrass the innocent). And, I wouldn't have returned either. For what it's worth, I'm as white as my cat Rudy. Absolutely no excuse for them. :thumbdown:[/quote]
What they do isn't obvious to others, who if like me, get into a quilt shop and become immediately engrossed in the fabric & idea, the creative brain going full speed & totally unaware what else is going on around them. So that is why on my first couple of visits thought it was me being too sensitive, but after talking about it with a couple of friends realized it was a pattern. Most of their fabric though is geared to the more serious quilters, they don't carry the whimsical novelty fabrics more for fun quilts that can go on a picnic, those are the fabrics I enjoy. Another store farther away carries the more fun fabrics & the people are great. And that store sends out email newsletters of sales, etc, so when I do shop my money will go there. |
Originally Posted by Maire
The closest (20 min) LQS to me is one of the snotty types, they follow me like glue, I must look like the typical shoplifter, (I'm fair complexion Hispanic) & I have a friend who is fair complexican Afician American-they totally ignore her, won't even wait on her when she has fabric at the cutting counter. My non ethnic friends love that store, they always know when there are good sales but the owner never sends me or my ethnic friend their newsletter, even via email. And we're senior citizens, not rowdy youngsters. I kept giving them the benefit of the doubt thinking I was being too sensitive, but won't go back again.
Their loss, I spend a lot on fabric. Another 2 stores, farther away, are wonderful, but I can't get to them often because of the distance, so do online shopping. |
Originally Posted by Lostn51
I am with you on this one and I am just as white. But me being the type of person I am I would have torn them a new one and stomped it dry in front of God and everyone!!
You can ask my wife I have no problem embarrassing some one or speaking my mind. Billy Maire, I agree that most of us are in la-la land looking at fabric and such to notice things in the background. So, people who normally would be outraged by their behaviour aren't aware of what's going on. Plus, I think this type of behaviour is so unexpected in the quilting world, we wouldn't think to keep the "eyes in the back of our head" open. |
I live in the Atlanta area and I agree with you that a number of the quilt shops in the area are not very friendly almost to the point of being snotty!!
Where is the quilt shop in Florida |
Walking distance from my house.
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I'll go first.
1) Friendly customer service where the employees get to know you and are friendly and helpful to everyone even the first time customer. What else........[/quote] Ive got that at Quilters' Paradise here in Excondido! |
Originally Posted by ckcslowe
I'll go first.
1) Friendly customer service where the employees get to know you and are friendly and helpful to everyone even the first time customer. What else........ |
Yup, I too sadly have been there.
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double post! :(
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Originally Posted by raptureready
Originally Posted by Maire
The closest (20 min) LQS to me is one of the snotty types, they follow me like glue, I must look like the typical shoplifter, (I'm fair complexion Hispanic) & I have a friend who is fair complexican Afician American-they totally ignore her, won't even wait on her when she has fabric at the cutting counter. My non ethnic friends love that store, they always know when there are good sales but the owner never sends me or my ethnic friend their newsletter, even via email. And we're senior citizens, not rowdy youngsters. I kept giving them the benefit of the doubt thinking I was being too sensitive, but won't go back again.
Their loss, I spend a lot on fabric. Another 2 stores, farther away, are wonderful, but I can't get to them often because of the distance, so do online shopping. I'd have to go back one more time and do something outrageous---Like have them cut a bunch of fabric, pile up a huge amount of notions and then after it's all rung up say, "You know what? You people have treated me badly every time I've been here so I don't think I really want you to have any of my money. I've changed my mind about the fabric but not about your snottiness and rude behavior." Then I'd walk out. We had a store like that here. I went there one day and they were extremely rude so I walked out. I went back the next day (when the owner was there) walked right up to the woman that had been so rude and said in a rather loud voice, "I walked out of here yesterday and told myself I'd never come back because of your extreme rudeness. Then when I got home I decided that perhaps you were just having a really bad day so I came back today to give you another chance to wait on me. If you manage to do better today then maybe I'll come back again. If you persist in your nastiness then I'll leave and won't come back. That way I'll be happy and you can go on your miserable way. Would you care to play nice today?" She waited on me that day and tried very hard to be nice, but I could tell that the owner was waiting for me to leave in order to pounce. They're closed down now. |
Ok I like the one about shopping free. because than I could buy some fabric. God bless. Penny
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Can you tell me what type of Batting/Backing you would recommend. Like I said I am a biggener!
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Originally Posted by pattral
Can you tell me what type of Batting/Backing you would recommend. Like I said I am a biggener!
If you are ready to select batting, post a picture of your quilt in the main area and ask, you will get lots of answers. |
Were lucky here in Florence, Oregon! We have two great quilt shops,Joy Of Quilting, and Wensdaze Emporium. If one doesn't have it the send you to the other place. Always there's a smile on their faces, and very helpful without being pushy. One place even has a chair for the husbands, and coffee and chocolates are available. So if you're in our area stop in and be treated like royalty. It sure is nice, in this day and age.
