DJRustic

Prim Quilts, I have to come to St. Louis once in awhile & I visit some shops there. Could you please post the names of the shops that have closed if you know them. That way I won't try to go to them & waste my time. I also go to a shop just over the state line in Lebanon, Ill. It is called The Calico Moon. Lovely shop. Your name implies you like prims? I too am strictly prim. I have a log home that is very prim. Calico Moom is very prim plus her Mom has a prim shop down stairs & there is a nice prim shop across the street.

Barbshobbies

Our Wal-Mart never did bring back material after they promised us. We had a big over hall and were told it would be a Super Wal Mart with lots of material! What a disappointment when for a short while had pre-cut & packaged material, and very little in sewing suplies. We now have to drive 15 miles more to get to JoAnn`s. I like Joann`s on line, but every time I order 5 or 6 items, I only get 1 or 2, they say they are out of the rest, but when I check on line it`s still there but a a higher price, than when I ordered it. I did ask at the store and they said they were getting the bugs out, it sure is taking a long time. I have to hire some on to take me and hate to make them wait so I look at every thing, when they have nothing to buy there.

madamepurl

We have 7 LQS in our immediate area. A new one was just added last year and may just be a nice tax right off for a Dr. of a high-end specialty in the area. The wife was told to "do something," so she opened a quilt shop. Really I'm not sure if this immediate area can support so many shops, but so far, no closings. I haven't even had a chance yet to make it to this new one, so really it may be a really nice shop.

I agree with the showroom comments. I'm not sure how any brick and mortar shops like quilt shops or yarn shops are making it today. Books - unless they are a variety that don't get discounted - are basically useless today, I've seen people look at them and use their phones to order them up from Amazon.

We actually have a plethora of shops in a 2 hour drive, so it does keep the prices competitive - still around the $10 - $10.50, even batiks. I would be happier if it was more around $7 - $8 mark, but those days are probably gone when gas and shipping got so high.

Karen Duncan

I prefer to feel the fabric, but my nearest quilt shop is 50 miles away. Our lqs closed in December....so sad!
Some of the fabric that I looked at on my last visit was $14.99 per yard, so, at those prices, I won't be buying pieces do fabric just because I like it....I will need a pattern in mind. I am trying to use down my stash.

rush88888

one reason i can think of it that there are opportunities to buy cheaper fabric from places like walmart, hancocks, jo-ann, etc. another reason is that on-line stores don't have the overhead, like what it takes to maintain a store, so they can charge less for their fabric.

ThayerRags

I knew what you meant, I just wanted to point out the expenses part. Thanks for the compliments on our shop.

Your story brought back memories of the lady that ironed my Mom’s clothes for her back in the 60s in Colorado. Her married sons were loggers and had a small sawmill up the river from our place. She lived in a short 8-ft wide trailer parked next to the log home of one son. She was always so cheerful, and was the perfect image of a Grandma. Whenever we arrived for a drop-off or pick-up, she would cheerfully call out loudly to “Come on in!”. She was a large, white-haired woman and was always dressed in a full-length flower-print cotton dress, at least that’s what I recall. She did her ironing while seated, and I don’t remember seeing her ever stand or walk. She had an ironing board, chair, and little b/w TV in the front “living room” of her trailer. The rest of the visible space was taken up with folk’s laundry baskets and clothes hanging racks. She loved to chit-chat and would talk your leg off. She always had her bottle with the cork sprinkler setting nearby too. I have my Mom’s old cork sprinkler that she used with a small vinegar bottle.

My wife does most of the ironing at our shop. I help with starching once in a while, and press new hems in the jeans that I shorten. I was taught how to iron my own clothes as a teenager, and was the one that brought an iron and ironing board to the marriage of my wife & I 37 years ago. The iron went ka-put, but we still have the board.

CD in Oklahoma

devert129

Out of frustration of my favorite shops closing, I created www.QuiltersResources.net this past November in hopes of helping all quilting businesses. I think all of your points are valid, but the bottom line is that most shops don't have a budget for advertising, so we, as quilters, only hear about them word of mouth. I'm hoping my site will introduce quilters to new shops in their home state as well as shops in along their travels...shops that are not advertising in the expensive publications. I'm still adding information to the site, so it's no where close to being complete.

ffpln

which quilt shops in the st louis are closed . i frequently visit st louis to see family . the only quilt shop i know of closing is patches in st charles missouri

purplefiend

I think more quilt shops are closing due to fabric and everything else being so expensive. Its sad that fabric prices have gone up so steeply.

beckyboo1

If you don't mind a road trip, there are 2 quilt stores in Mexico, MO, one right up the road in Centralia, and at least 2 and maybe 3 in Columbia MO.