Where would you,visit?
 

If you could visit any quilt shop, or shops, in the United States, which one, or ones, would you go to? I live in NC and have been to Mary Jo's in Gastonia. I would like to go to Missouri Star and Hancock's in Paducah.

I would head for Ohio to visit the Fabric Shack. They have always been helpful when I have asked for help, they have quality fabric on sale all the time and very reasonable shipping charges (hlaf of of priority shipping). I would just want to say thanks for all the orders they have shipped to me.

I was thinking Mary Jo's in Gastonia! But I second Fabric Shack. They have great customer service and like Maniac Quilter said, reasonable shipping that just got more reasonable recently, $3 for up to $100 and then free. Yes, this is a permanent thing.

I'm trying to think of any place in my neck of the woods that is a destination. Maybe Fabric Depot in Portland. Great sales, but I've never been there. Add them to my list.

I think I would go to shows. Last year my Guild had a bus to Houston. It was fantastic. If I were to limit it to shops, I would do another shop hop in Central Florida. It seems like the shops are all about 20 - 30 minutes apart. I am sure there are other places in the country that are the same.

I would like to visit Marshall Dry Goods in Batesville AK.

I would have to say MSQC and Hancock's in Paducah also. They would be on my way to see my kids up north.

I've been to many of the bigger well known ones. Keepsakes, Hancock's of Paducah, Stitching Heaven, Quilt in a Day, Connecting Threads, Nancy Notions, Accuquilt, Annies before it became Annie's (still all crochet), and many lovely grand shops I've forgotten the names of until I see them. Next on my list is Missouri Star. That will be a weekend get away when I have the feeling of me time needed.

Foust Textiles during there two open weekends each year (February and August) in Kings Mountain NC - You can buy whole bolts for $3-5 per yard. They do have some prefolds they sell by the pound and I figured out after I got home in February that they ended up less than $2 per yard. I am hitting that section first in August!

Marshall Dry Goods

Hancocks of Paducah

Honestly I live 30-45 minutes from MaryJos in Gastonia and it is just not what it used to be. A much lower level of quilt fabric inventory and higher prices since MaryJo turned the business over to her kids. I have a friend who was friends with MJ and MJ's goal was to not charge more than 30% over wholesale to keep quilting affordable. Now they charge at least 100% over wholesale. They clearanced out a lot of the old fabric and no longer have scrap bins. If I were very close I would stop if I had nothing else to do, but wouldn't make a trip out of it!

Wow, too bad about MaryJo's! I visited there once several years ago and loved it.

I am hoping to do a road trip to MSQC. It will be about 30 hours driving from my home, so I will have to map out lots of stops along the way. I would do it in about 3 days out and perhaps a few more on the way home.

I also want to plan a trip to Portland. It is much closer to home, I could easily drive there in a day.