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Originally Posted by danmar
When I went to Nebraska to see my daughter, we went to the LQS in Scottsbluff, NE. I loved that store. Where to start... The women who worked there, and there were several,
were all sooo friendly. We went there several times and every time there was someone new working it seemed, but they were all so friendly and helpful. I was looking for a certain book that my Mom had and they offered to order it. I went in another day to find out how to glue a piece of fabric to a quilt. (I'd only been quilting about 2 months and had never done it.) They told me to use a heat and bond stuff and sold me just enough to do the little piece I needed it for. My daughter and I went in another day and saw a rag quilt. They told us how to make one, what size seams, etc. There were also lots of tables in the back half of the store. They knew I was going to be babysitting my grandsons, and told me to bring my sewing machine up and sew and visit with them while the boys were in school. Then, I started to teach my daughter to make a quilt. They told April to come in there and they would give her lessons any evening. She said she couldn't evenings and they told her to just bring her sewing machine in, any day, and there's always someone there who could help her with whatever she wanted to learn. I'm serious! I wanted to get that store moved to Parsons where I live! They were sooo awesome. Friendly, helpful, interesting to talk to, informative. That is the kind of store that I would love to see here. |
Originally Posted by mygirl66
If I'm going to dream, I'm going to dream BIG!
*have free coffee *have free chocolate *it would be next door *I would have my own key so I could shop in my PJ's at 2 am *friendly, smart people who LISTENED to what I want, not what they think I want *free fabric on my birthday (not like the DMV, you pay them on your b day, dosnt seem right, they should say "happy birthday, heres your free sticker!" ) *a colorful room with toys and someone to watch the kids so a mom can touch n play with the fabric, instead of what happened last week, saw a little boy wipe his nose on a bolt of fabric, eewwwww *no crabby/snotty people allowed *open till 8 pm at least 2 days a week *lots of different classes, and some for kids too Thats all I can think of for now, Im sure more will come to me later! Diego, CA. They havent offered me a key yet, but I have parked my hiney in a wing back chair to peruse the books or fabs. and I have been to classes and they have some great patterns for the 2.5 in. jelly rolls. Nana Pat |
Originally Posted by nana pat
Originally Posted by mygirl66
If I'm going to dream, I'm going to dream BIG!
*have free coffee *have free chocolate *it would be next door *I would have my own key so I could shop in my PJ's at 2 am *friendly, smart people who LISTENED to what I want, not what they think I want *free fabric on my birthday (not like the DMV, you pay them on your b day, dosnt seem right, they should say "happy birthday, heres your free sticker!" ) *a colorful room with toys and someone to watch the kids so a mom can touch n play with the fabric, instead of what happened last week, saw a little boy wipe his nose on a bolt of fabric, eewwwww *no crabby/snotty people allowed *open till 8 pm at least 2 days a week *lots of different classes, and some for kids too Thats all I can think of for now, Im sure more will come to me later! Diego, CA. They havent offered me a key yet, but I have parked my hiney in a wing back chair to peruse the books or fabs. and I have been to classes and they have some great patterns for the 2.5 in. jelly rolls. Nana Pat For those of you too far away, check out their site. http://www.cozyquilt.com |
Originally Posted by gollytwo
I order on line from alot of different vendors. These are the stores I acutally go to and like alot
http://www.cityquilter.com I'm from NYC and they have great City fabric that I see nowhere else. http://www.portsmouthfabric.com Portsmouth NH is too far away for me to go often, but guests always want to go for lobster and I go to the shop for fabric. http://www.vermontquilting.com - huge selection, nice folks http://www.quiltedthreads.com not cheap, but have a vast selection of gorgeous fabric and are truly nice people. http://www.quiltaway.com has good sale fabric and a terrific batik selection, Carol is also a big Patrick Lose fan so I can get his old Playing with Marbles there usually. Quilters Workshop on Main Street in Newport NH is my favorite - great people, great fabric and I can't find a website, although I know they have one. I also love to shop at Usha Berlin's shop in Hudson, NY - Heirloom Batiks. She doesn't have a website, but does alot of shows. She's great and so are her fabrics. |
I am so lucky to have two great LQS within 10 minutes of my house...One has awesome customer service and good fabric and the other has awesome fabric and good customer service...if only I could squoosh them together to make the ultimate shop!
The one with the awesome fabric has one lady that hovers around and is obsessed with putting the bolts back on the shelves...hello...I'm still trying to decide here...back off!! It drives me crazy but man oh man do they have some beautiful fabrics and luckily most of the other girls are really nice. |
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