Last week we made an unplanned trip to Pennsylvania, our home state. While it is always good to "go home" we would have liked more time to spend with family and friends, more time to visit - to laugh and rememember but we made the most of the time that we did have and had a good visit.
While driving back to Michigan, we decided to take a little bit of a detour and visit a quilt shop close to Pittsburgh. The shop - The Quilt Company - owner Karen Montgomery - is one that I have wanted to see for some time. I have ordered several of Karen's patterns for the shop and have attended some of Karen's lectures. Karen has some really "savvy" ideas for running a shop.
The building that her shop is in was built specifically for her quilt shop. Can you imagine having a building that has all of the details in it that you think would be good for a shop? It was a really nice looking shop - open, spacious with lots of walls to display beautiful quilts. It was fun to look around and see what another shop has going on. I bought some more of Karen's patterns and we already have things "kitted" and ready for our customers.
Don't you love seeing other shops? Each shop has its own flavor - every shop always has something different. It's like having multiple candy shops with different tastes awaiting you in each shop. Yum!
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