G and I have been logging up the miles not only taking in the wonderful sites our country has to offer, but checking out the quilt shops along the way. More than once we have come across a shop that is shuttered...no longer offering a haven for quilters. So, when we stumbled across a shop in Flagstaff that has been in service to those who sew for three generations...well, there was no passing up that shop!


Charlie Odegaard has been the most recent generation helping quilters/stitchers in the pursuit of their craft and art. The shop was opened by his grandparents in 1970 and continues to be a place for those who need a sewing machine or something to sew in Northern Arizona...or, for those traveling through. It is huge and offers a wide variety. The Independent Quilt Shop, which we promote through the Quilt Roadies, has added another shop to the list of must visits. You will not only have a wonderful shopping experience but Charlie...well, he treats you like a long lost friend. You need something, he is going to hunt around the shop himself to find it for you. Which brings me to the chair. I wrote about my sewing chair a few months ago...how incredibly comfortable it was to sew for hours. Hitting your back in just the right place, keeping your legs in just the right flex. So much so that gals in my sewing group each have one. Remember these...not very attractive, but if it will keep me sewing for a few hours pain free it is worth every penny!

Charlie sells these chairs and will ship but...OMG...look at the new ones!!! Absolutely adorable!!! And they support you in the same way as the not so cute model does. It comes packed in a box and you'll have to put it together...but really, doesn't every sewing room need a chair like one of these? I wanted one soooo bad, but we're talking 24 feet of RV...no storage space and we are only half way through our journey. I guess I will have to mail order mine :) Contact Charlie...support a thrid generation quilt shop at http://www.odegaards.com/.

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