When visiting an area as large as Phoenix, one has to plan their shop hopping. To really do justice to a shop and knowing that you are driving an RV...although, a small RV, you still want to know what the parking is like and how difficult it is to get there! Lucky for this troupe of vagabonds...one of us is a cartographer and that means G has already scoped out on Google Earth what the surrounding area looks like, and where he and Enzo can hang while I suffer through my shop hop, LOL.
 

A wonderful Quilt Roadies friend, Jackie, who works and teaches at Arizona Quilts, invited me to stop by and shop while in the area! I was greeted like a long lost friend and we are now bonded by my shopping experience, LOL. You know you are in trouble when a quilt shop has shopping carts!!! I think you should put this shop in your travel plans because I can guarantee that you will find something that will make you swoon. They have a wonderful way of displaying new fabric lines on the end caps in such a way that you can see the quilt within the fabric.

 

Our next stop was 3 Dudes Quilting, and boy was it a stop...we actually broke down in the parking lot and you can read about that whole drama on www.wooliemammoth.blogspot.com. But, needless to say...it was a perfect place for this quilter to be stuck!!! Lovely selection of fabric for any quilter. Ray, Jeff and Frank have collaborated to make a beautiful working relationship at the shop and home. Ray is the coordinator of the Row-by -Row for both Arizona and New Mexico! All three have been quilting for about ten years and Ray designs and sells patterns in the shop. Jeff has many award-winning quilts and is the quiet one...but, methinks Frank may be the most popular dude although he never comes to the shop. He is the dude who makes sure there are fresh baked cookies everyday in the shop!!! And, fresh roses from their garden!

We have many more adventures to share and many more pieces of fabric to find! Be sure to check out our Quilt Roadies Channel for a more detailed look at these shops. Have a wonderful week filled with friends and quilts!

 

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