Hubby and I were near a quilt fabric store that I had heard great things about. A friend of his also mentioned the shop, saying it was a "must see". We decided to swing by and check it out. We discovered that the shop is HUGE!
It is here:
And it is there:
The shop, called Quilted Twins, is a warehouse type store, catering to online shoppers from around the world. It has over 13,000 bolts of cotton quilting fabric at great prices. The fabric sells for $6.99/yard for most manufacturers (you now pay upwards of $15/yard at other shops), $9.99/yard for Batiks and $5.99 for off brands. Most designers and their collections seem to be available.
One could get lost in the shop - there are nooks and crannies, and different rooms to explore. Unlike some warehouse type shops I've visited, the fabrics are all numbered, cataloged and in specific places - almost like using their own Dewey decimal system! The second section of the shop is their warehouse, shipping center and classroom space.
Following our adventure we turned toward home (with some acquired fabric in the back seat! Would you expect any less from me?!)
As we drove I thought, hmmm, there are two quilt shops I've never visited between our car and our home. So, says I, "Hubby dear, would you like to visit some other quilting shops?" Being the good man that he is, he acquiesced and away we went.
The next shop we visited, Bold Notion Quilting, was not what I expected! The shop is located next to the owner's home, in a residential area. The focus of this shop is on long arm sewing. They have limited fabrics, most in 108" width for quilt backings, just about every quilt thread color and they sell, service and teach long arm quilting. Quilters can rent their machines, or pay to have their quilts quilted. But, what's the fun of that?!
The final shop we stopped at, Nana's Quilt Shop, is more the typical quilt and sewing machine shop. There were limited fabrics and collections and Brother sewing machines for sale. It's fun to explore in this shop as it has several rooms with different sorts of goodies, including a classroom area, with tables and space for customers to visit, sew and enjoy workshops.
All in all, we had a pleasant day seeing the shops, finding an out-of-the-way nursery that was having a sale, and exploring the area around our home.
I bet that was a fun outing for you! I hope your new sewing/quilting area in the garage is all ready to sew!
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