Quilt shop displays

Quilt shop display

FIRST SIGNS OF SPRING | Shop Sales Events Antique Farmhouse

If you follow me on Instagram, you noticed that this last weekend I participated in the 2015 Bluebonnet Shop Hop here in Central Texas. Over the next few days, I'll share some pics of the fun! And first stop is one of my absolute favorite shops, Valli and Kim. Valli and Kim is a gorgeous, modern store right on the edge of the Texas Hill Country. (Fair warning, this is a very picture heavy post.) I mean, honestly, how could a quilter not love this store??? The above picture was featured in…

Finally, I was able to visit A Scarlet Thread in McDonough, Georgia! Every time I drive through Atlanta I see the billboard about this wonderful shop...and never has it been a time when I could stop. Last year at QuiltFest shop owners Ken & Karen Taylor had a lovely booth that inspired me even more to visit...yet two more trips passed by with no luck! So, finally on the way to the IQA show in Cincinnati I was able to stop...with sidekick Cherry-Cherry! A Scarlet Thread is only 2 miles from…

In September of 2011 my trusty sewing machine of 23 years, a Bernette 330 I’d bought at G Street Fabrics in Rockville, Maryland when I was 13-years-old, broke for good. When the terrible “grrrr grrrr” noise began every time I turned it on, I set aside $500 to spend on a new machine at a... Read More »

carolyn friedlander fall quilt market booth 2013

If your favorite objects are starting to look more like clutter than a collection, we've got you covered. Check out these six display ideas.