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Anna & G on the Road: Quilt Shop Hop Roadie Style

Details: Newsletter; 05 April 2017

BERNINA Anna and G

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One of the nice things about not having an agenda on the road is you can change your mind. And, because we don't mind boon-docking, along with staying at RV parks/State parks, it allows us to be more flexible. Our intention was to stay in Tucson for four days, but due to weather up north (ie.snow!), we decided to stay four more days. This meant I was able to visit a second quilt shop! Our goal is to feature independent quilt shops to do our small part in supporting the industry. With that said, if you see anything you can't live without, you can call the shop up which is just what my friend Linda did when she saw the adorable Mouse Quilt in the Christmas Goose Quilt Shop video!!

Our first Tucson quilt shop was The Cactus Quilt Shop which opened its doors in 1997!

This shop had so many wonderful items as seen on the Quilt Roadies video and I did drop a pretty penny there. Truly one of the special things about The Cactus Quilt Shop is that owner Nancy is a pattern designer and her patterns showcase the Southwest. Also, she has reproduced a quilt made by a Goldie Richmond who ran a trading post in Arizona. The quilt depicts the daily life of the Tohono O'odham people.

Detail - daily life of the Tohono O'odham people

The second quilt shop we discovered was The Quilt Basket, a combination quilt shop and BERNINA Sewing Center, also located in Tucson, Arizona! How lucky are we...or rather me!!! LOL. This shop is equally lovely and if you are a wool fan...oh boy have they got your number! Not only a wonderful selection of fabrics, but wool and wool inspired patterns...and a HUGE amount of Sue Spargo's thread!!! You'll have to check out the Quilt Roadie video for an up close and personal look.

We will continue on our journey to bring you a closer of view of the quilting world on the road! Enjoy!!

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