Love this article, and I’m a happy customer of Missouri Star.
This quote: we really need to find something for the men to do,” he said of the husbands who sometimes come in tow with their quilting spouses. “Maybe we’ll put in a gun shop.”
LOL Sounds like this town will soon be a nice get-away destination for Mr. P and Me!
And that is a very good idea — something to keep the me entertained while the women shop.
21 Million quilt??? Who knew? All I know about quilts is that when it's cold out side, you pull them up over your head in bed.
But I'd estimate that 99% of those 21 million are conservative..so the're probably a market for political themed fabrics..pictures of the Gipper..the Framers..Ted Cruz..untapped market for you..Mrs. P
The great thing about ordering is that sometimes there is a handwritten note about how the items that were ordered were cradled in someones arms and then placed on a satin pillow before they were wrapped and loaded into the box for shipment......they use such stimulating language...for a quilter....that it makes you want to order again.
They have a daily deal with a little story. It's refreshing. Yes, my fabric stash is overflowing.....
My grandmother was a quilter, all by hand and all out of anything she could find. I sat many nights helping her but my main job was tacking. Haven’t made a quilt since and have never felt the urge. lol I do still have 2 utility quilts that she made. When she passed my mom told me to go pick out 2 quilts and I picked the ugliest ones in the closet. They just reminded me of what a hard working no nonsense woman she was.
Those of us that have a needle arts wife are used to being part of the adventure. We become “enablers.” While we might have an iPod or book in our pocket or vest, we also have the Quilters Guide to locate the next shop, the list of Bernina Feet she already has, the ability to find the various new tools that seem to pop up with little fanfare and the gift of small talk.
I find that the women that are in this shop will be terribly helpful to me with advice of area restaurants and sights. They get very jealous that they don’t have an Enabler to carry packages and provide encouragement.