Short on stitching
supplies? Rotary blade got an annoying nick? Just emptied a spool? Need a
fabric fix? Plan to right all your quilting wrongs one week from today—Thursday,
January 24, 2013. It’s the first annual Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day!
Visit Your Local Quilt Shop (LQS) Day is a worldwide celebration of independent quilt
shops. Created by the Fabric Shop Network, this inaugural day is the perfect time to plan a
fun shop adventure with your best quilting buds and spread the word about your
favourite LQS.
You are vital to
the life of your local quilt shop. You’re the reason they exist. And you’re the
reason they stay in business. We all help keep our LQS’s alive! Round up your
quilting BFF’s for a day of shopping fun. If your friends need a reason to
commit, try one of these:
·
“Your UFO pile is as tall as you are.
How about we go shopping with the goal of finishing one?”
·
“I heard that somewhere, somehow,
some place… there’s a baby without a quilt.”
·
“It’s decided. We’ll go to lunch and
a movie. Except instead of the movie and the lunch, we’ll go fabric shopping.”
·
“I read that quilting-health day is
the new mental-health day.”
·
“We’re going to the quilt shop
together on Thursday, okay? Let’s try not to get in trouble this time.”
·
“Let’s get inspired!”
Thursday’s the day to show your support—mark
January 24 on your calendar! Let your local quilt shop know how much you love
them, and that you appreciate what they bring to your neck of the woods. Pay a
visit and tell them you’re glad they’re around!
(text borrowed from Martingale.)
3 comments:
Sounds like a great idea!
Hi Shari! This is such a great idea... have you got plans to do some purchasing?!
Sadly for me, my two local places are somewhat uninspiring, but I will be with you in spirit... x
I've been shopping stash lately, but you always need one more thing to finish a project.
You have a nice blog. I found you from the mug rug swap. Looking forward to seeing what you make.
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